5à7 Podcast

“In Quebec, the traceability is sh*t,” says Chef Jean-Sébastien Giguère of the new h3 restaurant in downtown Montreal. Listen in on our happy hour conversation about how eating local here in Quebec is a marketing tool for Big Agriculture. We also talk sugar shacks, his two years to decide what to do with his chickens […]

Andrew Whibley is the owner of Cloakroom, a popular speakeasy in Montreal, but more recently he's become an activist. The co-founder of the Association Pour Spiritueux à Emporter Quebec wants Quebeckers to be able to order their negroni and coffee-infused kombucha cocktails for takeout or delivery. And he's not alone. We talk batch cocktails, what […]

The 5à7 Podcast is back for a new season with Vancouver filmmaker Baljit Sangra, whose latest documentary Because We Are Girls aired on the closing night of the South Asian Film Festival of Montreal. It chronicles the path of three sisters who press charges against their cousin, who allegedly raped them while growing up in […]

It’s a holiday Easter egg! Err…chocolate truffle? I’ve got three(ish) more questions for Nicolas Duvernois to make your holiday a bit cheerier.  Photo by Jordane Mathieu on Unsplash

In this episode, Quebec entrepreneur Nicolas Duvernois of Pur Vodka, Romeo’s Gin and now Choco Crème taste tests his latest products with me. A Dragon on “Dans l’Oeil de Dragon,” the Quebec version of Dragon’s Den, he knows what makes a good company and a good product. But even he was probably stumped when he […]

Have you ever thought it’d be fun to import some wine? It’s pretty easy to do for yourself, but not so easy to start a company. Wine clubs? Mixed cases? And now, virtual webinars? If you’re scratcing your head, you’re not alone. You’re going to want to hear from Asma Ben Tanfous and Jean-Gabriel Vignault […]

Parés Baltà is a family owned winery in the Penedès Wine Region of Spain whose origins go back to 1790. Joan Cusine and his brother Josep are part of the 3rd generation working in the winery, which uses biodynamic methods and produces some of the most affordable and popular cava in Quebec. But this year, […]

With cookbooks flying off shelves (or out of warehouses) these days, it's crazy to think that food photographers lost work during the pandemic, too. But as magazines stalled as advertising stopped, freelance photographers got nervous. But thankfully for food photographer Ariel Tarr, everyone has to eat. We talked cameras, lenses, styling, some of her most […]

SUBSCRIBE Video: iTunes | YouTube Audio: Stitcher | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Pocket Casts Can you re-grow green onions from the stems? Can you eat that sprouting potato? And what do you to say to friends who waste $20 of organic veal (or, heaven forbid, homemade lemon meringue pie)? Cookbook author and television personality Christine Tizzard of thezerowastekitchen.ca has the answers, along with the actual best […]

Have you ever thought of Zoom as a long selfie? Fashion photographer Lindsay Anne Delaney tells you why you should, plus shooting the cover of fashion magazines during COVID and why you should check out her directorial debut with the Canadian International Fashion Film Festival. Oh, and she’s a Newfoundlander, so we chat about rum […]

Why did a “rock star farmer” and bestselling author of “The Market Gardener” launch a magazine and e-commerce clothing and tool website? In the season 2 premiere of the 5à7 Podcast, farmer and entrepreneur Jean-Martin Fortier of La Ferme des Quatre-Temps and Les Jardins de la Grelinette and I talk about his new magazine featuring […]

Sourdough is front and centre in this conversation with Ed and Natasha Tatton of plant-based BReD bakery in Whistler, BC. We also talk zero-waste, the future of tourist-heavy Whistler, oat milk and aquafaba, cinnamon buns, selling local on their online store, vegan and plant-based bakery consults, and, of course, fluffy loaves of heaven.  (Psst! Use […]

Expert canner and pastry chef Camilla Wynne gives me a sneak peek of her upcoming cookbook (which will include her popular apple, pear and pumpkin beer-caramel jam, Fall Sweater), pistachio blondies with a summer pudding jam swirled through, and a really good ginger cookie sandwiched with raspberry lambic jam. We also talk renewed interest in […]

In the second half of host Amie Watson’s chat with Jean-Sebastien Michel and Kalina César of Montreal’s newest cocktail bar Alkadémie Alambika, they talk low-alcohol cocktails, cocktail set partnerships with local, artisanal distilleries and how bars had it tougher than restaurants before and after a rushed reopening announcement. The 5à7 Podcast is a series of […]

In this episode of the 5à7 Podcast, I chat with Jean-Sebastien Michel and Kalina César of Alkadémie Alambika, the new cocktail bar and event space behind bar supply store Alambika in Montreal. They talk classic and tiki cocktails, the future of bars come winter, Covid-related delays, cocktail trends at home, and the best syrups, jiggers, […]

In Part 2 of host Amie Watson’s chat with Dimitri Antonopoulos, the co-owner and VP of Marketing for Experience Old Montreal, they talk how Covid-19 has affected restaurant trends, when the rest of his family’s Old Port boutique hotels will reopen and some of his favourite Greek dishes.  The 5à7 Podcast is a series of […]

