The Nosh
A weekly show about the people, places and issues behind what we eat and drink. Hosted by Anya Levykh.
Episodes
Ep 202: Jay Nok Thai & Canadian Book Tariffs
The much-loved and long-running Sala Thai closed after almost 40 years of serving generations of loyal customers, but the story isn’t over. The next generation is reimagining Thai at Jay Nok while paying homage to their family’s legacy. Anya chats with co-founders Bobby Kongsilp and Bumpen “Nok” Khangrang, the husband-and-wife team behind the new False Creek restaurant. And later, Anya chats with Jennifer Kim of Nooroongji Books on Granville Island about the potential impacts to the Canadian publishing industry from the current trade war with the U.S.
Ep 201: Hanap Filipino Fusion Bakes & Restaurant Reservations for Good
Anya chats with Cyril de Ramos, the founder of Hanap Filipino Fusion Bakes about Filipino cuisine and desserts beyond ube, reinventing the classics, upcoming pop-ups, and more. Later, restaurant owners James Iranzad of Bufala, Lucky Taco, and Bells & Whistles, along with Vincent Nguyễn of Anh & Chi, talk about how they’re dealing with reservation ghosting by doing good.
Ep 200: Food in Schools
Anya chats with Brent Mansfield, elementary school teacher, co-founder of LunchLab, and school food advocate about running for a cause, the importance of school lunches, their educational and societal impacts, the recent news from the provincial and federal governments, and resetting the structural idea of school lunch entirely.
Ep 199: Lingua Franca Winery & BC Tree Fruits Update
Anya chats with Josh Wludyka of Lingua France Estate Winery about growing grapes in the Willamette Valley, biodynamic vs. organic vs. regenerative. vs dry farming, and which wines you’ll be able to taste at wine fest. Later, Deep Brar, an Okanagan farmer and vice-president of BC Fruit Growers Association joins to talk about this year’s coming harvest, the latest updates, help from the government, and the importance of buying local.
Ep 198: Chef Alex Kim & Booker Winery
Anya chats with Canadian Culinary Champion Chef Alex Kim of Five Sails Restaurant in Vancouver about growing up in South Korea, cooking on his grandmother’s farm, elevated dining, comfort food for chefs, and more. Later, Booker Winery joins to chat about the wines of Paso Robles and what to expect at wine fest.
Episode 197: Wine Fest & Robert Mondavi
Anya chats with Vancouver International Wine Festival executive director Harry Hertscheg about everything from the history of the festival, wine-cations, supporting Bard on the Beach, aha moments, the interconnectivity of wine regions north and south of the border, the BC wine industry’s current challenges, and supporting BC wines. Later, winemaker Kurtis Ogasawara from Robert Mondavi Winery in California joins to chat about the winery’s history at the wine fest, current growing challenges, the origins of fumée blanc, Chardonnay in the post-ABC world, and “salty” wines (not really, but kind of, yeah…).
Ep 196: Four Chefs Chat About LNY
From Jessica Simpson-inspired dishes to 10-auntie recipes, the perils of sticky rice, red pockets, slinging haggis and sucking eyeballs, it’s a lively discussion with four chefs who are also presenting their own favourite dishes for Lunar New Year at a new chef demo series at Metropolis at Metrotown.
Episode 195: Lunar New Year
From pairing wine with Asian cuisines to gluten- and dairy-free Lunar New Year feasts, plus local producers supporting Chinatown, it’s a packed show as Anya chats with Cheryl Chang of Nourished Kitchen, Christine Coletta of Haywire Winery, and Carrie Leung from Vancouver Chinatown Foundation.
Episode 194: Heritage Acres Distilling and Helping the BCHF
Anya chats with Alana Dickson from the BC Hospitality Foundation about helping those in need, the current state of the industry and its workers, and how you can help. Later, Chris Noske from Heritage Acres Distilling in Abbotsford joins the show to chat about BC’s goldrush past, preserving Barkerville, and a hurdy-gurdy gin for the holidays.
