CREATE - The Podcast

For today’s episode of the Let’s Meet for a Beer Podcast teaming up with our good friends from Brightside. Brightside by ATB is a free banking app that helps you do more you - so you can save for and spend on the craft beer you enjoy. Just like our team at Alberta Beer Festivals, Brightside calls Alberta home and is proud to support great local breweries and businesses with their Friends with Benefits program. Today we’ll be chatting with Snake Lake Brewing Company, one of Brightside's Friends with Benefits where Brightsiders can earn extra savings. 

Today I sat down with Adam Nachbaur and Amanda Gammel with Snake Lake Brewing Company in Sylvan Lake, Alberta....

More About Brightside

Join Brightside and experience the banking app that helps you do more you. Download the app to sign up in minutes from your phone to get spending and saving - all for free. You can learn more about Brightside by ATB at hibrightside.ca. 

Brightside: Download | Website | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter

Let’s Meet For A Beer: Website | Twitter | Instagram

Alberta Beer Festivals: Website | Twitter | Instagram

For today’s episode of the Let’s Meet for a Beer Podcast teaming up with our good friends from Brightside. Brightside by ATB is a free banking app that helps you do more you - so you can save for and spend on the craft beer you enjoy. Just like our team at Alberta Beer Festivals, Brightside calls Alberta home and is proud to support great local breweries and businesses with their Friends with Benefits program. Today we’ll be chatting with Troubled Monk, one of Brightside's Friends with Benefits where Brightsiders can earn extra savings. 

Today I sat down with Marc Shields and Bud Kelly with Troubled Monk in Red Deer, Alberta....

More About Brightside

Join Brightside and experience the banking app that helps you do more you. Download the app to sign up in minutes from your phone to get spending and saving - all for free. You can learn more about Brightside by ATB at hibrightside.ca. 

Brightside: Download | Website | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter

Let’s Meet For A Beer: Website | Twitter | Instagram

Alberta Beer Festivals: Website | Twitter | Instagram

For episodes 30-35 of the Let’s Meet for a Beer Podcast my friend Cam Dobranski, owner of Medium Rare Chef Apparel, is joining me as co-host!  Cam made some calls to his friends across Canada (who also happen to be world-class chefs) to see if they would join us to share their stories - and luckily they said yes!

Today we connect with James Holmes, Chef at Salt & Brick in Kelowna, British Columbia.  Late to the game, James started his culinary career at the age of twenty-seven. While on a family trip to Europe, he found a real connection to the product, process and quality of European food culture.  His passion for food, and skills as a chef, have landed him on Canada’s Food Network’s Fire Masters and Big Food Bucket List!

“You have to find yourself in the kitchen.  If you don’t stand out - you’re not going to stand out!” - Chef James Howell

• Chef James Howell: Instagram
• Salt & Brick: Website 
• Medium Rare Chef Apparel: Website | Twitter | Instagram
• Let’s Meet For A Beer: Website | Twitter | Instagram
• Alberta Beer Festivals: Website | Twitter | Instagram

Brightside and Alberta Beer Festivals have teamed up to create a unique podcast series showcasing unique craft breweries across Alberta.  I recently met up with Michael Ulrich to learn more about Brightside and why they are excited to help showcase Craft Breweries across Alberta through this series. 

Our third series with Brightside focuses on breweries across Alberta that are involved with Brightside’s “Friends With Benefits” Program.  These podcasts feature conversations with the teams from Troubled Monk, Snake Lake Brewing, Dog Island Brewing and Blindman Brewing.  You will learn more about the breweries and how they make a positive difference in their community.

Stay tuned for a new series each month throughout the summer from Alberta Beer Festivals and our friends at Brightside.

More on Brightside:

Join Brightside and experience the banking app that helps you do more. Download the app to sign up in minutes from your phone to get spending and saving - all for free. 

• Brightside: Download | Website | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter

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Let’s Meet For A Beer: Website | Twitter | Instagram

Alberta Beer Festivals: Website | Twitter | Instagram

For episodes 30-35 of the Let’s Meet for a Beer Podcast my friend Cam Dobranski, owner of Medium Rare Chef Apparel, is joining me as co-host!  Cam made some calls to his friends across Canada (who also happen to be world-class chefs) to see if they would join us to share their stories - and luckily they said yes!

