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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
On this weeks episode we have a follow up with one of the rising stars of BC's culinary scene. We heard from Danae last April about being a young person in the industry and the challenges she faces. Now back from her European adventures and about to start her new gig at Read More ...
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 ...
On today's podcast we talk about COOKSCAMP 2024 and the what it meant to everyone. We have the General Manager, Jason Ocenas, of Bargreen Ellingson major partner to COOKSCAMP and the CTS. Johnny Bridge, Chef and current president of the Chefs Table. We also have Poyan Danesh, Chef and Treasurer of the Read More ...
Apprentice of the Year 2024 Competition showcasing eleven local BC Culinary talents was hosted by Chefs’ Table Society of BC on Friday, November 15 at Vancouver Community College. The winners of the 2024 competition were an all-female line up for the second time since the competition began in 1982.
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 ...
"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 ...
On this weeks podcast we have Essex born Chef, Luke Boswell now running and partnered in Bar Corso on Commercial Drive, here in Vancouver. We chat about the importance of travel, great ingredients and humbling need for family. He will be up at COOKSCAMP next week, so make sure you go up Read More ...
On todays podcast we have two of my oldest industry friends. Chef and Co Owner of Harvest Community Foods, Gabriella Meyer and Chef and Owner of Michelin starred Burdock and Co, Harvest Community Foods and Bar Gobo, Andrea Carlson. These two Chefs have been champions of local food and sustainability for a Read More ...
Incredibly happy to Have Chef Bruno Marti on today's podcast. At the young age of 15 Bruno set out on his own to learn the craft of cooking and has never looked back. Born in Switzerland, and from humble beginnings, Bruno carved out a career that has taken him around the world. Read More ...
On this weeks podcast we do something a bit different. Chef Poyan Dinesh takes the helm and interviews our regular podcast host Robert Belcham. With 30 years in the hospitality industry, tells the stories of his career that help explain how he ended up here in Vancouver opening restaurants. From Fuel to Read More ...