The Nosh
A weekly show about the people, places and issues behind what we eat and drink. Hosted by Anya Levykh.
Episodes
Episode 131: Maj Yee of Goldilocks Bake Shop
Anya chats with Maj Yee of Goldilocks Bake Shop about Filipino treats, pandesal, ube, Easter, family traditions, women breaking barriers, and more.
Episode 130: Myca Farms
Anya chats with Brian Thompson of Myca Farms in Langley about mushrooms, mycology, and more.
Episode 129: Chef Jean-Francis Quaglia of Provence Marinaside
Anya chats with Chef Jean-Francis Quaglia of Provence about Provencal cooking, almost 30 years of running restaurants, and what’s coming up for this southern French hotspot.
Episode 128: The Metis Bannock Queen
Anya chats with Jillian Brooks, founder and owner of The Métis Bannock Queen, about Indigenous foods, the history of bannock, feeding family, salted caramel, giving back, and more.
Episode 127: Team BC of the Canadian Culinary Championships
Anya chats with finalists Bobby Milheron and Aaron Lee of Wentworth Hospitality Group and senior Vancouver judge Joie Alvaro Kent about the recent Canadian Culinary Championships in Ottawa, including some “blow-out” moments.
Episode 126: Chef Rob Feenie
Anya takes a trip down memory lane with Iron Chef Rob Feenie and talks about his current menu at Bacchus at the Wedgewood Hotel and plans for the future.
Episode 125: Archer Restaurant
The team behind Archer Restaurant joins Anya for a chat about what contemporary Canadian cuisine really means.
Episode 124: Alexandra Gill
Anya chats with Globe and Mail columnist and culinary judge Alexandra Gill about restaurants, the hospitality industry, what to expect in 2023, and dining like a critic.
Episode 123: Chef Eva Chin of Avling
Anya chats with lauded chef Eva Chin about food, sustainability, Lunar New Year, how Canadian and Chinese cuisine have both evolved over the years, and cooking with a sense of place.
Episode 122: 2022 in Review with Gail Johnson
Anya chats with Stir co-founder Gail Johnson about the hospitality industry’s year, the ups and downs, the highlights and what’s likely to come in 2023.
Episode 121: L’Abattoir on 12 years in Gastown
Anya chats with chef and founder Lee Cooper of L’Abattoir, along with director of operations Chad Clark and head pastry chef Oliver Bernardino, about cooking outside the box, 12 years in Gastown, being selfish (in a good way) and more.
Episode 120: The Evolution of the Chinese Restaurant Awards
Anya chats with Lee Man, food writer and founding judge of the Chinese Restaurant Awards, about this year’s winners, the new format and categories of the awards program, and how Chinese restaurants have evolved in BC.
Episode 119: Jackie Kai Ellis of House Special
Chinese-Canadian restaurants have become a staple across Canada, from coast to coast, in even the smallest of towns and most remote of locations (think in the environs of the Arctic circle). Anya chats with local baker, author and multidisciplinary creator Jackie Kai Ellis, who is hosting a new docuseries that explores these quintessentially Canadian establishments and the dishes and stories behind the menus.
Episode 118: Canada’s Great Kitchen Party
Anya has a joyous, hilarious and heartfelt conversation with Michelin-starred chef Andrea Carlson, chef and instructor Hamid Salimian, and food writer and judge Joie Alvaro Kent about the hospitality industry and an upcoming event that supports Canadian chefs, athletes and musicians. It just might be the coolest kitchen party you’ve ever been to.
Episode 117: Michelin Results
Anya chats with Globe and Mail restaurant critic Alexandra Gill and Chinese Restaurant Awards founding judge Lee Man about the recently announced Michelin awards for Vancouver and what this means for the industry.
Episode 116: Fall Restaurant Round-up
Anya chats with Hanna McLean, national Dished editor for Daily Hive, about what’s on the menu for fall when it comes to Vancouver’s restaurant and cocktail scene.
Episode 115: Mixologist Sabrine Dhaliwal
Anya chats with mixologist Sabrine Dhaliwal of Juke Fried Chicken and The Chickadee Room about cocktails for fall, Vancouver’s bar scene, zero-proof drinking, and more.
Episode 114: Lee Murphy of Vista D’Oro Farms & Winery
Anya chats with Lee Murphy, co-founder of Vista D’Oro Farms and Winery about jams, jellies, toast, wine, walnuts, sustainability, and so much more.
Episode 113: Stephanie French of The Pie Shoppe
Anya chats with Stephanie French, co-founder of The Pie Shoppe in East Vancouver, about pies, pizza, wine, supporting local and sustainable producers and growers, cooking at home, and Tinder dates (really).
Episode 112: Douglas Chang of Ai and Om Knives
Anya chats with Douglas Chang of Chinatown’s Ai and Om Knives about cooking, cutting, steel, cilantro and so much more.
Episode 111: Angus An of Maenam
Anya chats with Angus An, chef and owner of award-winning Maenam Restaurant, as well as Fat Mao, Longtail Kitchen, Sen Pad Thai, Freebird Chicken and more.
