Category Archives: Food For Thought

Canadian culinary icon James Barber passed away last week at age 84.  This week on Food For Thought I pay tribute to him.  You’ll hear clips from his TV and a very old appearance on the CBC Radio show Morningside, … Continue reading →

This week on Food For Thought I let a good idea out of the can…BC Albacore tuna.  That’s a frozen tuna in the photo on the right, they are about 10 to 20 pounds when they are caught off the … Continue reading →

This week on Food For Thought I welcomed Massimo Capra into my ‘Test Kitchen’.  Massimo is the author of One Pot Italian Cooking, and the owner of two Toronto Italian restaurants, Mistura and Sopra.  To listen to my chat with … Continue reading →

This week on Food For Thought, I look at one of Canada’s emerging wine regions, the BC Wine Islands.  Pictured at left is the winery building at Morning Bay Vineyard & Estate Winery on Pender Island.  It’s owned by Keith … Continue reading →

Okay, that’s more than two meatballs you see here, but this week’s show is about four chefs putting their best meatballs forward in a somewhat impromptu competition at Barbara-jo’s Books to Cooks in Vancouver. The Two Meatballs in the title … Continue reading →

This week on Food For Thought I profiled the owners of the Stock Market at Vancouver’s Granville Market.  Joanne and Georges Lefebvre have been making and selling delicious soups, stocks, dips, sauces and more for over 20 years.  To listen … Continue reading →