Midland's First Annual Butter Tart Festival: A Tribute to Canada's Iconic Dessert
In mid-June, 2013, I sleuthed the inaugural butter tart festival in Midland, Ontario, and chatted with the contest judges including artist Charlie Pachter, Midland’s mayor and police chief and the fes...
24 Jun 201310min
"Where Chefs Eat" - My chat with the book's editor Joe Warwick
"Where Chefs Eat" is a collection of 2500 places - from high-end restaurants to hot dog stands - recommended by 450 chefs from around the world. Its editor is British restaurant writer Joe Warwick.
9 Jun 201311min
Cookbooks: Living History, Personal Treasure and Popular Prey for Sticky Fingers
In this podcast, I’m talking cookbooks: Why they’re so popular, why we hold them so dear and why I was so devastated when many cherished volumes from my 1,000-plus cookbook library went missing. I tel...
26 Mai 201324min
Hospitality & Addiction Part 3: Michael Quinn
In the early 1980s, British chef Michael Quinn was at the height of his game. A celebrity in his own right, Michael oversaw the kitchen at London's Ritz Hotel and was internationally renowned. But a f...
22 Feb 201311min
Hospitality & Addiction Part 2: John Higgins
John Higgins is a Scottish chef who, despite his rapid rise to fame, has both feet firmly planted on the ground. Now, as director of George Brown College's Chef School in Toronto, John helps prepare y...
22 Feb 201311min
Hospitality & Addiction Part 1: Marc Thuet
French-born celebrity chef Marc Thuet starred in a reality TV series called Conviction Kitchen, wrote a cookbook and was at the helm of many successful restaurants. He now owns Petite Thuet bakeries i...
22 Feb 201313min
Waldorf Salad: The Icon Lives On
I chatted with executive chef David Garcelon as he prepared a Waldorf Salad on the 18th floor of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in midtown Manhattan. With clips from Cole Porter’s famous song: 'You’re the ...
17 Jan 201311min
No Common Market: Whither Kensington?
There's a battle going on for the soul of Kensington Market in downtown Toronto. The closing of landmark butcher European Meats caused a stir this April (2012). Many old-timers felt it was a sign of g...
11 Jan 201322min
