Episode 7: Anti-Racism and Food: A conversation with chefs Eva Chin & Joshna Maharaj
Chefs Eva Chin and Joshna Maharaj explore structural racism within Canada's food system and discuss strategies for building a more equitable and anti-racist culinary landscape in this interview.
30 Sept 2025
Episode 6: Re-Prioritizing Food with Joshna Maharaj
Chef Joshna Maharaj discusses her journey into the culinary world and emphasizes the crucial role of food within our broader social structures in an interview.
2 Jun 2025
Episode 5: Part II - Black Canadian Food Futures
Food activist Wendie Wilson and Rochelle Ignacio discuss Black food stories in Nova Scotia and Black-owned businesses in Edmonton, exploring cultural food access and community initiatives in this interview.
27 Mar 2025
Episode 4: Part 1 - Black Food Histories
In part 1 of this 2-part series on Black foodways, we met with Bernice Byers-Arsenault and Beatrice Wilkins at the Africville Museum in Halifax, Nova Scotia. We learned about life and the abundance of food that they enjoyed while living in the Black settlement of Africville before the city dispersed their community. We also chatted about the story behind their cookbook, “In the Africville Kitchen: The comforts of home.”
Show Notes
Kaiya Farms: https://www.kaiyafarms.com/about-us (https://www.kaiyafarms.com/about-us)
Africville Cookbook: https://www.africvillemuseumshop.com/shop/p/in-the-africville-kitchen-the-comforts-of-home-1 (https://www.africvillemuseumshop.com/shop/p/in-the-africville-kitchen-the-comforts-of-home-1)
Archives of Ontario photo: https://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/explore/online/black_history/big/big_37_henry_banks.aspx (https://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/explore/online/black_history/big/big_37_henry_banks.aspx)
Episode edited by Siddarth Sharma
13 Mar 2025
Episode 3: Chinese Food -- no longer just a stepping stone
In this episode we met up with Chef Eva Chin and Colin Li, owner of Hong Shing, to talk about the history of Chinese foods and restaurants in Canada.
Show Notes
Soy Luck Club: https://www.instagram.com/thesoyluckclub/?hl=en (https://www.instagram.com/thesoyluckclub/?hl=en)
Ginger Scallion Seasoning: https://shop.hongshing.com/products/ginger-scallion-seasoning?variant=43253951627427 (https://shop.hongshing.com/products/ginger-scallion-seasoning?variant=43253951627427)
The culinary journey of Chef Eva Chin to opening Yan Dining Room: https://torontoguardian.com/2024/11/chef-eva-chin-yan-dining-room/ (https://torontoguardian.com/2024/11/chef-eva-chin-yan-dining-room/)
Yan Dining Reservations: https://hongshing.com/yan (https://hongshing.com/yan)
Episode edited by Siddarth Sharma
7 Dec 2024
Episode 2: Indigenous Food Perpsectives
In this episode we chat with chefs Scott Iserhoff and Zach Keeshig about their approaches to food and the kitchen. Then we talk to Dr. Spencer Greening about Indigenous understandings of the ecosystem, food harvesting, and climate degradation.
Show Notes:
Bernadette’s:
https://www.bernadettes.ca (https://www.bernadettes.ca) ; https://www.instagram.com/bernadettes104/?hl=en (https://www.instagram.com/bernadettes104/?hl=en)
Truth and Reconciliation Commission Report: https://ehprnh2mwo3.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Executive_Summary_English_Web.pdf (https://ehprnh2mwo3.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Executive_Summary_English_Web.pdf)
Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action: https://ehprnh2mwo3.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Calls_to_Action_English2.pdf (https://ehprnh2mwo3.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Calls_to_Action_English2.pdf)
Zach Keeshig and Chapman’s ice cream: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/indigenous-chef-creates-sweetgrass-ice-cream-in-partnership-with-frozen-treats-giant-1.7260953 (https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/indigenous-chef-creates-sweetgrass-ice-cream-in-partnership-with-frozen-treats-giant-1.7260953)
Naagan: https://www.naagan.ca (https://www.naagan.ca)
Indigenous Food Sovereignty Garden: https://aorlt.ca/garden/ (https://aorlt.ca/garden/)
Black Duck Wild Rice Project: https://www.blackduckwildrice.net (https://www.blackduckwildrice.net/)
Ginawaydaganuc Project: http://www.plentycanada.com/news/ginawaydaganuc-food-sovereignty-project (http://www.plentycanada.com/news/ginawaydaganuc-food-sovereignty-project)
Indigenous Climate Hub: https://indigenousclimatehub.ca/2020/09/how-indigenous-communities-are-protecting-salmon-habitat-from-the-effects-of-climate-change/ (https://indigenousclimatehub.ca/2020/09/how-indigenous-communities-are-protecting-salmon-habitat-from-the-effects-of-climate-change/)
Episode edited by Siddarth Sharma.
25 Oct 2024
Episode 1 - The Politics of Alcohol with Change is Brewing
In our opening episode, we chat with the Change is Brewing Collective in Nova Scotia about how racism operates in the craft brewing industry; and, how they are working to change it for the better.
Follow Change is Brewing on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/changeisbrewingco/) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/changeisbrewingco/).
Learn more about their Wabanaki soda with Propeller Brewing Co. [HERE (https://drinkpropeller.ca/pages/non-alcoholic)].
Episode edited by Taman Atwal.
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