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Off Menu Podcast Ep. 16 – Reviewing the Reviewers

Chefs and restaurant reviewers naturally have an awkward relationship at best, and at worst a combative one. Naturally, no chef enjoys being criticised, as nobody in any job would. Even less so when the chef deems the criticisms to be either uninformed or inaccurate. They’ve got a pretty valid point, but they’re kind of damned […]

Off Menu Podcast Ep. #15 – Farmers Markets

This week we’re talking about the trials and tribulations of farmers markets with a couple fixtures of the Edmonton farmers market scene. Owen Petersen is owner and head baker at Prairie Mill Bread Company, and veteran of numerous markets including the Southwest Edmonton Farmers Market, and the City Market Downtown, on 104 st. Kirsta Franke […]

Off Menu Podcast Ep. 14 – The Butcher Shop

The Butcher Shop   The world of butchery can be demanding, but my guests this week, Elyse Chatterton from Tofield Packers, and Corey Meyer from Acme Meat Market make it look easy. These 2 butchers give some insights into their favourite cuts, their dream jobs if they weren’t butchers, and Corey reveals a man-crush on The […]

Off Menu Podcast Ep. 13 – Pass the Walrus Masala

It’s always exciting when you get to try something new, but imagine a dinner party where every single dish contains something you’d never even imagined eating. That’s Northern Food Night in a nutshell. In this episode, I talk with Steven Cooper, who along with his wife Twyla Campbell created what might just be Canada’s most […]

Off Menu Ep. 12 – Red Cup Distillery Moonshine

For many rural Albertans, moonshine has been something to be tight- lipped about for decades, but the opening of Red Cup Distillery in Vegreville has changed all that. Old-timers are coming out of the woodwork to share their own stories of home brew, and owner Robert DeGroot graciously sat down with me in this episode […]