Today we connected with Paul Rogalski, Owner & Culinary Director at Rouge Restaurant which has been ranked as one of  San Pellegrino’s World’s 50 Best Restaurants.  Paul is also the Co-Creator, Culinary Director, and Host of Wild Harvest Films and stars in an amazing food/adventure show called Les Stroud’s Wild Harvest.

Paul is such a genuine person and always fun to connect with - I hope you enjoy our conversation.

“Why did I choose to be a chef? It's a long story but the bottom line is that I love food, I love cooking and I love people!” - Paul Rogalski

• Paul Rogalski: Website | Instagram
• Rouge Restaurant: Website | Instagram
• Medium Rare Chef Apparel: Website | Twitter | Instagram
• Let’s Meet For A Beer: Website | Twitter | Instagram
• Alberta Beer Festivals: Website | Twitter | Instagram

For episodes 30-35 of the Let’s Meet for a Beer Podcast my friend Cam Dobranski, owner of Medium Rare Chef Apparel, is joining me as co-host!  Cam made some calls to his friends across Canada (who also happen to be world-class chefs) to see if they would join us to share their stories - and luckily they said yes!

Today we connected with Christine Sandford, Executive Chef at Biera in Edmonton, Alberta.  Christine wanted to be a banker, psychologist or interior designer when she grew up.  So how did she end up studying Butchery and working in restaurants across Europe?  Her path may seem strange to some people - but it’s exactly the kind of experience that Biera was looking for in an Executive Chef!

“I'm proud to promote equality in kitchens. No matter what your sex or ethnicity is - you should always be give an equal opportunity.” - Christine Sandford

• Christine Sandford: Instagram
• Biera: Website | Instagram
• Medium Rare Chef Apparel: Website | Twitter | Instagram
• Let’s Meet For A Beer: Website | Twitter | Instagram
• Alberta Beer Festivals: Website | Twitter | Instagram

For episodes 30-35 of the Let’s Meet for a Beer Podcast my friend Cam Dobranski, owner of Medium Rare Chef Apparel, is joining me as co-host!  Cam made some calls to his friends across Canada (who also happen to be world-class chefs) to see if they would join us to share their stories - and luckily they said yes!

Today we connected with Derek Dammann, Chef and Owner of Maison Publique and  McKiernan in Montreal, Quebec. Chef Derek hails from the West Coast but rocks out in Montreal. On the podcast we talk about Derek’s rise to become one of Canada’s top chefs and his amazing cookbook, True North - Canadian Cooking From Coast To Coast.  Derek also opens up about his personal struggles, why he chose to get sober and new beginnings.

“You'll be way better off if you take a step back from what you're doing and focus on self-care.”  - Derek Dammann

• Derek Dammann: Twitter | Instagram
• Medium Rare Chef Apparel: Website | Twitter | Instagram
• Let’s Meet For A Beer: Website | Twitter | Instagram
• Alberta Beer Festivals: Website | Twitter | Instagram

For episodes 30-35 of the Let’s Meet for a Beer Podcast my friend Cam Dobranski, owner of Medium Rare Chef Apparel, is joining me as co-host!  Cam made some calls to his friends across Canada (who also happen to be world-class chefs) to see if they would join us to share their stories - and luckily they said yes!

Today we connected with Todd Perrin, Chef and Owner of Mallard Cottage in Quidi Vidi, Newfoundland which was ranked #22 in Canada’s Top Restaurants in 2018.  Todd has appeared on The Food Network’s Top Chef Canada twice and also is a featured judge on Wall of Chefs.

Todd is a passionate chef and thinks the concept of work-life balance is overrated!  On the podcast, he is very open about his journey as a restaurant owner and the challenges that the current pandemic has meant for him, his family and his team.  I’m grateful that he took the time to connect with us and I hope you enjoy the conversation.

