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The Northwest Method Express
by The Northwest Method Team
Tony, Jonathan and other "Method actors" weigh in on topics related to cooking, learning, and maximizing your success in the kitchen.
Episodes
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#62 - It's All About the History
Tony and Jonathan talk about how adding historical context to our teaching sparks interest to everything from our One Night courses....all the way through our professional programs.
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#61 - Italian Cuisine and "What IS Authentic?"
In this episode, Tony and Jonathan discuss the controversy surrounding what is Italian cuisine. What is recent and what is "traditional" and "authentic"
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#60 - Eric Goes the San Fransisco!
In this episode Eric and Jonathan talk about Eric's recent trip to San Fransisco and the changes in tipping culture and, most importantly, the great food!
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#59 - To Tip or Not to Tip - The Evolution of Fair Wages in Restaurants
In this episode, Tony and Jonathan talk about the concept of "tip-flation" - where literally everything you pay for has tip option. What has this done to the restaurant industry? And how can we take cues from other countries to ensure that restaurant staff are paid, not just a living wage, but a...
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#58 - Culinary Questions from Reddit (Pt. 3)
In this episode Eric and Jonathan answer five questions that were posted to the AskCulinary sub-Reddit as if these people were sitting in our classroom. Find out about batters, testing rubs, cornmeal on no-knead bread, and broth substitutes. And of course we use these questions to go down...
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#57 - Dine Out Vancouver - Where Would We Go?
Eric and Jonathan discuss their top 3 restaurants they'd go for Dine Out. Plus a couple of honourable mentions. #nightshade #mackenzieroom #hawkersdelight #bombaykitchen #askforluigi #maenam #fannybayoyster #carderos
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#56 - Our Favourite Food Shopping Places in Vancouver
In this episode, Eric and Jonathan talk about their favourite places to buy groceries in the city (and in the suburbs).
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#55 - Noma Closure and the State of Fine Dining
***WARNING - This is going to be a lonnnnnng one*** In this episode Tony, Eric, and Jonathan chat about the recent announcement of Noma, the most famous restaurant in the world, closing at the end of 2023. Is this the death knell for fine dining? Find out over a nearly 45 minute episode.
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#54 - Top 5 Hole in Wall Restaurants in BC
In this episode, Eric and Jonathan talk about their favourite "hole-in-the-wall" food joints. From places like Cache Creek and Chemainus to a place in a lumberyard?
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#53 - Cooking Stuff We Got For Christmas
In this episode, Eric and Jonathan talk about stuff they got for Christmas for the kitchen. Eric's gifts helped him on a deep dive into his coffee-making (a competition-grade grinder basket and a coffee wire) while Jonathan's were a little more eclectic - an Instant Pot Duo, George Motz's...
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#52 - 2022 in Review: The Year of the Pivot
In this episode, Tony, Eric, and Jonathan discuss all the changes at the school, in people's homes, and online. It has truly been an incredible year for us and for our students (both pro and enthusiast). Happy Holidays everyone. Look for a new episode just after Christmas!
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#51 - Tony and Italian Food Culture
In this episode, Tony talks about the influence of Italian culture on its cuisine as well as how being away from family pressures allowed him, his brother, and eventually his mother to broaden their food horizons.
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Episode 50!! The One about Getting Back to Basics
In this episode, Eric and Jonathan discuss the in-house Basics 1 and its origins as the foundation for Fundamentals 101, its value for the home cook, and how even more amazing the students have been since COVID.
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#49 - Underappreciated Ingredients
From beets and brussel sprouts to turnips and sirloin steak, Eric and Jonathan talk about their top underappreciated ingredients.
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#48 - Italy Fundamentals - Tomato Sauce, Sugo, and Tony's Mom
In honour of the release of our Italy Fundamentals as well as our Fundamentals 101 V 2.0 for Black Friday week, we thought we'd have Tony chat about Tomato Sauce and Sugo. But by extension he fondly talks about his Mom, Italian Culture, and the Sopranos. By the way, those of you interested in our...
