Two Edmonton cooks, a hundred conversations about food.
Allan Suddaby and Chael MacDonald talk about the industry from the inside: what it's actually like to run a kitchen, why recipes fail, which chain restaurants deserve respect. Fluent, funny, unhurried.
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The episodes
100 episodes · 2021 to 2024The three newest from each year. All 100 live in the episode index, and every episode has a transcript.
2024
Biera ClosingRestaurant ClosuresNov 13 · 1:35:17
Edmonton ChainsEdmonton Chain RestaurantsOct 30 · 1:37:23
Spooky Cooking SeasonFood in Horror MoviesOct 16 · 1:17:58
2023
Back to SchoolAllan goes back to PastryDec 27 · 1:10:08
A Fancy Dinner MenuReview of an older catering menuDec 13 · 1:16:07
Clearing the DecksAll of the Follow UpNov 29 · 1:11:33
2022
Chefs Need Not ApplyCan AIs replace chefs?Dec 28 · 1:16:01
Holiday 2022It's the most edible time of the yearDec 14 · 1:07:50
Accidental DishesOops I invented a lemon tartNov 30 · 0:27:52
2021
All 100 episodes →The hosts
Allan Suddaby and Chael MacDonald have both spent years in Edmonton kitchens. The show is what they'd talk about anyway, recorded. More about the hosts.