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The Nosh is a weekly show about the people, places and issues behind what—and where—we eat and drink. Hosted by Anya Levykh.

Vancouver Co-op Radio


    • Apr 15, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 53m AVG DURATION
    • 205 EPISODES


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    Ep205 The Nosh - Peya Restaurant & Ksenia Dempster's Spring Desserts Picks

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 56:28


    Anya chats with chef/owner Ashwani Dabas of Peya Restaurant about Indian-French fusions, moving beyond butter chicken and gulab jamun, mother sauces, and more. And later, pastry chef Ksenia Dempster talks spring desserts, cherry blossom onigiri, perfect pie crusts, and she and Anya wax rhapsodic over soft-serve ice cream, ek mek (IYKYK), and peaches.

    Ep204 The Nosh - Angus An & Tara Davies

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2025 54:35


    Anya chats with chef Angus An of Maenam about his newest opening, the robustness of northeastern Thai cuisine, regional specialties, and more, and later, Tara Davies chats about her experiences behind the bar and running the show at Chupito, being a woman in the industry, living and working in Mexico, raicilla and mezcal, and Chupito 2.0.

    Ep203 The Nosh - Rumble Fish & Massy Books

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 54:15


    Anya chats with industry veteran Tyson Reimer about his upcoming fish-and-chips (and more) shop in Hastings Sunrise, the ethics of eating octopus and Humboldt squid, the novels of S.E. Hinton, simple food done well, and more. And later, Patricia Massy of Massy Books talks about tariffs, Indigenous authors, and pivoting in the face of another potential economic crisis for the publishing industry.

    Ep202 The Nosh - Jay Nok Thai & Canadian Book Tariffs

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025 55:15


    The much-loved and long-running Sala Thai closed after almost 40 years of serving generations of loyal customers, but the story isn't over. The next generation is reimagining Thai at Jay Nok while paying homage to their family's legacy. Anya chats with co-founders Bobby Kongsilp and Bumpen “Nok” Khangrang, the husband-and-wife team behind the new False Creek restaurant. And later, Anya chats with Jennifer Kim of Nooroongji Books on Granville Island about the potential impacts to the Canadian publishing industry from the current trade war with the U.S.

    Ep201 The Nosh - Hanap Filipino Fusion Bakes & Restaurant Reservations for Good

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 54:46


    Anya chats with Cyril de Ramos, the founder of Hanap Filipino Fusion Bakes about Filipino cuisine and desserts beyond ube, reinventing the classics, upcoming pop-ups, and more. Later, restaurant owners James Iranzad of Bufala, Lucky Taco, and Bells & Whistles, along with Vincent Nguyễn of Anh & Chi, talk about how they're dealing with reservation ghosting by doing good.

    Ep200 The Nosh - Food in Schools

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2025 59:26


    Anya chats with Brent Mansfield, elementary school teacher, co-founder of LunchLab, and school food advocate about running for a cause, the importance of school lunches, their educational and societal impacts, the recent news from the provincial and federal governments, and resetting the structural idea of school lunch entirely.

    Ep199 The Nosh - Lingua Franca Winery & BC Tree Fruits Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2025 57:14


    agan farmer and vice-president of BC Fruit Growers Association joins to talk about this year's coming harvest, the latest updates, help from the government, and the importance of buying local.

    Ep198 The Nosh - Chef Alex Kim & Booker Winery

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2025 58:01


    Anya chats with Canadian Culinary Champion Chef Alex Kim of Five Sails Restaurant in Vancouver about growing up in South Korea, cooking on his grandmother's farm, elevated dining, comfort food for chefs, and more. Later, Booker Winery joins to chat about the wines of Paso Robles and what to expect at wine fest.

    Ep 197 The Nosh - Vancouver International Wine Fest & Robert Mondavi Winery

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2025 58:01


    Anya chats with Vancouver International Wine Festival executive director Harry Hertscheg about everything from the history of the festival, wine-cations, supporting Bard on the Beach, aha moments, the interconnectivity of wine regions north and south of the border, the BC wine industry's current challenges, and supporting BC wines. Later, winemaker Kurtis Ogasawara from Robert Mondavi Winery in California joins to chat about the winery's history at the wine fest, current growing challenges, the origins of fumée blanc, Chardonnay in the post-ABC world, and "salty" wines (not really, but kind of, yeah...).

    Ep196 The Nosh - Lunar New Year Chef Collabs at Metropolis

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2025 54:41


    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.

    Ep195 The Nosh - Lunar New Year

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2025 44:19


    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.

