Susur Lee: I Chat with a World-Class Toronto Chef
Susur Lee is one of Canada's most recognizable and lauded chefs, but I knew him long before his rise to fame. I will never forget meeting Su...
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Sittin' in the Kitchen
The best conversations seem to happen in the kitchen. The kitchen is the hub of the home - a place for lively chats over coffee, tea, lunch or even dinner. Join Marion Kane: Food Sleuth as s...
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My Foodie Friend and I Champion Underdog Vegetables
This podcast is short and funny! My famous foodie friend @mairlynsmith and I champion underdog vegetables – brussels sprouts and parsnips. M...
Quebec Chef Martin Picard on Food, Foie Gras, Fun
In 2016, I interviewed one of Canada's most lauded chefs, Martin Picard, known for his big personality and famous nose-to-tail restaurant, A...
Nanny and Child Reunion: My Dear Evelyn and I Find Each Other After 50-Plus Years
One of the sweetest moments of my life took place when I was reunited with my childhood nanny, Evelyn. Hired by my parents when I was an inf...
A Lively Chat with Nigella Lawson, my Kitchen Cousin
Cooking is a wonderful destressor, and I'm not alone in that belief – my kitchen cousin, Nigella Lawson, agrees with me! I loved interviewin...
A Lively Chat with Nigella Lawson, my Kitchen Cousin
Big news for one of television's most popular reality TV shows! Dame Prue Leith is leaving The Great British Bake Off and will be replaced b...
Massimo Bottura is on a Mission to Turn Food Waste into Delicious Meals
Modena's famous Massimo Bottura approaches food and cooking with a sense of creativity that is electric. His charm and energy are irresistib...
Chef Matty Matheson on Addiction, Politics and Pancakes
In 2017, I interviewed Matty Matheson, the John Belushi of the culinary world. Heavily tattooed, irreverent and profoundly talented. Matty r...
Sean Brock: His Friend Tony, Fatherhood and Fried Chicken
American chef Sean Brock's work is a love letter to Southern food. Raised in a small coal town on the Virginia-Kentucky border, Sean has ded...
Amanda Cohen, Owner of “Dirt Candy,” Talks Veggies
Can vegetables be the star of the show at dinner? Chef Amanda Cohen thinks so! In 2008, Amanda opened 'Dirt Candy' – a vegetable-focused res...
Pastry Chef Bruno Feldeisen Shares His Bittersweet Story
Bruno Feldeisen understands the emotional aspects of food and cooking. When I interviewed him for my podcast in 2017, we dove deep into the...
Ruth Reichl Explains the Healing Power of Cooking
In her decade as Editor-in-Chief of Gourmet magazine, Ruth Reichl would have sifted through 1000s of recipes. These 10 are her favourites: R...
I Sleuth the Ultimate Dessert at the Winona Peach Festival
Huzzah! It's peach season in Ontario. That means luscious peach pies, cobblers or the simple pleasure of eating a ripe peach over the kitche...
The Canadian Connection: Alison Fryer, Hart Melvin, Mark McEwan and Jamie Kennedy
One of the highlights of my life was bringing cooking legend Julia Child to the Toronto Star Test Kitchen in 1999. We invited some of Toront...
Julia Child’s Inner Circle: Judith Jones, Alex Prud’homme and Bob Spitz
The Julia Child's birthday is just around the corner August 15 - my wonderful friend and mentor. She was every bit as warm and funny in pers...
Toronto Landmark 'Harbord Bakery' Celebrates 80th Anniversary
The iconic Harbord Bakery celebrates its 80th anniversary this year. I've found that they can do no wrong especially my favourites – their s...
My Foodie Friend and I Champion Two Underdog Vegetables
This podcast is short and funny! My famous foodie friend Mairlyn Smith and I champion underdog vegetables – brussels sprouts and parsnips. M...
Chef Matty Matheson on Addiction, Politics and Pancakes
Congratulations to Matty Matheson on 11 years of sobriety! I interviewed Matty in 2017 when he was still newly sober. His joie de vivre was...
Brooklyn Duo Champions Gefilte Fish
Rosh Hashanah, Jewish New Year, is approaching on October 2 to 4.The Gefilteria is the brainchild of Brooklyn NY residents Liz Alpern and Je...
I Sleuth the Ultimate Dessert at the Winona Peach Festival
You can count on the month of August in Ontario to reliably bring us these things: long lines of traffic headed toward cottage country, at l...