ELENA opened in Montreal in 2018 as a restaurant with kindness, generosity and authenticity at its heart. Janice Tiefenbach is the executive chef of Elena and the co-owner of Gia Vin & Grill. Stephanie Mercier Voyer is a writer whose work has appeared in Elle and enRoute magazine amongst many other publications. Ryan Gray is the co-owner of Elena, Nora Gray and Gia Vin & Grill. Marley Sniatowsky is the co-owner of Elena and Gia Vin & Grill.