The Nosh
A weekly show about the people, places and issues behind what we eat and drink. Hosted by Anya Levykh.
Episodes
Ep 209: Boards of Vancouver & Eating for a Cause
Anya chats with Nikki Bayley, founder of Boards of Keremeos and now Boards of Vancouver about cheese, charcuterie, pickles, Spain, doing what makes you happy, grazing boards, plant-based cheeses, and more. And later, chef Mark Singson joins to talk about his fundraiser for Lapu Lapu Day victims, cooking on Top Chef Season 6, and finding balance.
Ep 208: Chef Maria Ponce of La Taqueria & Forager/Farmer Tomer Rockman
Maria Ponce, executive chef for La Taqueria restaurant group, joins the show to chat about growing up in Mexico, cooking in the fine dining milieu, Mexican cuisine in Canada, the problematic nature of “authenticity,” and more.Later, Anya chats with forager, farmer and chef Tomer Rockman about local supply, sustainability, urban foraging, and cooking in the field.
Ep 207: Spot Prawn Festival is Back & Cake It Easy Serves Up Sweet Filipino Treats
Those sweet, delicate crustaceans are back for another short season. Alex Tung from Chefs’ Table Society is on to talk about the upcoming spot prawn festival, where to buy your prawns, how to cook them, and more. And later, Cake It Easy owner Diana Silva joins to chat about pandemic baking with her daughter and how that led to running successful business, ube sweets sans rival, bubble tea, and more.
Ep 206: Filipino Culture, Food & Kapwa
It is a heavy week for the Filipino-Canadian community and for all who were impacted by the tragic events of Saturday, April 26, 2025 at the Lapu Lapu Festival. The community is still reeling but is already embodying the concept of “kapwa”, the idea of “I am you, and I am not me without you,” via counselling, financial support and most especially, food. Anya speaks with food writer, culinary judge, and cookbook author, Joie Alvaro Kent, Lee’s Doughnuts owner Celine Bacani, and Ben Castro of Second Winds Counselling.
Ep 205: Chef Ashwani Dabas of Peya Restaurant & Ksenia Dempster’s Spring Dessert Picks
Anya chats with chef/owner Ashwani Dabas of Peya Restaurant about Indian-French fusions, moving beyond butter chicken and gulab jamun, mother sauces, and more. And later, pastry chef Ksenia Dempster talks spring desserts, cherry blossom onigiri, perfect pie crusts, and she and Anya wax rhapsodic over soft-serve ice cream, ek mek (IYKYK), and peaches.
Ep 204: Chef Angus An of Maenam & Tara Davies of Chupito
Anya chats with chef Angus An of Maenam about his newest opening, the robustness of northeastern Thai cuisine, regional specialties, and more, and later, Tara Davies chats about her experiences behind the bar and running the show at Chupito, being a woman in the industry, living and working in Mexico, raicilla and mezcal, and Chupito 2.0.
Ep 203: Rumble Fish is Coming to Hastings Sunrise & Massy Books Talks Tariffs
Anya chats with industry veteran Tyson Reimer about his upcoming fish-and-chips (and more) shop in Hastings Sunrise, the ethics of eating octopus and Humboldt squid, the novels of S.E. Hinton, simple food done well, and more. And later, Patricia Massy of Massy Books talks about tariffs, Indigenous authors, and pivoting in the face of another potential economic crisis for the publishing industry.
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.
