'Peace, Love & Fibre': A Love Letter to Your Colon
We laugh, we cry. We talk peace, love and fibre. Mairlyn Smith's latest book, her eighth, is a love letter to your colon and a love letter to her late parents. I chat with my dear friend Mairlyn at he...
10 Juni 201920min
Norman Van Aken: The Big Dog of Florida Cooking
Florida chef Norman Van Aken had humble beginnings in the small town of Diamond Lake, Illinois. He remains humble in spite of his successful restaurants, cookbooks and his memoir, "No Experience Neces...
12 Mars 201926min
Andrew Coppolino Says Farm to Table is a Growing Trend
Andrew Coppolino is a chatty, affable food journalist based in Kitchener-Waterloo. His new book, FARM TO TABLE, is the brainchild of the Stratford Chefs School which celebrates its 35th anniversary th...
17 Jan 201916min
Sistering Feeds Body and Soul
In the kitchen at Sistering, they're cooking up a storm on a tight budget and they've been doing it for almost 40 years. The cooks at this drop-in and shelter never know how many mouths they'll have t...
20 Dec 201817min
My Conversation with Montreal Chef David McMillan
26 Nov 201823min
Toronto Restaurateur Anthony Rose Loves Jewish Food
Anthony Rose and I both love old fashioned Jewish food. Anthony is a popular chef and restaurateur with a cluster of hip eateries on a gritty strip of Dupont Street in downtown Toronto. Rose and Sons,...
8 Nov 201816min
New York Food Writer Gabriella Gershenson Is a Kindred Soul
I met Gabriella, a fledgling food writer, at the James Beard Awards dinner in 2004. We caught up again in New York this year and chatted about our Jewish roots in Riga, Latvia, our affinity for Montre...
26 Sep 201819min
I Grill Author Rob Firing While He Barbecues Steak
It was a sunny day in Rob Firing's Toronto garden where he grilled a ribeye with service berries and garlic scapes on his humble barbecue - delicious! Meanwhile, he gave me a tutorial on his favourite...
18 Juli 201819min
