Spooning and Forking

#35: Foie Gras

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:19:32 +0000

Not all Foie Gras is bad. Naddine delves into the subject with 2 local chefs, Chef Xavier Lacaze from Muse Restaurant, and Chef Michael Dekker, formerly of Rouge and now culinary instructor at SAIT. We also speak with Sid Andrews, a waterfowl expert for the City of Calgary parks department and Ian Walker, of Mariposa farms, a farmer who produces naturally raised foie.

#34: Dumpster Diving

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 12:40:50 +0000

Amanda speaks with a graduate student from the University of Calgary who sources his food partially from "Dumpster Diving". Ask the Expert gets the official word on Dumpster Diving from the City of Calgary.

#33: Seedy Saturday

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 12:16:47 +0000

Naddine spoke with Janet Melrose of the Calgary Horticultural Society about "Seedy Saturday", an event happening this Saturday, March 17, 2012 at the Hillhurst Sunnyside Community Centre.

#32: Chocolate

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:35:14 +0000

Amanda talks to local chocolate experts John Fleck of Ephiphane Chocolate and Derrick Pho, Head Chocolatier of Bernard Callebaut, about chocolate's journey from bean to bar. For ATE, Naddine asks Janet Melrose of Calgary Horticultural Society, "Which flowers are edible?"

#31: French pt. 2

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:03:14 +0000

What is better than a fresh made pain au chocolat? One that comes from your oven. This week Naddine talks to Pascal Bagioli from Pascal's Patisserie about French pastry.

#30: French pt. 1

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:54:53 +0000

Naddine sits down with Gilles Brassart of Cassis Bistro to talk about why people love French Food and what he is doing to help us folks out.

#29: Wine

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:05:48 +0000

Naddine speaks with author Natalie MacLean about how non-experts can enjoy a bottle of wine.

#28: Tea pt. 2 of 2

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:52:14 +0000

Amanda and Naddine go to the Banff Springs Hotel to learn more about British style afternoon tea. And then they discuss how to create your own afternoon tea experience at home. Also an Ask the Expert chatting with Michael from Fairtrade Canada.

#27: Tea pt. 1 of 2

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:37:19 +0000

Jonathan Kane from The Naked Leaf tea shop in Kensington teaches Amanda the ins and outs of Tea. Also Naddine speaks with Connie DeSousa of Charcut about Charpop!

#26: Sake

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:40:00 +0000

Amanda speaks to sake expert Elise Gee about the rice based beverage and it's creation and consumption. Helen Wong of Blowfish Sushi also joins us in studio to discuss different kinds of sake.

#25: 100 Mile Holiday Special

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:00:15 +0000

Naddine and Amanda spoke with Leona from the Jungle Farm (Innisfail Growers Association), Darrel from Winter's Turkeys, Bonnie from Spragg Meats and Kevin from the Saskatoon Farm about traditional holiday meal ingredients produced within a 100-Mile radius of Calgary. With help from Patty at Sunnyside Natural Market and Chandra at Community Natural Foods, we put together a shopping list for you, and where to get the ingredients, to make a holiday meal using products sourced from within 100-miles of Calgary.

#24: Cheese

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:54:02 +0000

Amanda and Naddine head to Red Deer to learn more about Sylvan Star Cheese. Amanda also speaks with Janice Beadon of Janice Beadon Fine Cheese and FARM. Also, an Ask the Expert on turducken featuring the Railway Deli in Canmore.

#23: Eggs pt. 3 of 3

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:58:40 +0000

Geoff Rogers from Home Tasting Room cooks up some eggs for the Spooning & Forking crew to see whether spending more eggs makes a difference in taste. Special guest and foodie Gwendolyn Richards joins us! Also, an Ask the Expert featuring an area egg specialist working for the Canadian Food Inspection Agency in Winnipeg.

#22: Eggs pt. 2 of 3

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:41:55 +0000

Naddine speaks with Trudy, who has been raising chickens for "backyard eggs" for over tow decades. Also an Ask the Expert featuring an interview with JP from Rouge restaurant in Inglewood.

#21: Eggs pt. 1 of 3

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:47:07 +0000

Tracey Stewart a holistic nutritionist about the benefits of eggs as well as an Ask the Expert explaining how one man made bacon and eggs the typical American breakfast.

#20: Baking in Calgary

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 10:11:17 +0000

Naddine speaks with Gunther of Gunter's Fine Baking and Aviv of Sidewalk Citizen Bakery.

#19: Knives

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 11:56:13 +0000

Amanda and Naddine talk to Kevin from Knifewear, Greg From Bon Ton Meat Market and Justin Leboe of Model Milk Bistro.

