Taste Buds

Three 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

Should 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 communa

Are 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 d

Suzanne 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

What 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 �

Corey 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.