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#47 - Using the Right Tool for the Job
In this episode, Eric and Jonathan talk about their favourite tools. And in a shameless plug, those people who sign up for our Black Friday deal on thenorthwestmethod.com, they'll get a full list of all our essential tools.
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#46 - Answering Questions from the Cooking Sub-Reddit
In this episode Eric and Jonathan answer some questions posed on the cooking sub-Reddit ranging from maintaining the protein integrity in a family soup recipe, re-using old frozen stock in new stocks, the order of ingredients in a mushroom risotto, and simple, but tasty recipes. PLUS, there is…
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#45 - Michelin Stars in Vancouver
In this episode. Eric and Jonathan talk about the newly released Michelin Guide recommended restaurants in the city including 8 who got one star and those who got the Bib Gourmand and Recommended status. For those wanting a full list you can go here.
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Epsiode #44 - Ramblings Part Deux
In this episode Tony and Jonathan talk about a few more things including a continued chat on kitchen ergonomics, mise en place, nightmares, and an ingredients "this or that" quiz.
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Episode #43 - The One Where Tony and Jonathan Ramble (Part 1)
In this episode, Tony and Jonathan touch on a number of topics including cutting boards, choosing a knife, and using recipes to emphasize techniques (why Azteca-style soup is in Chapter 1 of the Fundamentals 101)
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Episode #42 - The One Where Eric and Tarek Talk about Creativity and Technique
This Episode is a cross-over episode of our soon-to-be-released Youtube series "Between Two Chitarras" and The Northwest Method Express. In this episode, Eric, Tarek, and Jonathan discuss the challenges that cooks face every day. It's a bit of a chicken and egg thing. Do you need great technique...
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Episode #41 - The About Tony Being ON!
In this episode Tony and Jonathan talk about how working on a reboot of the online Fundamentals 101 has really stoked Tony's teaching in the classroom.
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Episode #40 - The One About Documenting Your Journey
In this episode, Eric and Jonathan talk about how using social media can help you track your progress in the kitchen, and showcase your experiences to the world. We talk about a couple of things in the podcast, so we've included some links below. The NWCAV Instagram: @nwcav_chefs The NWCAV…
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Episode #39 - The Internet, Cookbooks, and the Usefulness of Recipes
**Warning - this is a long one!!** In this episode Tony and Jonathan talk about how it's not necessarily recipes that are the bain of a home cook's existence, it's how they are read and understood. As well, they reflect on the cookbooks and food magazines of the past, and how they have, often...
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Episode #38 - The One Where We Put a Bow on the Bootcamps
After two incredible weeks with the AM and PM Bootcampers, Eric and Jonathan sum up the great experiences and the lessons learned.
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Episode #37 - The One About the Two-Week Bootcampers!
In this episode, Tony and Jonathan reflect on the first week of TWO two-week bootcamps that are going on at the school right now. It has been such a wonderful experience to have more than 40 people from all over the world enter our kitchen. They are such voracious learners.
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Episode #36 - The One About the Coffee Course
In this episode, Jonathan and Eric talk about the coffee course that Eric is developing for The Northwest Method, and use it as a springboard to chat about a number of topics, including: keeping cooking as a hobby even when its a career, using failure as a motivation to try new things, and how...
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Episode #35 - It's Allium not Alluminum
This episode is a little unique. Tony, Jonathan, and another "Method Actor", Alana talk about alliums (onions and garlic). This episode is excerpted from a series of podcasts we'll be doing for each practice in version 2.0 of Fundamentals 101.
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Episode #34 - The One Where Eric and Jonathan Answer Some Questions from the Cooking SubReddit
In this episode, Jonathan and Eric pick four questions from the /Cooking Subreddit to answer: Rubbery steak Foccacia the sticks Eggs sticking to a stainless steel pan What is the perfect omlette?
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Episode #33 - The One Where Eric Chimes in About the Gumption Trap
After listening to Episode #32, Eric couldn't wait to chime in with his thoughts on the gumption trap.
