All Episodes

Rooted in What? : Liz Carlisle and Aubrey Streit Krug Give the Lowdown on Perennial Agriculture

Understanding The Lives of Migrant Workers with Author Marcello Di Cintio

So You Want to Open a Bar?: With Andrew Kong, Max Curzon-Price, James Iranzad & Dallah El-Chami

Chef Culture, Awards, Opening Restaurants with Joël Watanabe, Ron McKinlay and James Iranzad

On the Eater 38, Opening a Restaurant in NYC, and the Rise of Food Content Creators

The BCLDB Strike, Michelin Awards & The Death of the “Foodie” — w/ James Iranzad

Talking Tip-Flation, No-Show Fees, Meatless Menus, and Re-Finding the Spark

James Iranzad and James Langford-Smith Dish on Awards, Openings & the Soul of Hospitality

Group Chat: Vancouver’s Cocktail Scene In Focus

Is British Columbia's Craft Beer Industry Entering a New Era?

Ranking B.C.'s Best Bars and 'Dry January', with James Iranzad and James Langford-Smith

Ranking B.C.'s Top 15 Restaurants, with James Iranzad and James Langford-Smith

Getting Away From the Roots of Some Really Harsh Kitchens with Timothy Taylor and His New Book - The Rise and Fall of Magic Wolf

On Tipping, Food Pricing, Michelin and Migrant Workers with Food Journalist Corey Mintz

Episode 100! - Does Vancouver Have a Defining Food Image?

Demythologizing Poverty with Local Expert, Tracy Smith-Carrier

An Inside Look at the Controversial Mount Pleasant BIA Expansion

Is the BC Restaurant Industry in a Crisis?

What's Going on with the BC Craft Beer Industry?

Predicting the Michelin Stars with James Iranzad, James Langford-Smith and Heidi Noble

Ending Homelessness Through Direct Cash Transfers with UBC Professor Dr. Jiaying Zhao

The Therapeutic Potential of MDMA With Journalist and Author, Rachel Nuwer

Edward Slingerland and James Iranzad Make the Case for Moderate Alcohol Consumption

Three Kelowna Entrepreneurs Discuss Okanagan Hospitality

Talking 'Ranking Culture' with Jacob Richler, of Canada's 100 Best

Breaking Down the Van Mag Awards, with James Iranzad and James Langford-Smith

David Fairey and Anelyse Weiler Discuss the Migrant Worker Piece Rate System

Getting Loose and Talking Wine, with Maude Renaud-Brisson, Kelcie Jones and Jenna Briscoe

Alex Black of Laowai Discusses his New Bar Bagheera

Corey Mintz Discusses the Noma Closure and What This Means for Labour and Fine Dining Moving Forward

James Iranzad and James Langford-Smith Make their Predictions for 2023

Food Journalist Corey Mintz on the Prevalence of Tip Creep at Starbucks and What This Means for Hospitality

James Iranzad and James Langford-Smith on All Things Michelin and Their Fave Vancouver Dishes

St. Lawrence Owner And Chef, JC Poirier, On Culture, Values, Quebec And His New Cookbook, Where The River Narrows

Drafting Your Ideal Restaurant Lineup With James Iranzad And James Langford-Smith

UC Santa Barbara Professor Of Environmental Studies Liz Carlisle On Her New Book Healing Grounds And The Deep Roots Of Regenerative Farming

Greta Co-founders Casey Greabeiel And Chris Decock On Opening In Vancouver And Becoming Part Of The Community

James Langford-Smith Of Bodega Ridge And James Iranzad Of Gooseneck Hospitality Dish On All Things Vancouver Hospitality

Nick Devine Of Edna's Non-Alcoholic Cocktails, Lane Matkovich Of Nonny Beer And Kurtis Kolt Of The Flipside Dish On All Things Non-Alcoholic

BBC Food Journalist Dan Saladino On His New Book, Eating To Extinction: The World's Rarest Foods And Why We Need To Save Them

Simon Fallick and Patryk Drozd Of Hero's Welcome On Opening A New Bar And Maintaining The Legacy Of The Taurus Club

Food Journalist Mark Schatzker On His New Book, The End Of Craving: Recovering The Lost Wisdom Of Eating Well

Track and Food Year End Wrap Up Conversation With Mickey McLeod Of The Acorn

Food Journalist Corey Mintz Dishes On His New Book, "The Next Supper", Moving To A New City And Becoming A Father

Superflux Co-Owner Adam Henderson On His New Space Superflux Cabana, Opening A Brewery And Following Your Dreams

