Taste Buds
8 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 6 years ago - ★★★★ - 37 ratingsWhat do chefs, cooks, and restaurateurs really talk about when you’re not around?
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Bow To The Bread
August 15, 2018 09:43 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBThree generations of cooks — a former ego-driven chef turned recruiter, a recent cooking school grad who's fed up with low rates, and a workaholic "lifer" who trains and mentors young cooks — sit down with host Corey Mintz to speak candidly about pervasive issues in the industry, share their personal trajectories and horrifying training experiences, and grapple with how to push back against a culture of machismo and burnout. — Illustration by Andrew Barr. This episode of Taste Buds is...
Squid Tentacles And Chicken Feet
August 08, 2018 06:07 - 20 minutes - 18.7 MBShould aspiring chefs go to culinary school? How do you ask for a raise when you’re earning less than minimum wage? What's 'the mandatory fourteen'? Braden Chong and David Schwartz are young cooks sweating out long, back-breaking days. And they eat a lot. Along with other young cooks in Toronto, they document their high-carb staff meals and late night eats on Budsnacks, a communally shared Instagram account Host Corey Mintz joins Braden and David on a double-breakfast eating spree—jumpin...
Let Them Have Their Soggy Fries
August 01, 2018 05:47 - 18 minutes - 17 MBAre over-the-top food trends trumping taste? Should restaurants accommodate their customers, even when it means making their food worse? Host Corey Mintz joins buds David Ginsberg, Hassel Aviles, and Monte Wan, to talk trends, taste, and the challenge of serving up authentic Thai food, at Wan's restaurant, Khao San Road. — This episode is sponsored by Foodora, Canada's #1 food delivery app. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p...
Slaughtered With Love And Care
July 25, 2018 06:25 - 26 minutes - 24.7 MBSuzanne Barr found out she was pregnant the day she opened her restaurant. Then came the real problem: landlords so unhinged she had to call the cops on them. Danny McCallum was a radical environmentalist whose roommates were BLOWN UP (possibly by the FBI). He’s now the chef of a steakhouse that serves $1200 steaks. Host Corey Mintz sits down to talk about beef and the ethics of cooking it, and both chefs realize that they’d each been vegan for 9 years. Life is full of surprises. So...
Critic vs. Restaurateur
July 18, 2018 08:01 - 26 minutes - 36.8 MBWhat happens when a restaurant owner sits down with the critic she blames for killing her business? Jen Agg is Canada’s top restaurateur. Chris Nuttall-Smith is Canada’s top critic. And Chris’ 2012 review of her beloved restaurant, Raw Bar (his description of the food as “awful”) has not been forgotten. The two sit down with host Corey Mintz for dinner at The Black Hoof — Jen’s trend-setting and much-imitated restaurant, which is closing after a decade — to argue over whether critics mat...
Critic vs. Restaurateur
July 18, 2018 08:01 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBWhat happens when a restaurant owner sits down with the critic she blames for killing her business? Jen Agg is Canada’s top restaurateur. Chris Nuttall-Smith is Canada’s top critic. And Chris’ 2012 review of her beloved restaurant, Raw Bar (his description of the food as “awful”) has not been forgotten. The two sit down with host Corey Mintz for dinner at The Black Hoof — Jen’s trend-setting and much-imitated restaurant, which is closing after a decade — to argue over whether critics mat...
Appetizer
July 13, 2018 02:20 - 1 minute - 2.65 MBCorey Mintz joins restaurant insiders after hours to eat, drink, and dish about the industry and its culture. First episode drops Wednesday, July 18th. Here’s a taste.
Appetizer
July 13, 2018 02:20 - 1 minute - 1.8 MBCorey Mintz joins restaurant insiders after hours to eat, drink, and dish about the industry and its culture. First episode drops Wednesday, July 18th. Here’s a taste. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.