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Episode #32 - The Gumption Trap
In this episode Tony and Jonathan talk about the challenges that get in the way of the home cook diving head first into learning to cook.
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Episode #31 - By the way...What IS cooking?
In this episode Tony and Jonathan get down to the nitty gritty about defining what cooking is and what it is not. Oh, and by the way, Tony won the bet (you'll need to listen to the end to find out what the bet was). ----- Oh, and apologies to those people who loved the previous intro and outro...
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Episode #30 - The One About the Italy Online Course, Tony's Mom, and a Breakthrough in Editing
In this episode, Tony is excited to reveal the epiphany he has had while working on the Best of Italy online course. He also follows up on last week's discussion on influences, while reflecting on the visit with his Mom. Oh, and he somehow talks about getting his toenails trimmed...
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Episode #29 - The One About Our Influences
Tony is back with Jonathan to talk about our influences. Some are predictable, but there are some surprises!
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Episode #28 - The One About Taking Some Time to Reflect
Tony reflects on the times he's spent reflect on key life decisions and how essential it is to take some time away from the "rat race" to do that.
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Episode #27 - Things that Make You Go Mmmmmmmmm....
In this episode Eric and Jonathan talk about Maillard Reactions, Umami, and some of the key ingredients responsible for making our tastebuds go gaga!
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Episode #26 - The One About "You Don't Know What You Don't Know".
In this episode Eric and Jonathan talk about the biggest epiphanies they had after going to culinary school.
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Episode #25 - And Then There Was One!
In this episode Jonathan is truly alone as Tony is on vacation and the other "Method actors" are busy. But, not to be deterred, Jonathan talks about some of his famous food-related shows and movies.
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Episode #24 - Adapting to the Ever-Changing Pro Learner
In today's episode, Tony and Jonathan reflect on the past professional term and talk about strategies for helping students and the industry adapt to each other.
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Episode #23 - The One About the Top 5 Influential Books
Tony, Eric, and Jonathan give their list of top five influential food books. Here's a sneak peak of the books we'll be talking about.
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Episode #22 - The One About Eric's Deep Dives Beyond Omelets...Coffee, Whiskey, and More!
In this episode, we continue our conversation with fellow instructor Eric Cheng about how becoming a teacher has influenced his learning. And how his basis in technical training has allowed him to freely take on other challenges in the food and beverage worlds.
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Episode #21 - The One About Eric, Knives, and Omelets
Another one of our instructors, Eric, joins Tony and Jonathan to talk about his background, his love of knives, French omelets, and Japanese cuisine.
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Episode #20 - Another Knife Episode...with Douglas Chang
In this episode we discover how Douglas actually made the shift from chef to knife retailer.
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Episode #19 - The One About Knives...with Douglas Chang
In this episode, we're happy to welcome knife guru extraordinaire Douglas Chang of Ai&Om Knives...a local Vancouver knife shop. We talk a little about how he got into knives and his journey through the restaurant industry.
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Episode #18 - The One About Inspiration in the Kitchen
Allison is back to finish our conversation about inspiring yourself.
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TNWM Express - Episode #17
In this episode we bring back Alison Kent from The Home Kitchen to talk about something a little bit more personal than designing a kitchen. Instead we talk about feeling comfortable in your own space and how to surround yourself with inspiration while cooking.
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TNWM Express - Episode #16
Tony and Jonathan talk about what a joy it is to teach the enthusiast learner right now. And how people have really stepped up their cooking game during the pandemic.
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TNWM Express - Episode #15
In this episode we talk about where to buy your meat. That includes developing a relationship with a butcher...or even a farmer!
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TNWM Express Episode #14
In this episode we are pleased to be joined by Alison Kent of The Home Kitchen to talk about designing your ideal kitchen. You can also find Alison on Instagram @ak_thehomekitchen ***WARNING*** This episode is a little bit longer than usual...but we think you'll enjoy it!
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TNWM Express - Episode #13
Tony and Jonathan talk about how to choose a cutting board.
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