Chef Matty Matheson on Addiction, Politics and Pancakes
Congratulations to Matty Matheson on 11 years of sobriety! I interviewed Matty in 2017 when he was still newly sober. His joie de vivre was apparent in our conversation and today he still broadcasts m...
21 Nov 202414min
Brooklyn Duo Champions Gefilte Fish
Rosh Hashanah, Jewish New Year, is approaching on October 2 to 4.The Gefilteria is the brainchild of Brooklyn NY residents Liz Alpern and Jeffrey Yoskowitz, champions of Jewish cuisine. Their specialt...
19 Sep 202414min
I Sleuth the Ultimate Dessert at the Winona Peach Festival
You can count on the month of August in Ontario to reliably bring us these things: long lines of traffic headed toward cottage country, at least one big thunderboomer of a rainstorm - and juicy, lusci...
8 Aug 20249min
I Grill Author Rob Firing While He Barbecues Steak
Calling all-day trippers and barbecue lovers! Ross and I took a road trip last month around Lake Ontario via Kingston and Rochester. A highlight of our five-day tour was the Dinosaur Bar-B-Que lunch i...
11 Jul 202419min
Judith Jones, Julia Child’s Editor, Talks About her Dear Friend
The new biography on the life of book editor Judith Jones is having its moment in the literary spotlight. Judith, who died in 2017 at 93, was a publishing pioneer. She rescued "Anne Frank: The Diary o...
13 Jun 20249min
Julia Child’s Second Act: Alex Prud’homme Tells All
Alex Prud'homme had a special bond with his great aunt, Julia Child. I found Alex an affable and warm person. Perhaps that's because we both had a special connection to Julia – I was her dear friend. ...
4 Apr 202415min
From Patriarchy to Pâté, Restaurateur Jen Agg Tells All
Eloquent Toronto restaurateur Jen Agg is a strong woman. Her book “I Hear She's a Real Bitch” relates how the media has not always been kind, mischaracterizing Jen's feminine strength and ambition as ...
7 Mar 202413min
Sean Brock on his Friend Tony, Fatherhood and Fried Chicken
Old-school fast food is in Sean Brock's blood. The Nashville-based, James Beard award-winning chef recently opened Joyland - a burger-fries-fried chicken joint that hearkens back to the 1950s. We can ...
29 Feb 202415min