#18: Learning to Cook

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 12:04:24 +0000

Naddine Spoke with Dan Clapson, Jacinthe Koddo, and past particiapant Laura about "Start From Scratch". Also, Scott Pohorelic from SAIT tells us about teaching to cook. Ask the Expert features Quinoa and babies!

#17: Organic Food

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 13:30:40 +0000

Naddine spoke with Nicole Boisvert from Community Natural Foods about Organic Week and Stephanie Jackson founder of REAP (Respect for the Earth and All People). Also Marc asks Ben Hebb, a champion pumpkin grower from Nova Scotia what is involved in growing a 1200+lb pumpkin.

#16: Beer pt. 2

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:08:13 +0000

Part 2 features a tour of the Wild Rose Brewery and a phone call from Amanda in Germany. All photos from Wild Rose by Andrew Williams.

#15: Beer pt. 1

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 11:47:03 +0000

Al from Brew Brothers Brewery and local home brewing enthusiast Mat Sander tell Amanda a thing or two about beer.

#14: Food Trucks

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 11:42:53 +0000

Amanda spoke with James Boettcher, of Fiasco Gelato as well as creator of YYCfoodTrucks. Also, Brodie from Phil & Sebastian talks about their new food stand. Ask the Expert features Dr. Spencer Proctor of the University of Alberta telling us about the different kinds of trans fats.

#13: Late Night Eats

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 11:30:21 +0000

Along with their official tasting assistants Amanda and Naddine visit some of Calgary's best places to eat after last call: The Big Cheese Poutine, Jimmy's A and A, CPU Pizza, Tubby Dog, Thai Thai, Chicken on the Way.

#12: Food Blogs

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 12:42:25 +0000

Jen Mikla and Nolan Matthias from from calgaryfoodies.com and John Manzo a professor at the University of Calgary talk Food Blogs. The Experts were on vacation this week.

#11: Meat in Calgary

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 11:30:57 +0000

To learn more about Meat in Alberta Naddine talks with Shane from Second to None Meats and Amanda's Ask the Expert features Erin Woodward on Calgary's Community Cookbook.

#10: Vegetarianism in Calgary

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 11:50:22 +0000

Not eating meat or animal products in Cow-Town can be hard. Amanda spoke with Dahlia Cohen of the Coup Restaurant and Naddine spoke with Dan Clapson of Higher Ground in Kensington. Ask the Expert covered a lesser-known nutrient.

#9: Reggaefest

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 11:29:25 +0000

Naddine talks with Leo Cripps from Reggaefest about the festival itself as well as the the food at the festival. Also Andy gets to the bottom of heirloom tomatoes in this week's Ask the Expert.

#8: Foodies

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 11:42:17 +0000

Naddine calls from Spain and Amanda sits down with two professors from the University of Calgary. Also Quinoa is discussed.

#7: Coffee Part 2 of 2

Tue, 02 Aug 2011 11:15:38 +0000

This week we toured Phil and Sebastian to find out how they roast their beans. Also Russ from Fratello explains how a Calgary Coffee company can maintain direct trade and Todd from Cafe Artigiano tells us more about The Clover.

#6: Coffee Part 1 of 2

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:00:00 +0000

We spoke with YYC Coffee Disloyalty's Chelsea Watson and Brieanne Biblow and Ken Cutler, the owner of the Bean Stop in Eau Claire market. Also, we learned how to decaffeinate coffee.

#5: Food at The Calgary Folk Music Festival

Fri, 22 Jul 2011 10:00:00 +0000

Johanna Schwartz of the Folk Festival tells us about some of the great food that will be available down at the grounds.

#4: Community Gardens

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 11:00:00 +0000

Paul Vargas spoke about starting a community Garden in Cliff Bungalow-Mission. Also Elizabeth Jolicoeur the Executive Director of The Calgary Horticultural Society. Also berries in public parks!

#3: Food at the Calgary Stampede

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 11:00:00 +0000

We spoke with Midway Operations Manager James Radke about the food at this year's Stampede. Also, District Chef Heather Goldhawk tells us about The District's midnight pancake breakfast.

#2: Slow Food

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 11:00:00 +0000

We spoke with Kris Vester and Eric Geisbrecht of Slow food Calgary. Also, "Ask the Expert" with John Gilchrist, author of "Cheap Eats II".

#1: Urban Bees

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 08:00:00 +0000

We sat down to talk to two urban beekeepers, Taryn Montgomery who is just starting out and Jim Rogers, the former President of Calgary & District Beekeepers Association, who has kept both city and country bees for over 20 years.

Welcome to Spooning and Forking!

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 15:00:00 +0000

An 'amuse-bouche' to get you ready for CJSW's original program dedicated to all things food related in Calgary. Tune in next week for a full 30 minute episode.