“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 […]