Bourbon, Rye, Scotch, its all whiskey to me! Kitchen Confession's very own producer and editor, Matt Agnew stops by to share his approach to the diverse world of whiskey.

Meagan Dier is a coffee roaster with a nitro powered green thumb! She runs My Indie Coffee Roastery in Newmarket ON, and in this episode Meagan describes the process behind creating one of the most chemically complex beverages out there!

This week we kick off a tasty series on sharpening your palate. Heather Hind is a certified Tea Sommelier and in this episode we talk about tea's origins and the peculiar niche its found in North America's culinary scene.

Food writer Mark Cirillo talks about his book Pizza Cultura that details pizza's humble origins and its journey to North America. Mark has also joined forces with some big names in the Italian scene to form Cucinato, an Italian Culinary Studio in Toronto’s Corso Italia

Kenneth Poon, Educator and one of the 14 cooks that participated in the Casey House pop up called June’s HIV+ Eatery and one of Canada’s first HIV positive restaurants helping eliminate stigma and educate people on HIV/Aids. A survey conducted by Casey House found that a surprising 50% of Canadians would not eat food prepared by someone who is HIV-positive. To battle these findings, Casey House and these cooks educate us and guests of June's HIV+ Eatery on what it means to be HIV-positive today.

Jeff Faber is a classically trained chef from St. Catharines who loves french style and unique delicacies. He shares his experiences cooking at home in the Niagara region and the fishy, fried street meats from his time in Amsterdam. Jeff is getting back into the game after a tough Lyme Disease diagnosis and is committed to educating people on his condition and helping others learn new skills in the kitchen.

Jess Agnew, is a PHD candidate at Virginia Tech. Her experience in the food and hospitality industry combined with her passion for people, food and business has taken her along a welcomed and unexpected path to becoming an Economist. Her huge heart shines as we talk about her Buy 2 Thrive in Mozambique, Grameen Danone Foods, and Shakti Ladies

When Barb was diagnosed with Celiac Disease she had to convert to a completely gluten free lifestyle. She helps us understand the difference between celiac disease and fad gluten free diets. She shares her story on living with celiac disease, exploding pancakes, and you'll never guess what she does with an air fryer. Spoiler Alert it's not cooking!

Ramya is a fellow foodie and radio triple threat at Accessible Media. Last year, she and I went head to head on AMI-tv's cooking competition, Menu Matchup. Today she reminisces about her mother's signature Sri Lankan dishes and shares her secret sword and board approach to butternut squash soup!

When I think of Alecia I immediately think of a strong, positive, kind and a highly motivated training machine! She's a member of the Canadian Bobsled Team, certified trainer, strength and conditioning coach, and my personal trainer! We talk about her bobsled experiences, how to begin your own fitness journey, nutrition, meal planning and proper serving sizes.