    Ep194 The Nosh - Helping the BCHF and Heritage Acres Distilling

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2024 59:41


    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.

    Ep193 The Nosh - Robbie Kane of Medina Cafe

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2024 59:58


    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.

    Ep192 The Nosh - Author andrea bennett

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2024 59:59


    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.

    Ep191 The Nosh - The Victor

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024 52:34


    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.

    Ep 190 The Nosh - Chef & Food Security Advocate TJ Conwi

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2024 54:12


    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.

    Ep 189 The Nosh - Birch Block Vineyard

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2024 58:33


    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.

    Ep 188 The Nosh - Timothy Taylor

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2024 59:25


    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.

    Ep187 The Nosh - Sandrine Ramoisy

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2024 55:51


    From a small village in Belgium to the northern wilds of Dawson Creek and Quesnel, and then to Vancouver and fine-dining, this seasoned front of house veteran has seen—and done—it all, and now she's serving it back with the launch and expansion of TIPS (To Insure Proper Service) Academy, which offers training to newcomers to Canada, as well as those entering or looking to upgrade in the profession. Anya chats with Sandrine about leaving home as a teen, becoming a bouncer, overcoming an introverted personality, respecting boundaries, reigniting your passion, and the true meaning of "the customer is always right."

    Ep186 The Nosh - Good Thief

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2024 48:48


    From the culture of nhậu and eating frog legs to save the environment, to cocktails that tell a story and drinking "collagen juice," it's a packed show chatting with co-owner Amelie Nguyen and beverage director Ben Kingstone of Good Thief.

    Ep 185 The Nosh - Hector Laguna & Matt Jacobson at Botanist Restaurant

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2024 54:44


    Solving puzzles, surprising takes on chicories, the many definitions of Pacific Northwest cuisine, tastes of home, being an ambassador for B.C. wine, salsa macha (not the tea), spice levels, cooking hyper local on a grand scale, and so much more. Anya chats with Executive Chef Hector Laguna and Wine Director Matt Jacobson of Botanist Restaurant at the Fairmont Pacific Rim about it all.

    Ep184 The Nosh - Rob Feenie

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2024 58:04


    From cooking in Alsace to winning Iron Chef to taking over the reigns at Le Crocodile, Rob Feenie's career has spanned many styles and situations. Anya chats with the renowned chef about growing up in Burnaby, travelling as a teenager, cooking and drinking in Russia (really), mentors, traditions and legacies, cracked glass (the kind you eat), and future plans both in and out of the restaurant.

    Ep183 The Nosh - Yuki Aida & Hiroshi Hoshiko of Sushi Mahana

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2024 57:54


    From talking to the fish (really) to defining a new Kyushu style of omakase infused with West Coast ingredients and sensibilities, Chef Hiroshi Hoshiko and owner Yuki Aida have turned a quiet corner of Lonsdale into a small retreat that transports you to Japan. Anya chats with the pair about Sushi Mahana, the omakase experience, brulee on eggs and more.

    Ep182 The Nosh - Indáy celebrates Filipino Cuisine

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2024 55:09


    The Philippines are a group of 6,000+ islands and more than 200 languages and cultures. The idea of Filipino cuisine as being a monolith of steam-table cafeteria-style fare is one that has persisted too long and is now slowly being replaced with the understading that what we know about Filipino cuisine represents only a tiny fraction of the whole story. A group of intrepid Filipino-Canadians are launching a collaborative dining series that explores the essence and evolution of Filipino cuisine, its diversity of regions and flavours, and what it means to be Filipino in Canada. Anya chats with the group behind Indáy to learn more.

    Ep181 The Nosh - Aman Loodu of Union Market

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2024 58:37


    It's all about community building, great coffee, continuing a Strathcona legacy, and becoming a gentrifier for a cause as Anya chats with Union Market owner Aman Loodu.

    Ep 180 The Nosh - Colin Johnson of Le Petit Chapeau

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2024 59:15


    His pâtés and terrines became a byword when he was working at the city's best French restaurant and now he is striking out on his own with a venture that it sure to 'spread' in popularity. Anya chats with Chef Colin Johnson of Le Petit Chapeau about pâté, kitchen culture, cooking for pleasure, working in restaurants on both sides of the Atlantic, and more.

    Ep 179 The Nosh - Doug Stephen of DownLow Chicken

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2024 52:54


    This chef and restaurateur has done everything and pretty much seen everything in his time in the industry, ranging from fine dining to cooking on the downlow. Anya chats with DownLow Chicken founder and chef Doug Stephen about fried chicken, confit bacon, creating safe spaces for kids—and snacks, the sepia-toned restaurants of our youth, going from cork dork to slushie nerd, playing Tetris with walk-in fridges, and more.

