Entertaining with Elegance and Ease
Nikola Manojlovich’s mother, born, Silbas, Serbia, came to Canada with her parents via the Orient Express and a Cunard Liner, landing, Pier 21, Halifax, before journeying onwards as a landed immigrant to Windsor, Ontario, 1938. Nik’s father, also an ethnic Serb, was waiting in a displaced persons camp, West Germany, before being given papers, 1949, to immigrate to Canada. Because of the large Serbian community in Windsor, Nik’s father settled in this southwestern Ontario city where he would meet his future wife, and together producing a son, Nikola, 1963. Nik was keenly involved in the Serbian community during his formative years. An active member of Windsor’s Serbian choir and folkloric dance troupe, he also participated each Sunday as an altar boy at the Serbian Eastern Orthodox Church Gracania. After graduating, University of Western Ontario, Nik ventured into the hospitality industry, 1983, working as Catering Manager and Director of Banqueting and Convention Operations, Sheraton Hotels, Toronto. By 1995, Nik with a partner opened a company specializing in social and corporate event planning and continues to establish a niche in this service industry. Nik is also the host, writer, and co-creator of HGTV’s “Savoire Faire”, a successful series of programs, now three seasons long, leading viewers through the ageless art of entertaining with elegance and ease. “Savoire Faire” is a runaway TV hit show which is now shown in homes of 32 million American viewers. A fourth season promises to garnish a greater audience in that the show is syndicated and shown in Hong Kong and Singapore. In his spare time, moreover, Nik still finds time to conduct the St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Choir in Toronto. [Photo, courtesy Nik Manojlovich]