Let’s Taste Canada

Let’s Taste Canada

Let’s Taste Canada is a tasty food adventure. We are travelling around to explore, celebrate, laugh, and learn about food. Please make yourself at home as if you’ve just come over for dinner, or having a chat in the backyard – I’d love to introduce you to everyone. Let's be curious about - what is our relationship to food?

Episodes

June 19, 2026 43 mins

The two hour podcast was split into three - could you please let me know how this works for you?? Would love to hear more. Please feel free to comment on the blog! www.letstastecanada.ca 

Thank you!

Irena

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Jill and Rachel speak to their community experience to work together on food. It was a huge privilege to listen to both of them! Part 2 - excuse the error! This podcast not for little ears and please note the privilege of listening to the courage of someone's story in Part 1 and 2 - if you are navigating a relationship with food - it may be challenging to hear - however the majority is about positive relationships to food, enjoyin...

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Jill and Rachel speak to their community experience to work together on food. It was a huge privilege to listen to both of them! Here is Part 1. 

This podcast not for little ears and please note the privilege of listening to the courage of someone's story - if you are navigating a relationship with food - it may be challenging to hear - however the majority is about positive relationships to food, enjoying cooking and a few di...

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May 27, 2026 15 mins

Hello - please see a mini introduction mostly on clinical practical advice and the challenge of overcoming my extreme privacy wishes in releasing the podcasts - the other discussion. As well as to consider some questions. Also yes - I eat doughnuts. 

Mostly life has humbled me over and over so these podcasts are an offering - there is always more to learn - the point was to learn as well (watch this shift...). Thankfully these...

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May 24, 2026 42 mins

Please listen in to Max (and Alex podcast to find out a bit more) 

See previous podcasts: Max's short version here: https://www.letstastecanada.ca/max-oyster-farmer/

Please see letstastecanada.ca/podcast for full podcasts.

Please see letstastecanada.ca for blog

Thank you!

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May 13, 2026 22 mins

Please see Letstastecanada.ca for the blog release with a bit more about Mike. This is Part 2 so please listen in to Part 1 https://www.podbean.com/ep/pb-8b9pj-1ab8053 if you wish first. 

This podcast explains a bit more about food and drink philosophy. Hope you enjoy! 

Irena

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May 6, 2026 23 mins

Please listen in to Mike's podcast to find out a bit more. There is a second portion next week!

Please see letstastecanada.ca/podcast for full podcasts.

Please see letstastecanada.ca for blog

Thank you!

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Speaks to her interests in advocacy, that she enjoys cooking and a large network of people hoping for a new vision for Canada. The podcast completes many concepts including how to create events that are very inclusive, how to eat, speaking to hunger as part of food insecurity, health care costs being high for food insecure individuals.

Note there are time specific notes here which were not as related currently. 

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April 15, 2026 63 mins

At the time of the interview, Matthew Bouchard was the executive director at The Yellow Door/La Porte Jaune. Growing up in Montreal with parents of different strong nationalities affected his approach to food. 

Please do take a look at the https://www.letstastecanada.ca/matthew-bouchard-yellow-door/

Thank you for listening!

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April 10, 2026 12 mins

If you are interested in a short and fun podcast - before we had to move due to the massive thunderstorm please take a listen.

Max is very pleased to be an oyster farmer. After some hilarity and much laughter throughout the interview - I appreciated how excited he became about food.

Play the podcast on any platform or listen direct on the site https://www.letstastecanada.ca/max-oyster-farmer/  - not recommended for little ea...

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April 1, 2026 33 mins

Alex speaks about his interest in food as a chef, his work, and how he cares about his herb garden, – I appreciated his interview immensely so I hope you enjoy and appreciate a very real conversation with an exceptionally talented chef. More of how real the conversation was so appreciated – I chose to leave it almost all in - so I hope this interview showcases his experience properly! It was a lot of fun to speak to Ale...

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March 25, 2026 87 mins

https://www.acadian-sturgeon.com/our-story/

Cornel is extremely well educated with his PhD, he is very well spoken at a fast pace! I loved how he spoke off the cuff, and very intelligently. Which was a delight. He speaks about upbringing on the countryside in Romania – proudly - and learning from his family and an important relationship with his professor who was 80 when he started his PhD! Take a look at his website for more...

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March 18, 2026 65 mins

Dr. P. Williams

Patty Williams is a Professor at Mount Saint Vincent University, Director at Food Action Research Centre, for food security and policy change. Dr. Patty Williams is one of the most brilliant humans. Do not be fooled by her easy way of speaking as she knows her stuff! It is one of my favourite things about her. There is a resiliency to how she sees people and completes her work. She speaks to how her clinical experie...

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March 11, 2026 93 mins

Kim speaks positively about her experience breaking barriers of being a woman and the limits of being able to go on a boat – tune in to hear all about how many boats she has!

See site and look for blog at letstastecanada.ca for more comments!

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March 4, 2026 104 mins

Listening in to this podcast it was fascinating as someone who I have spoken to quite a bit over the years there was still so much to learn from her as she shared her life story. 

To anyone who knew Liz - she mentions living with serious illness in the podcast and she is no longer with us. I want to specifically honour any grief this may bring for someone - and - my hope is it truly brings as Liz always wishes for so many - jo...

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Dr. Cath Morley is at Acadia University, NS and has lived all over the country. With significant hands on life career experience which comes across in the interview with multiple different aspects of dietetics and nutrition. Learn more about how a varied and diverse background - can support an inclusive experience - see site here for bio - including a focus in discussing caregiver needs as part of current professional practice. Lis...

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February 18, 2026 60 mins

Valerie speaks about food access as a Professor and focusing on facts, and data with infographics from her communication via PROOF. She is well spoken - but also is direct about complex topics. Be ready to hear about food, cost, pricing, and the challenging decisions people make when it is hard to acquire food.

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“Food… is not something everyone has access to in ways that they should… it is a playground righ...

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February 11, 2026 81 mins

Paul Taylor who is currently a lecturer at Simon Fraser University. The interview was during his time at FoodShare Toronto. His profile is significant including having chaired the development of BC's Poverty Reduction Strategy - which he actually mentions in the podcast as needing to be done, demonstrating his interest in action. 

See more on letstastecanada.ca for Paul's blog and quotes!

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February 4, 2026 40 mins

Chad has a considerate tone - a way of speaking of how to bring everyone to the same table celebrating incredible food - he speaks about how global food improves access for everyone, and also the importance of local farmers who work hard - plus the feelings of celebrating together. 

At the time, he was working with an Indigenous community creatively to improve. 

Take a listen to someone who has done a lot of listening.

Ha...

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Check out Letstastecanada.ca/podcast - for all of the latest ones

Check out Letstastecanada.ca - each interview and podcast has its own blogpost with my favourite quotes! 

Hope you enjoy! and Happy Tasting!

Irena

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An incredible server/bartender can make such a difference along with impeccable food to create an impeccable dining experience 

Tom hosted as a server for an incredible dinner at Port City Royal in ...

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