DUniv. 2001
David Smith, auctioneer, entrepreneur, philanthropist extraordinaire, gives new meaning to the phrase "Reach for the stars." In addition to the regular patrons of his restaurants, he has fed Canada's political elite, Hollywood stars and the spirit of our society's most famished.
The son of a Russian shoemaker ("solesaver," says Smith), and the youngest of 13, Smith was born with business savvy and a propensity to share. In 1960, he and his sister opened Nate's Deli on Rideau Street, today a th...
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David Smith, auctioneer, entrepreneur, philanthropist extraordinaire, gives new meaning to the phrase "Reach for the stars." In addition to the regular patrons of his restaurants, he has fed Canada's political elite, Hollywood stars and the spirit of our society's most famished.
The son of a Russian shoemaker ("solesaver," says Smith), and the youngest of 13, Smith was born with business savvy a...
More about
David
Smith