    Ep 178 The Nosh - Chef Steven Fecho of SLCC in Whistler

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2024 44:03


    His professional background has gone from deep sea bomb detection to butcher to chef and a whole lot in between. Now, he cooks and collaborates in Whistler at the Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre. Anya chats with chef Steven Fecho about hooshum berries, cooking with local and seasonal ingredients, the perils and positives of smoking fish (even in summer), switching from fine dining to casual cookery and back, and more.

    Ep177 The Nosh - Claire Livia Lassam

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2024 59:14


    Her breads and baked goods have been a byword in restaurant kitchens for years, as has her Commercial Drive storefront. Claire Livia Lassam, owner of Livia Bakery, Pasta and Wine Bar, joins Anya to talk about bread, baking, kitchen culture, food as community, the ups and downs of potato bread, feeding kids, the dreaded "P" word, embracing the slow life, eating together, the importance of carbs, and so much more.

    Ep 176 The Nosh - Pluvio in Ucluelet

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2024 60:00


    In a remote town on the northern west coast of Vancouver Island lies a small but mighty restaurant that has become of one of the best in Canada. Pluvio in Ucluelet is run by a husband-and-wife team who have turned this tiny town into a dining destination. Anya chats with them about their love of rain, cooking, hospitality, fried chicken, fine dining, doughnuts, adventures with bears, and more.

    Ep175 The Nosh - Clayton Fontaine of Tofino's Wickaninnish Inn

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2024 59:05


    Anya travels to Tofino to chat with Executive Chef Clayton Fontaine of The Wickaninnish Inn's The Pointe Restaurant about cooking on the Wild Wet Coast vs. East Coast, how local and sustainable plays out on the northern tip of Vancouver Island, the extraordinary pace of changing menus, growing anything in a temperature rain forest, local suppliers, the Relais & Châteaux experience, and more.

    Ep 174 The Nosh - Lila Arrives on Main Street

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2024 58:22


    Two much-lauded restaurateurs, Meeru Dhalwala of Vij's and Rangoli, and Shira Blustein of The Acorn, have come together to open Lila on Main Street. They chat with Anya about the restaurant, the menus, working together, friendship, food sustainability, the culture and politics behind plant-based, vegetarian and flexitarian eating, avoiding labels, the concept of welcome, and more.

    Ep 173 The Nosh - BC Wine & Fruit Harvest Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2024 56:43


    Bud break has arrived in the Okanagan, but this year's harvest isn't likely to produce the bumper crops of years past. Anya chats with BC wine and fruit growers about the current outlook, how this will impact wine and fruit production down the road, and how local consumers can support these local industries, including some fantastic experiences you can explore this summer.

    Ep172 The Nosh - The Rise of Zero-Proof Drinking

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2024 59:29


    Going out for a drink is starting to take on a new meaning. Gone are the days when choosing the non-alcoholic option meant going for pop or juice or perhaps sparkling water. The growing number of people seeking out low-alcohol or zero-proof options shows this is more than just a passing trend and restaurants and retailers are taking note. Anya chats with two purveyors of zero-proof beverages and discusses the intricacies behind making these non-alcoholic tipples.

    Ep171 The Nosh - Foraging with Mikaela Cannon

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2024 56:49


    Mikaela Cannon is an ardent nature enthusiast, forager and educator who recently published her book, Foraging as a Way of Life. She chats with host Anya Levykh about becoming comfortable in the wild, foraging in Sweden and Canada year-round, what to cook with your spoils, and more.

    Ep 170 The Nosh - Restaurant Industry Next Steps

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2024 59:42


    The challenges that the hospitality industry is currently facing are unprecedented, with more than half of all restaurants not only not making a profit, but not even breaking even. Anya chats with a panel of industry insiders about where we can go from here.

    Ep 169 The Nosh - Sugar Shack at Bearfoot Bistro

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2024 48:42


    Anya chats with Bearfoot Bistro's executive chef Dominic Fortin about his journey through the industry, cooking and pastry at Bearfoot, Sooke and other spots, the history of the sugar shack, and what's on the menu this week.

    Ep168 The Nosh - Jane Squier of The Garden on Salt Spring Island

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2024 53:58


    'Tis the season to celebrate citrus and Jane Squier grows a remarkable array of citrus in her Salt Spring Island greenhouse at The Garden. Anya chats with Jane about hardy citrus in cool-weather climates, anaerobic digestion, closed-loop environments, Buddha's Hand and kaffir limes, passion projects, switching from lettuce and basil to citrus and avocados, heating (or not) in the cooler months, where to find her citrus (mainly at restaurants), and more.

