Looking back over 200 episodes of the podcast and sharing what’s to come in the future. Even though the podcast is taking a hiatus while we regroup and make it accessible, we won’t be gone forever. And you’ll still find us on our YouTube channel and blog!

Some favourite episodes from over the years:

What the movie Chef taught us about cooking

Remixing Thanksgiving

The Recipes and Chefs Who Taught Us to Love Cooking

Creating Our Dream Food Truck

That Time Kombucha Exploded All Over Our Podcast

Our new hobby: dice stacking

Saying the thing that no one wants to hear: there's no guaranteed growth strategy on social media. It's different for every creator, every platform, and every audience. Let's talk about some things that might help and some that might hinder.

There's just something uniquely enticing about the way food is portrayed in animated films. The short film Bao and feature film Turning Red both feature prime examples of how good food can look when every aspect of the details are accounted for. We review Bao and the food scenes in Turning Red, which are both the work of the same production designer Rona Liu.

Why the Food in Pixar’s ‘Turning Red’ Looks So Good: https://www.eater.com/22991446/animating-delicious-looking-food-pixar-turning-red-interview

If you were stranded on a desert island, would you eat something non-vegan? That scenario is no longer hypothetical for one vegan contestant on the latest season of Survivor. Vegans in reality tv competition shows have also had to make difficult decisions on Master Chef. Would you cook meat if you were on the show?

Vegan Chef Quits Romanian MasterChef After Being Ordered To Cook Meat

Survivor 42 Episode 2 Recap: Vegan Discrimination

There seems to be a trend in vegan marketing that's getting more common- cringe. After Oatly made a song, Sol Cuisine decided to make a song about cauliflower. Then THIS in the UK said hold my beer and made an ad about tricking vegans into thinking they're eating meat. What's going on?!

Sol Cuisine Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAyZPS5noaQ

Oatly Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HQU0MB0D5A

Oatly patches: https://www.instagram.com/p/CZhWXjnoOv2/

Oatly apology?: https://www.instagram.com/p/CZtNuNTsc6j/

THIS Uk ad: https://www.instagram.com/p/CaRxhjHq7G9/

Have you ever wondered what it's like raising vegan children? How about raising two under the age of three? Tory Halpin is doing just that! With the help of research-based parenting tips and a background in childhood development, Tory is discovering the nuances that come with having a vegan family in a mostly not vegan world.

Follow Tory on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/toryhalpin/

Resources mentioned: 

Plant-Based Juniors: https://www.instagram.com/plantbasedjuniors/

Erin Ireland: https://www.instagram.com/erinireland/

Toronto Vegan Mom: https://www.instagram.com/torontoveganmom/

The Plant-Based Baby & Toddler book: https://plantbasedjuniors.com/plant-based-baby-and-toddler/

Some of our favourite cooking advice comes from Julia Child- butter and fearlessness in the kitchen are key! We watch the movie Julie & Julia to learn about the history of Julia Child and the lessons she passed on to Julie Powell many years later.

Catching up on vegan news including another questionable marketing move from Oatly, vegan babybels and laughing cow, IKEA's 3D-printed meatballs and supporting vegan bakery Southern Roots.

The stories:

Vegan babybels: https://vegnews.com/2022/2/dairy-free-babybel-laughing-cow-cheese

IKEA 3D printed meatballs: https://vegnews.com/2022/2/job-interviews-ikea-vegan-meatballs

Southern Roots bakery: https://vegnews.com/2022/2/black-owned-vegan-bakery-southern-roots

Vegan lunches at schools in NYC: https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Food/nyc-launches-vegan-fridays-schools-usda-announces-nutrition/story?id=82670616

Oatly's questionable instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/CZhWXjnoOv2/

Oatly's misleading ads: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/jan/26/oatly-ads-banned-by-uk-watchdog-over-misleading-green-claims

Zac Bird's reaction: https://www.instagram.com/p/CZizuoOjiHz/

Trigger warning: discussions of eating habits and dieting.

Are influencers making us all want to eat fast food? According to one article, they are. Turns out the real problem is actually how we are framing food and the relationship we have with it. Influencers aren't innocent and neither is this article.

How food influencers affect what we eat: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20211206-does-seeing-food-on-social-media-make-us-eat-more

Maintenance Phase: https://www.maintenancephase.com/

We watched Simon Amstell's mockumentary Carnage so you don't have to. We'll tell you the good parts, so you don't have to sit through the triggering and graphic parts.