The Nosh
A weekly show about the people, places and issues behind what we eat and drink. Hosted by Anya Levykh.
Episodes
Ep 196: Four Chefs Chat About LNY
From Jessica Simpson-inspired dishes to 10-auntie recipes, the perils of sticky rice, red pockets, slinging haggis and sucking eyeballs, it’s a lively discussion with four chefs who are also presenting their own favourite dishes for Lunar New Year at a new chef demo series at Metropolis at Metrotown.
Episode 195: Lunar New Year
From pairing wine with Asian cuisines to gluten- and dairy-free Lunar New Year feasts, plus local producers supporting Chinatown, it’s a packed show as Anya chats with Cheryl Chang of Nourished Kitchen, Christine Coletta of Haywire Winery, and Carrie Leung from Vancouver Chinatown Foundation.
Episode 194: Heritage Acres Distilling and Helping the BCHF
Anya chats with Alana Dickson from the BC Hospitality Foundation about helping those in need, the current state of the industry and its workers, and how you can help. Later, Chris Noske from Heritage Acres Distilling in Abbotsford joins the show to chat about BC’s goldrush past, preserving Barkerville, and a hurdy-gurdy gin for the holidays.
Episode 193: Robbie Kane of Medina Cafe
From photography and design to waffles and making waves, it’s a packed hour with Medina Cafe owner Robbie Kane as he chats with Anya about family, friends, creating great experiences, Liege waffles, and more.
Episode 192: Author andrea bennett
From bike mechanics and working a salad bar to writing about food systems and culture, this award-winning author and journalist has covered a lot of ground and explores the idea of food for both pleasure and sustenance in her latest book. Anya chats with andrea bennett, senior editor at The Tyee, about Hearty: On Cooking, Eating, and Growing Food for Pleasure and Subsistence.
Episode 191: The Victor
From small-town beginnings in Prince George to three-Michelin-star restaurants in London and Disney cruise ships, the immigrant experience, discovering sushi, and cuisine without borders, Anya chats with Executive Chef Garett Blundell and Head Sushi Chef Jae Cho of The Victor steak and seafood house at Parq Vancouver about putting the fun back into fine dining.
Episode 190: Chef and Food Security Advocate TJ Conwi
From his childhood in the Philippines working in the family restaurant to launching and running glittering hotel and corporate kitchens to working to fight food waste and food insecurity, this chef has served up almost half a million meals over the last five years to those that need them most. Anya chats with chef TJ Conwi, owner of ONO Vancouver about “Robin Hooding” food (without the stealing), the dangers of aesthetically pleasing produce, poorly seasoned chicken, and so much more.
Episode 189: Birch Block Vineyard
Anya chats with Sarah and Murray Bancroft of Birch Block Vineyard about the journey from cooking and high fashion to wine and agriculture, raising grapes, working with UBC Farm, and more.
Episode 188: Author Timothy Taylor
Anya chats with award-winning author and journalist Timothy Taylor about his latest book, The Rise and Fall of Magic Wolf, as well as mentors and strange journeys, hybrid cuisines, the connection between this novel and his first, Stanley Park, becoming a restaurant critic, uncovering family history, the social world of food, and more.
