Andrew Sommerhalder is accountant and financial administrator in Toronto, Canada. He has served as a financial manager with Toronto’s Arrowsmith Program since 2021. An avid wine enthusiast, Andrew Sommerhalder enjoys staying up to date with new wine releases.
Banfi has been producing and importing vintage wine since 1919. It is particularly well-known for selling wine from the Tuscany and Piedmont areas of Italy. With its Rosa Regale Sparkling Rosé Brachetto d’Acqui, the company released a remarkable wine for the summer of 2022. First and foremost, this release brings the first rose to Banfi’s Rosa Regale line, which previously consisted exclusively of sparkling reds and whites. But Banfi didn’t settle for just any ordinary rose release. In the words of Banfi CEO Cristina Mariani-May, a Brachetto rose of this quality “is nearly unheard of” in the industry. Banfi describes the Rosa Regale Sparkling Rose as ideal for both pairing with a meal or sipping with dessert. A relatively sweet wine balanced with a pleasant acidity, it has notes of melon, grapefruit, and orange blossom.
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Andrew Sommerhalder is a Toronto-based executive with financial management responsibilities at Arrowsmith Program. An avid traveler, Andrew Sommerhalder has traveled to destinations across the Caribbean, including Jamaica’s Montego Bay.
Known for premier beaches and all-inclusive resorts, Montego Bay is also a scenic, historical region that offers rewarding day trips such as Dunns River Falls and bamboo rafting through rainforest and old plantations on Martha Brae River. One of the most intriguing destinations in the region is Green Grotto Caves, a cave system that runs 1.5 kilometers in length. This system encompasses Runaway Cave, which has a name reflecting the utility the numerous underground passageways provided in giving refuge to Spanish and enslaved people in the 17th century, as Britain took over the island. In the mid-20th century, the caves took on a new purpose, as they were utilized by smugglers shipping arms to support Cuban revolutionaries. In the 1970s, Green Grotto received yet another boost, this time in the tourism direction, with filming the submarine scene in Live and Let Die, a James Bond vehicle starring Roger Moore. Accessible via 65 steps, the underground lake, and the entire cave system are home to a significant population of bats, who are believed to number in the millions. Andrew Sommerhalder is Toronto-based finance and accounting professional with over two decades of experience. In his spare time, Andrew Sommerhalder enjoys traveling throughout his city and other parts of the world, looking for the best sandwiches.
Because the world is huge, there are different sandwiches, more than you can imagine. The Philly cheesesteak is a sandwich popular in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, allegedly created by Italian immigrants Pat and Harry Olivieri in the early 20th century. It's a stuffed Italian bun with tender ribeye steak, caramelized onions, American cheese or provolone, and hot sauce. Extra toppings could include sautéed onions and mushrooms. The sandwich did not have cheese at first, and according to Oliveri, adding cheese was suggested by Joe Lorenza, a manager at the Ridge Avenue restaurant. Restaurants and fast food joints serving Philly cheesesteaks have become popular, with the majority of them being family-owned and operated. Bành Mí, a classic Vietnamese sandwich, is another popular option. The sandwich consists of oven-roasted pork belly, grilled chicken, salami, cucumber slices, and pickled carrots, among other things, arranged on a short baguette with a thin, crisp crust. The Colonial French brought the baguette to the Vietnamese in the mid-19th century, and the sandwich became more popular by the 20th century. The sandwich gained popularity in Australia, Canada, and the United States after the Vietnam War. The Molette, a typical open sandwich with fried beans and melted cheese served with salsa, is a Mexican sandwich. Although the sandwich sells in numerous coffee shops, food stands, and restaurants throughout Mexico, its origins can be traced back to Andalusia in Spain. Molettes served with olive oil, garlic, and tomato, have been a popular breakfast item in this area for many years. A Toronto-based accounting and financial services professional, Andrew Sommerhalder has served as a group controller with Envision since January of 2019. To augment and inform his professional activities, Andrew Sommerhalder holds active membership with both CPA Canada and CPA Ontario.
The leading association of Ontario CPAs (chartered professional accountants), CPA Ontario administers official CPA certification and provides a wide range of professional resources. Its purview spans all areas of accounting advocacy, regulation, and thought leadership. As part of its ongoing commitment to ethical oversight, CPA Ontario released the article “Resigning from an Assurance Engagement” in 2021. This article outlined the rare circumstances under which a CPA can and should discontinue their statutory duties as an auditor. In particular, CPAs should resign from an assurance engagement when it presents a conflict of interest, or when provided financial misstatements lead to a loss of trust in the client. Of course, CPAs should also break an assurance engagement with any client who induces them to perform illegal or fraudulent acts. They should also break assurance engagements in the wake of any business partnerships that create viable threats to independence. |