Two young Ottawa chefs hope crowdfunding will make restaurant dreams come true

Two young Ottawa chefs hope that crowdfunding campaigns will help them take their modest restaurant ambitions to the next level.
One is Tarek Hassan, who began selling Asian buns from his Gongfu Bao food cart beside Confederation Park in 2013. He is preparing to open a restaurant in early 2018 at 365 Bank St. in Centretown, and through his Indiegogo page aims to raise a little more than $20,000. Hassan has raised a bit more than $12,500 by offering supporters advance orders of food, shirts, band