Introducing Two Brothers, Osprey Valley’s new flagship restaurant
TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley’s new restaurant pays homage to a shared vision by brothers Jerry and Roman Humeniuk to build a destination for much more than golf
Named for two brothers with a shared dream, Osprey Valley’s new restaurant Two Brothers celebrates shared experience between friends, family and community.
By Adam Stanley
Caledon, Ont. - For three decades TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley has been known as a trio of golf courses thousands of people have known and loved. There’s the anticipatory drive there, and then the near two-kilometre winding loop through the property to the parking lot. It’s golf, right? Pure golf. Towering pines and waste bunkers and tour-tested layouts. You tell a friend, and their friends tell friends, and Caledon’s hidden gem is not so hidden anymore.
“There was just great golf and people kept coming back,” President Chris Humeniuk says, “but now we’re trying to build on that.”
The team at TPC Toronto could not be more excited about what’s to come in 2024 – and beyond – starting with the opening of Two Brothers, the on-site restaurant and bar in the property’s all-new Main Clubhouse. Hyper-local menu offerings are paired with a fabulous terrace and vibe that’s equal parts relaxed and refined. Comfort food, elevated. A perfect plate for a business meeting or a family gathering – no matter the time of day. A juicy Niagara pinot noir from the cellar. A craft beer from one of Caledon’s local breweries pulled cold from the tap. Or, perhaps, the must-have smash burger that’s built its own cult following in recent years. The new on-site food offering at TPC Toronto is going to have something for everyone. The future is now.
A rendering of the inside of Two Brothers, located in the new Main Clubhouse
But there’s a reason for getting to this point – and a meaningful memory behind the name, too.
Roman and Jerry Humeniuk were the visionaries behind Osprey Valley and Chris has taken the reins to build off what they once dreamed of, just modernized for these current times. Jerry, Chris’ uncle, passed away in 2020. Chris remembers having weekly breakfast meetings with them talking for hours and planning about their ideas for Osprey Valley. At times, Chris felt like he had heard the same ideas before, over and over again. He realized later that Roman and Jerry were trying to convey to him, in their own way, what the property could be. And he has come to cherish the memory of those long, drawn-out breakfasts.
“At times there were specific visions – like a 300-room hotel or conference centre. But most of the time there was just talk about potential and what it could be other than the golf courses. They saw and felt this incredible slate of potential,” Chris says.
“A lot of what we’ve done has been inspired by their ideas.”
It's now well documented what will come of TPC Toronto over the coming half-decade or so. There won’t be hundreds of hotel rooms, but finely curated Cabins and overnight accommodations to make a golf trip that much better. There was a long-term vision for the land that included corporate retreat opportunities, a food experience that would be second-to-none, and a real potential as a destination.
No one could have predicted the movement of ‘Toronto’ closer and closer to Caledon, golf’s big participation boom, nor the impact of a global pandemic making work-from-home commonplace – meaning people prioritized space and land versus proximity to the downtown core.
But now you can get away without really, well, going away. Having great golf and food and well-appointed accommodations a mere 75 kilometres from the CN Tower? TPC Toronto was built for this.
A rendering of the bar inside Two Brothers
Inspired by a little winery visit by Chris and his wife Laura to Napa Valley in California, guests will notice kisses of iconic wineries’ design philosophies in the new layout – Cakebread Cellars being one, and Davis Estates being another. There was always going to be rustic elegance about the eatery. A modern country experience. But it still needed a name.
Luckily for the younger Humeniuk, he knew exactly where that inspiration could come from. His father and uncle deserved to be acknowledged and recognized for their vision all those years ago.
“We had this idea about planting two trees on the right-hand side of the 18th fairway and calling them the Two Brothers. As much as I loved that idea, it didn’t feel like enough,” he says. “I had this concept in my head about ‘the two brothers’ and I think I needed to do that just to make a statement that they’ll always be there. They’ll always be part of it.
“It’s a great storytelling opportunity for people who might not know who they are or why they are so important to us and our history.”
There is plenty of momentum behind the golf at TPC Toronto for now, with a revitalized North course set to open this spring. Chris knows there won’t be any shortage of excitement around everything else that’s set to be unveiled over the coming months, either. What the team is trying to do, he says, is build out amenities that make for a great pre- and post-golf experience and enhance any overall visit to the property.
Andre Walker, TPC Toronto’s new executive chef, comes to the club from Oakdale Golf and Country Club – last year’s RBC Canadian Open host. Dhira Roy Chowdhury is the food and beverage manager. She boasts management experience spearheading food and beverage strategy at the Pursuit Collection in Jasper, along with the Ritz-Carlton in Bangalore, India, and the St. Regis in downtown Toronto. There’s a serious team in place with serious goals. The biggest of which is treating guests in a top-tier manner.
“If the guests are walking away saying, ‘they thought of everything’ and my team is happy and enjoying what they’re doing – I’ll be content,” Chris says. “I don’t want to lose sight of TPC Toronto as Golf Canada’s home base, either. If we’ve become part of the fabric of helping this generational gap in golf, then that’ll be great, too. And of course, the benefit to the community – the jobs we’ll be providing and the economic benefits – it’s all important to us.”
Humeniuk smiles when he realizes all he can do is paraphrase a line from a movie to describe what’s happening at TPC Toronto – thanks to the vision of his father and uncle. If we build it, he admits, people will come. The restaurant is set to become just as important a destination in the area as the great golf. The future is bright. And when you sit down to enjoy a meal in Two Brothers, now you know why.
“There is a piece of them,” Chris says of his uncle and father, “in pretty much everything we’re doing.”
Two Brothers will open to the public in May. Click here to view the menu.