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3 03, 2025

Mise en Place – the Podcast 12: Sean Heather

March 3rd, 2025|Podcast|

When people speak of a classic Irish Pub or a perfectly poured pint of Guinness in Vancouver, they will always talk about the Irish Heather first. Sean Heather built his public House from a yearning for Dublin, and a real understanding that nostalgia can build community stronger than just about anything. Sean Read More ...

20 02, 2025

Mise en Place – the Podcast 11: David Duprey

February 20th, 2025|Podcast|

On today's podcast we have restaurant owner and businessman David Duprey, owner of the Narrow Group. He started with the infamous Narrow Lounge and then onto many more interesting ventures. We get into the nitty gritty of being a restaurant owner in Vancouver and what it can take to actually run a Read More ...

6 02, 2025

Mise en Place – the Podcast 10: Joanna Jagger

February 6th, 2025|Podcast|

On this podcast I am so happy to finally have on Joanna Jagger, Director and Founder of the Worth Association. An organization that Champions women in the Hospitality and Tourism space. The Yes Shef event held each year that highlights women Cooks and Chefs in hospitality and is one of the coolest Read More ...

21 01, 2025

Mise en Place – the Podcast 9: Samantha Scholefield

January 21st, 2025|Podcast|

On this weeks episode we have a long time advocate and champion of the hospitality industry, Samantha Scholefield. Her work with the BCRFA and the Chefs' Table Society has changed the lives of many people. From the GWRC and SLMP programs to her work helping the community navigate the almost weekly changes Read More ...

14 01, 2025

Mise en Place – the Podcast 8: Chanthy Yen

January 14th, 2025|Podcast|

On this weeks podcast we are excited to have on Chef Chanthy Yen. Growing up in Windsor Ontario, Chanthy was lucky enough to grow up learning to cook from his Cambodian grandmother. His love of amazing food turned into a very successful career that has taken him across the country and around Read More ...

7 01, 2025

Mise en Place – the Podcast 7: William Johnson

January 7th, 2025|Podcast|

On this weeks podcast we have freelance writer/ journalist, William Johnson. His writing has covered entrepreneurship, business, tech, and leadership but he has a massive love of the restaurant business. We spend an hour chatting about his outsider perspective on story telling, tipping, restaurant culture, food journalism and much more. His unique Read More ...

31 12, 2024

Mise en Place – the Podcast 6: Jim Taylor

December 31st, 2024|Podcast|

On this weeks podcast I have a very interesting guest. He has over twenty years of experience managing restaurants and looking at the best ways to view data to maximize the performance of your restaurant. He has taken the old standard metrics and turned them upside down. Looking at everything from simple Read More ...

26 12, 2024

Mise en Place – the Podcast 5: Tommy Aird

December 26th, 2024|Podcast|

Whole grain is flavour. Tommy Aird of Tommy's Wholegrain Bakery in East Vancouver has dedicated his business to the pursuit of flavour in bread and pastry through the use of wholegrain wheat. He accomplishes this by buying the highest quality organic wheat berries from farms here in BC and milling his own Read More ...

10 12, 2024

Mise en Place – the Podcast 3: Rebecca Mackenzie

December 10th, 2024|Podcast|

I'm very happy to introduce a major player in the Canadian Culinary Tourism space to the podcast today. Rebecca Mackenzie is the President and CEO of the Culinary Tourism Alliance. A national, not for profit organization that helps connect the vast array of Canadian tours, farms, restaurants, hotels, breweries, wineries, distillers and Read More ...

20 11, 2024

Mise en Place – the Podcast 1: Erin O’Byrne

November 20th, 2024|Podcast|

So happy to be back with todays podcast. We have been on a late summer/ early fall hiatus, traveling and getting our businesses ready for winter. I am excited that our first guest back was one of our presenters at COOKSCAMP 2024. Erin is a Mental Health & Psychological Safety professional with Read More ...

24 09, 2024

Inaugural John Bishop Scholarships Awarded at COOKSCAMP 2024

September 24th, 2024|CTS News, Scholarships|

"If these young people are the face of our culinary future, then that future is very bright indeed,” said John Bishop about the quality and passion of the inaugural group of Bishop Scholarship recipients.

Just an hour before, John had arrived at North Arm Farms in Pemberton for Cooks Camp, and after brief introductions, and as low clouds encircled towering Mt. Read More ...

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