127: How Local Journalism Explores the Foods of the American South with Hanna Raskin of The Food Section
News media at large is in a challenging position this year: we've seen mass layoffs across digital media, local news, TV, print, even podcasts and documentaries. There's shifts in audiences, loss of j...
9 Apr 202427min
126: The Ikaria Way: How Mostly Plant-Based Foods Maintain a Greek Island's Longevity with Diane Kochilas
You may be familiar with the Greek island of Ikaria through the popularity of "Blue Zones" and the idea that these regions of the world can provide insights into living longer, healthier lives. Yet as...
3 Apr 202438min
125: Sesame, Soy, Spice: Using Plant-Based Recipes to Honour Heritage and Healing with Remy Morimoto Park
Thinking about "typical" types of veganism can reveal a lot of fascinating Western stereotypes or biases around what it does and doesn't entail. And yet so many cultural cuisines from around the world...
26 Mars 202436min
124: How Microgreens Weave Indigenous Knowledge and Western Science for Food Futures with Natalie Paterson
One of the pitfalls in sustainability movements is this assumption that we're all working from an equal playing field, when the reality is that oftentimes we don't have the home space or the time to g...
19 Mars 202447min
123: The Power of Showcasing Immigrant Restaurant Stories with Maggie Leandre of CharisMaggieTV
If you've been a regular listener to this podcast, you know that food is central to all of our discussions around identity, culture, belonging, and sense of place. My guest today is someone who excels...
12 Mars 202437min
122: Celebrating the Diversity of Torontonian Food through The Depanneur Cookbook with Len Senater
When I think of a quintessentially Torontonian food experience, I tend to think of The Depanneur. Founded in 2011, The Depanneur was a tiny old corner store that transformed into a place where interes...
5 Mars 202443min
121: Exploring the Relationship between Fish Hacks, Porgy, and Black Maritime Culture with Dr. Jayson M. Porter
Anytime I get to talk about water and seafood on this show feels like a really special week for me, as I have spent most of my life thinking about how we connect with or form relationships around wate...
27 Feb 202432min
120: Making Sense of Misunderstood Vegetables through Humour and Celebration with Becky Selengut
Often when we make our grocery runs, time and money are on our mind – which can quickly lead to following a stringent list of household classics and crowd pleasers. But sometimes, in the corner of you...
20 Feb 202440min