“I don’t think about what I do as a job - it’s my life.”  - Chef Todd Perrin

• Todd Perrin: Twitter | Instagram
• Medium Rare Chef Apparel: Website | Twitter | Instagram
• Let’s Meet For A Beer: Website | Twitter | Instagram

Alberta Beer Festivals: Website | Twitter | Instagram

For today’s episode of the Let’s Meet for a Beer Podcast I’m teaming up with our good friends from Brightside. Brightside by ATB is a free banking app that helps you do more you - so you can save for and spend on the craft beer you enjoy. Just like our team at Alberta Beer Festivals, Brightside calls Alberta home and is proud to support great local breweries and businesses with their Friends with Benefits program. Today we’ll be chatting with SYC Brewing Company, one of Brightside's Friends with Benefits where Brightsiders can earn extra savings. 

Today I sat down with Richard Fyk, Co-Founder of SYC Brewing Company in Edmonton, Alberta.  The first thing we discuss is what exactly SYC stands for?  Is it Show Your Colors?  Is it Share Your Craft?  Do you pronounce every letter S-Y-C, or is it pronounced “SICK” like the kids say?  These are the hard-hitting questions I like to ask on my podcast!

SYC has been around for a relatively short amount of time and they have faced many challenges since the doors opened.  It’s one thing to deal with the learning curve of opening a new business in an unfamiliar industry - but let’s add a global pandemic to the mix and see how you handle it!  Well I’ve been following SYC closely since their doors opened and I’m proud to see how they have responded to the challenges and the products that they have introduced to the market.  It was great to meet up with Richard at the brewery to get a look at the operations.  I had a blast (as always) and I hope you enjoy our conversation!

More About Brightside:

Join Brightside and experience the banking app that helps you do more you. Download the app to sign up in minutes from your phone to get spending and saving - all for free. You can learn more about Brightside by ATB at hibrightside.ca. 

Brightside’s giving all you lucky listeners $30 when you sign up using the code BEER. Download the app, sign up and minutes and put that $30 to good use (let’s face it, we know you’ll likely use it on beer!)

Brightside: Download | Website | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter

Let’s Meet For A Beer: Website | Twitter | Instagram

Alberta Beer Festivals: Website | Twitter | Instagram

For today’s episode of the Let’s Meet for a Beer Podcast, I’m teaming up with our good friends from Brightside. Brightside by ATB is a free banking app that helps you do more you - so you can save for and spend on the craft beer you enjoy. Just like our team at Alberta Beer Festivals, Brightside calls Alberta home and is proud to support great local breweries and businesses with their Friends with Benefits program. Today we’ll be chatting with Alley Kat Brewing Company, one of Brightside's Friends with Benefits where Brightsiders can earn extra savings. 

Today I sat down with Zane Christensen and Cameron French, owners of  Alley Kat Brewing in Edmonton, Alberta.  Zane and Cameron purchased Alley Kat in 2020 from founder Neil Herbst and his wife and business partner Lavonne.  Alley Kat is one of the longest-running and most respected craft breweries in Alberta - and we discuss the responsibility that comes along with that.

Zane and Cameron both have backgrounds in accounting and have a solid understanding of business.  They have been careful to ensure that the Alley Kat culture is maintained and have spent the past year observing and learning from their team.  As Zane puts it, “We have an amazing staff at Alley Kat and we believe that our people are at the core of what we do.”

It was great to connect with Zane and Cameron to learn more about them.  Alley Kat is in good hands and they will continue to be leaders in our community - I hope you enjoy our conversation.

More About Brightside:

Join Brightside and experience the banking app that helps you do more you. Download the app to sign up in minutes from your phone to get spending and saving - all for free. You can learn more about Brightside by ATB at hibrightside.ca. 

Brightside’s giving all you lucky listeners $30 when you sign up using the code BEER. Download the app, sign up and minutes and put that $30 to good use (let’s face it, we know you’ll likely use it on beer!)

Brightside: Download | Website | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter

Let’s Meet For A Beer: Website | Twitter | Instagram

Alberta Beer Festivals: Website | Twitter | Instagram