Ranked #1

Ruth Reichl Explains the Healing Power of Cooking
Ruth Reichl Explains the Healing Power of Cooking
Cooking, eating, and sharing food can be deeply therapeutic. Ruth Reichl takes that to heart in her new book My Kitchen ... Read more
29 Oct 2015
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10mins
Ranked #2

Stephanie Hersh Talks About her Beloved Mentor Julia Child
Stephanie Hersh Talks About her Beloved Mentor Julia Child
I chat by phone with Julia Child's longtime personal assistant Stephanie Hersh from her home in New Zealand in 2012.
27 Nov 2014
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11mins
Ranked #3

Abstinence Helps Food Addicts Says Dr. Vera Tarman
Abstinence Helps Food Addicts Says Dr. Vera Tarman
Dr. Vera Tarman is medical director of Renascent Treatment Centre in Toronto and a confessed food addict. In her book, F... Read more
25 Feb 2015
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18mins
Ranked #4

Waldorf Salad: The Icon Lives On
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 Hot... Read more
17 Jan 2013
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11mins
Ranked #5

My Visit to Brooks' House of Bar-B-Q in Oneonta, New York
My Visit to Brooks' House of Bar-B-Q in Oneonta, New York
I chat with Ryan Brooks at Brooks' House of Bar-B-Q - the hugely popular restaurant in Oneonta, New York. They have been... Read more
31 Aug 2014
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9mins
Ranked #6

At Home and Chatting with Chef Margot Henderson
At Home and Chatting with Chef Margot Henderson
After a delicious lunch at Rochelle Canteen, the East London restaurant co-owned by British chef Margot Henderson, I che... Read more
23 Apr 2014
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10mins
Ranked #7

Getting to the Core of the McIntosh Apple Story
Getting to the Core of the McIntosh Apple Story
I visit the village of Dundela, Ontario, in the St. Lawrence valley where John McIntosh discovered the McIntosh apple in... Read more
16 Jul 2015
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14mins
Ranked #8

Hospitality & Addiction Part 1: Marc Thuet
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... Read more
22 Feb 2013
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13mins
Ranked #9

Hospitality & Addiction Part 2: John Higgins
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... Read more
22 Feb 2013
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11mins
Ranked #10

Midland's First Annual Butter Tart Festival: A Tribute to Canada's Iconic Dessert
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 judge... Read more
24 Jun 2013
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10mins
Ranked #11

Cookbooks: Living History, Personal Treasure and Popular Prey for Sticky Fingers
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 whe... Read more
26 May 2013
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24mins
Ranked #12

"Where Chefs Eat" - My chat with the book's editor Joe Warwick
"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 chef... Read more
9 Jun 2013
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11mins
Ranked #13

Olivia Chow at Home - A Message of Hope
Olivia Chow at Home - A Message of Hope
I visited Olivia Chow at her home in downtown Toronto just a few weeks before she announced her NDP candidacy in the fed... Read more
19 Aug 2015
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10mins
Ranked #14

Deep-Fried Butter Tarts Take the Cake at Annual Midland Fest
Deep-Fried Butter Tarts Take the Cake at Annual Midland Fest
I attend the third annual Best Butter Tart Festival in Midland Ontario and discover the tart's latest incarnation. The d... Read more
7 Jul 2015
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11mins
Ranked #15

Hot 'n' spicy southern BBQ in Canada's frozen north
Hot 'n' spicy southern BBQ in Canada's frozen north
I chew the fat with owner Chris Corrigan at his vintage tavern turned eatery, the Lancaster Smokehouse, about the best w... Read more
12 Aug 2014
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9mins
Ranked #16

Zimmerman's, a Kensington Market Original, Closes its Doors
Zimmerman's, a Kensington Market Original, Closes its Doors
I chat with Danny Zimmerman about how his father Zoltan was one of the first Jewish merchants in downtown Toronto's Kens... Read more
12 Jan 2015
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12mins
Ranked #17

Katz's Deli in New York: Where Harry Met Sally
Katz's Deli in New York: Where Harry Met Sally
Fred Austin, an owner of Katz's Delicatessen on New York's Lower East Side, kibbitzes with me amid the lunchtime hubbub ... Read more
2 Sep 2015
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11mins
Ranked #18

Fish and Chips Are Hot - From Old-School to Haute!
Fish and Chips Are Hot - From Old-School to Haute!
I chat with Daniel Young of the award-winning website youngandfoodish.com about his passion for fish and chips. Formerly... Read more
27 Apr 2015
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13mins
Ranked #19

Gelato Fresco's Owner Tickles People with Nice Ices
Gelato Fresco's Owner Tickles People with Nice Ices
I visit Gelato Fresco's factory in Toronto. Owner Hart Melvin specializes in ice cream desserts for restaurants includin... Read more
20 Sep 2015
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12mins
Ranked #20

Lidia Bastianich Conquers America One Plate at a Time
Lidia Bastianich Conquers America One Plate at a Time
Lidia Bastianich came to the USA at age 12 with her family as a refugee from the former Yugoslavia. Her heritage is Ital... Read more
13 Jan 2016
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14mins