We revisit an episode I recorded earlier in 2023 where I visited Toronto. I was able to connect with my friends my from my 9-5 job in person for the first time after working remotely for 3 years. We catchup on working together as friends and share some good Korean food on side. Join us as we gather around the table chatting away over a memorable conversation over food. Let’s end 2023 on a playful note that will continue in 2024 that is, spending quality time with good people eating good food will bring up more memorable conversations that we can cherish for a lifetime!

On this exciting episode we are featuring our queens of the rating scheme bonanza! We have Ms. S and Moballa back at The Ketchup Café where we will tour 6 locations around the Metro Vancouver area and rate which french fry is the best! You will find out which fry, friesssss ~ (p.s intro jingle is sung and written by one of our guest, Moballa)

It is the third anniversary of The Ketchup Café and even though it is the first episode of 2023, I go over why I had to put the podcast on pause this year, where I am currently at mentally and I share some of the things that are getting me excited to enter the fall season.

Welcome to the last episode of 2022! On this holiday edition here at The Ketchup Cafe I enjoy a nice catch-up session with myself. I take you on a food hop tour in my hometown, Steveston, eating some good west coast specials (a salmon/scallop sashimi bowl from SAKAI Sashimi and Aburi shop and A juicy bulgogi banh mi from the new Cocoru). While grubbin on these scrumptious eats I also reflect on some of the mental highlights/downfalls of the year and manifest about being in the present to stay grateful and less anxious about life. We close off the episode with some exciting themes I want to dive deeper in future seasons so stay tuned for more food adventures and life learns in the new year! Happy Holidays!

On this very special episode, we have our first double guest appearance! Ms.S (from season 1 ep.4) and Moballa (who composed and sang the opening jingle) and I go around town in our home city, Vancouver. We taste test some of the talked about chicken sandwiches on the market and see if they are worth your time and if they are a bang for your buck. The reason why I invited my chicken sandwich queens is they have devised their on-going chicken sandwich rating scheme and they put it in action on this episode. This is a special episode to me as well because it captures our unfiltered dynamic as friends since high school and reminds me about how special friendship and food is to me ~ so enjoy all the sass and chicken sandwich bonanza on this episode with us!

Welcome to Season 3 and also the second anniversary of The Ketchup Café! This is the first episode of the series called “Friends Hangout” where I share good food and soulful conversations with old friends or new friends. On this episode I tour Vancouver with a new friend of mine, Christina LeFort and we share our love for food together. First stop we land at The Acorn and then we make our way to Chickpea on Main Street. Come join us and experience some scrumptious plant based food and listen in on our cozy conversations. It is just in time for fall, grab your warm drink while you tune in, you won’t regret it!

On the Season 2 Finale we celebrate with the Strawberry Popping Brewcinno! I catchup about the things I reflected on as an artist on a hiatus and the things I am manifesting for the next season of The Ketchup Café. It was through conversation with a good friend where I realized that I let go of chasing my dreams and during the summer season I dug deep to find back my purpose and passion for chasing my dreams. This has given me so much ambition to visualize what could be next! Stay tuned for Season 3 where I will be exploring more good food and drinks with old friends, new friends or myself!

To celebrate the summer season I invited my friend Celina to lounge in the park and share some summer drinks with me. We talked about how it’s the uncertainties in life that bring unexpected outcomes. She shared about her worldly experiences backpacking Europe after grad that opened her eyes about what she could offer to the world through her career. We bond over having a desire to serve the greater good but also balancing the expectations of coming from our Asian backgrounds. Our passion for spontaneous adventures, good talks and delicious local food is just the beginning to our good vibrations during this summer season!

On the fourth episode of season I catchup with my creative friend Jermaine who also goes by Anthony Jones in his writing career. It was a pleasure to bounce perspectives as a creative with a full time job and freelance passion projects. As someone who was lost in life and not knowing where I can take my career, I learned from Jermaine that having hard goals and soft plans keeps things tangible along the way. The biggest takeaway from this episode was also the importance of surrounding yourself with good creative community if you want the natural flow and motivation to start creating consistently without feeling overwhelmed. It’s the mutual understanding and support that is something that cannot be achieved alone so come join the conversation at The Ketchup Café!

We all struggle being stuck as an inbetweener in different parts of our life! Come join the conversation where my friend Jess and I talk about being inbetween where we are now and where we want to be on our career paths. We also learned about each other’s experiences growing up Chinese Canadian but realizing that even though we have a similar heritage our paths brought us to see things in different perspectives.