    Ep 167 The Nosh - Dallah El of Mishmish Bakery

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2024 60:14


    Anya chats with Dallah el Chami, chef and owner of Superbaba, about his upcoming new project, Mishmish Bakery in the Fraserhood, Jerusalem bagels, shewarma, nostalgia, third-culture cuisine, the making and use of halva, the history of French fries in MENA countries, and more.

    Ep166 The Nosh - Raffaele Boscaini of Masi Agricola

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2024 57:14


    Anya chats with winemaker Raffaele Boscaini, Chief Technical Director for Masi Agricola, about his family's winery, seven generations of winemaking, the rise of Valpolicelle and Amaro, the terroir of northern Italy and the Dolomites, the wines, fermentation, cork vs. stelvin vs. new polymers, and much more.

    Ep165 The Nosh - Ksenia Dempster of Nice Cake Co.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2024 37:06


    Anya chats with Ksenia Demspter, founder of Nice Cake Co. and aspiring baker, about being nice, making cakes, the best cookies in the city, baking at home, dogs, and more.

    Ep164 The Nosh - The Prisoner and Harvey & Harriet Wineries at Wine Fest

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2024 59:23


    Recorded live at the Vancouver International Wine Festival, Anya chats with two California winemakers, Kyle Jury of Harvey and Harriet Winery and Drew Schneider of The Prisoner. From terroir and tannins to cultivating a cult wine, it's a lively set of discussions on the tasting room floor, as well as a tasting of the best of both wineries.

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    Ep163 The Nosh - Beppe d'Andrea & Kurtis Ogasawara at Wine Fest

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2024 56:34


    Recorded live from the Vancouver International Wine Festival! Anya chats with Beppe d'Andrea of Ruffino and Kurtis Ogasawara of Robert Mondavi about Italian and Californian wines, polpette, the post-ABC wine world, and more.

    Ep162 The Nosh - Chef Ricardo Valverde of Suyo

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2024 52:47


    Anya chats with Chef Ricardo Valverde about modern Peruvian cuisine, the influences of Nikkei cuisine, and others, growing up in the kitchen, cooking for kids, opening Suyo Modern Peruvian Cuisine in Mount Pleasant, and more.

    Ep161 The Nosh - Canadian Culinary Champion Jasper Cruikshank

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2024 57:25


    Anya chats with Canadian Culinary Champion chef Jasper Cruikshank and CCC judges Joie alvaro Kent and Douglas Chang about the recent national battle for kitchen supremacy.

    Ep160 The Nosh - Pastry Chef Julien Salomoni

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2024 60:00


    Anya chats with pastry chef Julien Salomoni about baking, bread, pastry, the art of lamination, and teaching the art of baking and love.

    Ep159 The Nosh - Berry Fine Wine & Lunar New Year Bottles

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2024 52:19


    Anya chats with Margarita Valou of Echo Haskap Farms and Andrew Raines of Haywire Winery.

    Ep158 The Nosh - Dine Out Vancouver is Back!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2024 58:07


    Anya chats with Lucas Pavan of Dine Out Vancouver about this year's festival, the special events, the participating restaurants, the visiting chefs and so much more.

    Ep 157 The Nosh - It's Caviar Season!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2023 59:59


    Winter festivities mean just one thing...it's caviar season! Anya chats with International House of Caviar's Amir Rad about the history of caviar, its origins, varieties and production, red vs. black, how to pair with food and drink, and so much more.

    Ep156 The Nosh - Culmina Family Estate Winery

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2023 50:47


    On the Golden Mile Bench, this south Okanagan winery crafts estate wines that speak of minimal intervention, gentle handling and some really lovely wines. And this season, those wines are getting some intersectional visuals from a local artist. Anya chats with Culmina Family Estate Winery Estate Manager & Sommelier Maryke Vandermal, and Vancouver-based artist and sculptor Tara Lee Bennett about wine, terroir, taste and art.

    Ep155 The Nosh - Southern Gulf Islands

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2023 50:33


    While the smaller islands around Vancouver Island are popular destinations in the summer, there's something to be said for visiting during the quieter winter months, specifically the Southern Gulf Islands. Like Tofino, this small group of islands have a become a food, drink and cultural destination year round. Anya chats with Amanda Stars of Pender Island Chocolates, Jesse Keefer of Bodega Ridge Resort, and Jaimie Stirling of Southern Gulf Islands Tourism about where to go, and what to eat and drink, while you're there.

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