Shira Blustein Of The Acorn On Her New Cookbook, Owning A Restaurant And Being A Punk Rocker For Life

Talking Worker Shortages In The Restaurant Industry With Gooseneck Hospitality Co-Owner James Iranzad And BCRFA CEO Ian Tostenson

Alan Dickinson Of Synchromesh Winery, Richard Kanazawa Of Bench 1775 Winery And Christina Hartigan Of Annalena Restaurant On All Things BC Wine

TheraPsil CEO Spencer Hawkswell On Getting Psilocybin Legal In Canada And Giving Back To Those In Need

Bartenders James Grant and Jeff Savage Talking World Class Global Finals, Renewed Appreciation For Hospitality And Why You Should Cry More

UBC Professor Edward Slingerland On His New Book Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced And Stumbled Our Way To Civilization

Alex Black Of Blnd Tger Dumplings On Living His Best Life, Opening A Business During COVID-19 And Paying Homage To Mamie Taylor's

Tristan Jagger Of Vancouver Food Runners On Giving Back To The Community, Addressing Food Waste And Making Sure Kids Don't Go Hungry

Doug Stephen Of Downlow Chicken Shack And Phil Scarfone Of Savio Volpe/Pepino's On Life As Chefs During COVID-19, Collaborations And Loving The Industry

BCRFA CEO/President Ian Tostenson On Navigating COVID-19, Building A Stronger Restaurant Industry And Showing Empathy

Chef Alex Sandoval of Le Crocodile On Leaving Estela And New York City And Learning New Skills

Group Chat: Ron Oliver of PMA, Max Borrowman of Breakthrough, Kevin Brownlee of Bacardi And James Iranzad of Gooseneck Hospitality On New Restrictions And Seeing Things From The Other Side

Group Chat: Bar Manager Conner Joseph of The Diamond and Chef Brandon Frederick of 33 Acres Brewing On Industry Life One Year After COVID-19

Grace Kennedy Of Livlite Grocery Delivery On The Zero Waste Mindset And Opening A New Business In Our Trying Time Of Covid 19

Taylor Chobotiuk on Diversity In Restaurants, Rewarding Leadership And Meaningful Conversations

Giving Back To The Community With Bartender Max Curzon-Price Of The Diamond And Dallah El Chami of Superbaba

Dachi Co-Owner Miki Ellis On Navigating This Uncertain Time Of COVID-19, Supporting Independent Businesses And The Joys Of Sake

British Columbia's Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry On the Ongoing Challenges Of Covid-19, Vancouver's Restaurant Protocol Report Card And Moving Forward Together

General Manager Leticia Castro Of The Diamond Cocktail Bar On Re Opening Amid COVID-19, Keeping Momentum On Social Change And The Power Of Hugs

B.C. Attorney General David Eby On Expedited Restaurant Industry Legislation, The Role Of Government Policy In Canada And Phase Three Moving Forward

Emergency Podcast: Shaun Layton And Frankie Harrington Of Como Taperia On The Recent Patio And City Council Shenanigans

Andrew Morrison Of Scout Magazine On Our New Way Of Life, Historical Restaurant Industry Perspectives And The Things We're Looking Forward To The Most

Restaurant Industry Heavyweights Paul Grunberg and Romano Castillo Of Savio Volpe, Pepino's And Caffe La Tana On Transitioning Into Covid Phase Three, Some Fun Stories And Hopeful Silver Linings

Group Chat: Karri Green-Schuermans Of Chambar And James Iranzad Of Gooseneck Hospitality On The New Vancouver Food Coalition And The Ever Changing Challenges Of Our Restaurant Community

Restaurateur Brandon Grossutti Of Pidgin On His New Food Delivery App FROMTO, Breaking The Current Food Delivery Model And Mental Health

Abdallah El Chami Of Superbaba And The Vancouver Community Relief Fund On The Current Small Business Climate In B.C., Covid-19 And The Issues Facing The Future Of Our Restaurant Industry

Midrange Group Chat: Tristan Young, Jamie Mah, Mickey Mcleod And Daniel Williams Chat About Current Mood, Instagram, Music Playlists And Ideal Quarantine Dinner Guests

Special Covid-19 Episode With James Iranzad Of Gooseneck Hospitality On Vancouver's Restaurant Community And How We Are Coping

Chef Angus An On His New Cookbook 'Maenam, A Fresh Approach To Thai Cooking', Sustaining Success In Vancouver's Restaurant Market And Life Best Practices

Group Chat: Tyler Harlton of TH Wines and James Langford-Smith of Kissa Tanto/Bao Bei on B.C.'s Wine World, The Natural Wine Conundrum and Entrepreneurial Spirit