This week I chatted with Dimitri Antonopoulos, the co-owner and VP of Marketing for Experience Old Montreal, part of the Antonopoulos Group, a family-owned hospitality company that runs a number of boutique hotels, spas and restaurants in Montreal including Verses, Jacopo, Maggie Oakes, Kyo, Bevo, Méchant Boeuf, Modavie and the Vieux-Port Steakhouse. We talked about […]

We’re taking a week off, which you’ll understand if you’re in the podcast’s home province of Quebec, where we just call it the construction holiday. Where do you not want to be this Sunday afternoon? On a highway back to Montreal. But, if you are stuck in traffic (then or any other day), why not […]

In this episode, I chat with Time Out Market CEO (and former jetsetter) Didier Souillat about reopening Montreal's Time Out Markets now, the updated timeline for opening new markets in Dubai and London post-Covid and the future of food halls. Plus, his favourite restaurant in the world and the first restaurant he went to in […]

Host Amie Watson chats with Chef Rhea Gilkes of Barbados restaurant Fusion Rooftop about restaurant and hotel closures, the future of the island’s tourism industry, Slow Food Barbados and the Chef’s Alliance and eating local because of Covid-19. They also talk about liming, what Rhea’s cooking at home with her family and what she’s cooking […]

In Part 2 of my conversation with The Globe & Mail restaurant critic Alexandra Gill, we talk about writing negative reviews these days, where you should go when you head back to restaurants, and what Alex has been cooking lately at home. Plus, a quasi-lightning round and the best (and most interesting) restaurant meals of […]

This week I chatted with The Globe & Mail restaurant critic Alexandra Gill about how she's been writing about and reviewing restaurants in recently reopened Vancouver. We also chatted farmers, supply chains and what percentage of Canadian restaurants she expects will make it through Covid, plus unexpected upsides of reopening like increased elbow space. Come […]

This week, I spoke with Élise Tastet about running her website and food startup tastet.ca, joining a startup incubator and what restaurants are and aren’t planning as they start to reopen in Quebec. The 5à7 Podcast is a series of happy hour conversations with cool people. They're based around food, but guests go beyond chefs […]

Host Amie Watson chats with Jena Sapinoso of sake importer Metropolitan Premium Wines and Sakes about transitioning from more than 90 percent restaurant sales to selling cases of sakes direct to consumers. Plus, Sake 101 for beginners and free digital webinars for amateurs and pros alike. The 5à7 Podcast is a series of happy hour […]

This week, I chatted with guitarist and sound engineer Colin Buchanan of Prince Edward Island band Paper Lions about everything from his go-to fishcakes recipe to how the group's plans changed after releasing its new album “Stay Together” a few months before Covid-19 shut down music venues. Tracks played on the podcast include “Don't Touch […]

This week, I chatted with Noah Redler, the founder of Arche Innovation about how small, medium and large businesses that he works with are shifting online and pivoting their business models. We also talk about the classic gin martini and the future of virtual reality hugs. SUBSCRIBE Video: iTunes | YouTube Audio: Stitcher | Spotify Audio Version: The 5à7 Podcast is […]

In this fifth episode of the 5à7 Podcast, I chat with CHK PLZ Co-Founders Erik Haniak and Roberto Casoli about how restaurants are shifting to contactless payments and restaurants that never considered takeout or delivery before have made that switch with CHK PLZ’s new, free app. Plus, we drink boozy lemonade and reminisce about patios. […]

SUBSCRIBE Video: iTunes | YouTube Audio: Stitcher | Spotify This week I spoke with Communications Specialist and Founder of Milagro Atelier de Relations Publiques Martine St-Victor about how the PR landscape has changed since COVID-19, what businesses need to know to stay relevant and a great story about Haitian farm-distilled Clairin (which she impressively ties into marketing without most […]

Host Amie Watson chats with Olive & Gourmando Wine Director and Montreal Restaurant Workers Relief Fund Co-Founder Kaitlin Doucette about where to get wine right now, the “2020 Vintage” and what bottle she's going to pop when this is all over.  Audio Only: The 5à7 Podcast is a series of happy hour conversations with cool […]

For this second episode of the 5à7 Podcast, I (food journalist and host Amie Watson) spoke with Montreal City Councillor Craig Sauvé about digital city council meeting successes and mess-ups, going vegan, his favourite local brewery, metal bands, morning radio shows, St-Henri restaurants and who he’s going to hug when this is all over. Here’s […]

For this first ever episode of the 5à7 Podcast, I (food journalist and host Amie Watson) spoke with Chef Aaron Langille of Le Diplomate restaurant in Montreal over a glass of natural wine. Except it’s COVID-19 times, so it’s virtual. The video podcast and audio-only podcast are below! Here’s the audio podcast: SUBSCRIBE   Video: iTunes | YouTube   Audio: […]