Chef Joe Woodhouse is a chef-turned-food-photographer who is (admittedly) a wizard with veggies and with his camera. Chef Joe is the author of two veggie-based cookbooks - "Your Daily Veg" and "More Daily Veg" - and, his work and recipes have been featured in a number of magazines and publications. In our conversation, we chat about everything from how he grew up with food, to how to BOOST the flavours of your meals (with ease), and (of course) how to cook with VEG!

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• Instagram: @joe_woodhouse
• Photography Website: JoeWoodhouse.com

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Chef Mel Asseraf is not just a one time champion… she is a two time champion of Food Network’s Chopped - a show I grew up watching and playing in my own kitchen. Quite honestly, anyone who can make duck liver "work" in a dessert is an inspiration to me… Today, Chef Mel is a cookbook author, and the CEO of her own company - Bake it with Mel. In our conversation we chat about everything from how her journey started, to what it was like to study pastry in Paris, and she reveals a few key baking tips that you can take with you into your kitchen. Mel’s way of teaching totally opened my eyes to the endless possibilities of baking. I am SO excited not only to try her recipes and grab her book, but also to see what she does next.

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• Instagram: @bakingbossbabe
• Website: Bakeitwithmel.com

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Melissa Levin is a home cook and food content creator based in Baltimore, MD. She focusses on made-from-scratch food with the freshest ingredients (and... a whole lot of sourdough, of course). Since our chat - which was back in September 2024, Mel has left her full-time job to fully embrace her passion for cooking & dive all-in to her content creating business! As a fellow entrepreneur in the food space, I am sooo excited for Mel and inspired by her journey, her passion, and her energy. And, I can’t wait for you all to meet her through our chat.

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• Instagram: @homecooked.mel

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Chef Will Grant is the world pizza champion - so, if you’re looking for the best pizza tips toppings and secrets… you’re in the right spot. Chef Will is the owner and head chef of that’s a some pizza - a pizza restaurant located in Bainbridge Island that uses a 120 year old sourdough starter for the crust.. and yes, it’s kept people coming back for 120 years…In our conversation, we chat about how his sourdough journey all started, how sourdough took him across the world, and what it was like cooking in his multiple appearances at the world pizza championships…

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• Instagram: @will.lawrencegrant, @sourdoughwillyspizzeria, @thatsasomepizza
• Website: That’s a Some Pizza
• Website: Sourdough Willys

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Chef Noel Cunningham is a multi-award-winning chef, cookbook author, and on-air personalty with an AMAZING food POV. If you’re looking to bring a lil’ Jamaican spice to your home in an accessible & entertaining way - Chef Noel is your guy. In this episode, we chat all about Jamaican food culture, his experience moving from Jamaica—> northern Manitoba —> Toronto, the inspiration behind his cookbook (…and what’s coming in his next cookbook!), and much more…

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• Instagram: @iamchefnoel
• Youtube: Chef Noel TV
• Podcast: What’s Cooking with Chef Noel
• Website: Cuisine By Noel

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Matt Ravenscroft (aka "TheDirtyRaven") is the KING of vegetables - or shall I say, the "Bob Ross of Vegetables". Matt brings such a fun & bright light to the world of veggies - helping you to build confidence cooking with them & learn how to create incredible flavours with fresh & local produce. In his words, Matt shares his tips, tricks, and best "vegetable recipes so you'll eat your damn veggies". Tune into our conversation to learn how his love for veggies all started (the story will surprise you...), the ingredients in his signature salad, and much more.

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• Instagram: @thedirtyraven
• Barberian’s Website: https://thedirtyraven.com/

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Jesse Vallins is the executive chef of Barberian’s Steakhouse in TORONTO ON. Starting out as a musician, Jesse eventually transferred his love for arts into the culinary world - cooking up some of the best steaks in Toronto. But - it doesn’t stop there - Jesse also loves the world of food and beverage pairings… Specifically, BEER and food pairings! Tune into our conversation to learn how his journey began, how Barberian’s prepares the best steak in Toronto, and why beer pairs better with cheese than wine does…

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• Instagram: @snacktimusprime
• Barberian’s Website: https://www.barberians.com/

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Ryan Hinkson is the creator (and, might I say, the "genius") behind @eatfamous. You've probably seen his WILD food adventures on Instagram - and if not, I highly suggest you pop on over to see what he's up to. Ryan's food stories are always shared from a perspective of love, care, and fun. He went through his own journey with food towards a space of nourishment & positivity - and now, he passes along his passion for the culinary world through his @eatfamous instagram account. In our conversation we talk about everything from how he grew up around food, to his first "out-of-the-box food experience", to his travels across the globe & favourite comfort foods from Barbados - and much more.

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• Ryan on Instagram: @eatfamous

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