Peter Van de Reep of Campagnolo Upstairs on Being Crowned BC's Best Sommelier, Lifetime Academia and the Importance of Authentic Wines

Cody Dodds of The Mackenzie Room On Starting A New Concept, Maintaining Success And The Guest Experience

Bartender Max Curzon-Price Of Botanist On Cocktails, Bees, Sustainability And Giving Back To The Community

Como Taperia Co-Owner Shaun Layton On Restaurant Life, EnRoute Success And Why He Loves Hosting

Jeff Savage Of Botanist On Competing In Diageo World Class, Being Your Authentic Self And The Way Of The Samurai

Neal Mclennan Of Vancouver Magazine On Food Journalism, Pricing Misconceptions And The VanMag Restaurant Awards

James Iranzad of Gooseneck Hospitality on Running Successful Concepts, Restaurant Innovation And The Food Delivery Model

Max Borrowman on Restaurant Trends, Cocktail Culture and Vancouver Brunch

Group Chat: Josh Pape of Gooseneck Hospitality and Ron Oliver of Mamie Taylor’s on Vancouver's Cocktail Bar Scene, The Diamond's 10 Year Anniversary and Bar Stories

Reflecting on a Year and a Half of Podcasting, Vancouver Complaining and All The Shout Outs

Parkside Brewery Co- Owner Sam Payne on Canada's Craft Beer Landscape, Running a Booming Brewery and Basketball Opinions

Kurtis Kolt of Top Drop on Terroir Focused wines, Wine Journalism and Running Vancouver's Coolest Trades Festival

Group Chat: Ron Oliver and Mike Shum on Canada's Top 100 Restaurants, VanMag and The Georgia Straight Golden Plate Awards

Pedro Villalon of O5 Rare Tea Bar on quality farming, Running a Business in Vancouver and Eastern Philosophies

Chef Daniel Williams of Dachi on cooking Seasonal, Vibrant Restaurant Communities and The Healthy Chef Life

Book Club #2: Jonathan Safran Foer's Eating Animals Plus Bonus Documentary and The Rise Of Plant and Cell Based Meats

Grant Sceney on Competing in Diageo World Class, Influences / Mentors and Travel Stories From Around The Globe

Andrew Morrison of Scout Magazine on The Death Of Traditional Journalism, Media Today and Vancouver's Food Landscape

BCL and LDB Shenanigans, The State Of Vancouver's Dining Scene In 2019 and NBA Basketball!?

Group Chat: Mackenzie Chilton and Shoel Davidson of Vancouver's Mind The Bar and Industry Mental Health

Tracy Giesz-Ramsay on Everything Addiction, What Causes It, How We Deal With It and Things That bother us About It

Sommelier Jayton Paul of Hawksworth Restaurant, Fun Industry Stories and So Much Wine Talk

Altruism for the Wine Industry, Subscription Services for the Restaurant Industry and Fancy Pants Elitism

Book Club: Anthony Bourdain's Kitchen Confidential

Group Chat: Ono Vancouver's Bruce Nollert and Tj Conwi, The 2nd Annual Chefs in the Hood event and Dan's Legacy

Chef Jeff Koop of Farmer’s Apprentice, making the leap from line cook to head chef and the great back of house shortage

Shaun Layton of Como Taperia, travels in Spain and opening a new concept in Vancouver

Veganism and Carnism: why we make the choices we do with animals and where we are going

Group Chat: Nick Black of Strange Fellows Brewing, Patryk Drozd of Good Company Lager, Beer Company chit chat and "Making It" in the Craft Beer Industry

Group Chat: Max Borrowman of Juniper, Mike Shum of the Fairmont Pacific Rim, Vancouver’s Curious Dining Culture and Favorite Hidden Gems

Tristan Young of The Oakwood, Restaurant Industry Chit Chat and Management philosopy

Tales from Portland, Diner Misperception and Anthony Bourdain

Bruce Nollert of Ono, Food Industry Problems and Meal Delivery Services

Sean McGuigan of the Fairmont Pacific Rim, Rum / Amari, Cocktail Competitions and the Why of Brunch

Chris Enns of the Fairmont Pacific Rim, Cocktails, Bourbon and the Dave Chang Podcast

Ron Oliver of Mamie Taylor's, Canada's 100 Best Restaurants / 50 Best Bars and the California wine expo

Diageo World Class, The lost Airport Cocktail Bar and Great Cocktail Experiences

Chef Hours, Stuffy Granville Island and David Chang's "Ugly Delicious"