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Track & Food Podcast

Jamie Mah

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Frequency: 1 episode/26d. Total Eps: 116

Jamie Mah is a writer, bartender and sommelier in beautiful Vancouver B.C. Join him as he takes comprehensive deep dives into everything food and culture in the city and around the globe.

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🇨🇦 Canada - food
25/08/2026
#73
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24/08/2026
#50
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07/08/2026
#85
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06/08/2026
#47
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02/08/2026
#85
🇨🇦 Canada - food
01/08/2026
#85
🇨🇦 Canada - food
31/07/2026
#54
🇨🇦 Canada - food
30/07/2026
#29
🇨🇦 Canada - food
29/07/2026
#42
🇨🇦 Canada - food
24/07/2026
#94

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https://scoutmagazine.ca/
29 shares
http://islandist.ca/
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https://www.gooseneck.ca/
4 shares

https://www.instagram.com/theonlygiantjimmy
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https://www.instagram.com/jameslangfordsmith
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https://www.instagram.com/coreymintz
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https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/19/dining/master-sommeliers-terminated-sexual-harassment.html
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https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/25/books/review-eating-to-extinction-rare-foods-dan-saladino.html
1 share
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/23/magazine/closing-prune-restaurant-covid.html

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Episode 100! - Does Vancouver Have a Defining Food Image?

Season 1 · Episode 100

Wednesday, May 8, 2024 • Duration 02:32:35

Welcome to the Episode 100 extravaganza! In honour of this milestone, we catch up with former Track & Food podcast co-host, Mickey McLeod, and friend of the podcast, Tristan Young, of The Keefer Bar. Then, with the help of industry vets Shira Blustein (Acorn, Lila), James Langford-Smith (Pamplemousse Jus), James Iranzad (Gooseneck Hospitality), and Michelle Sproule (Scout Magazine), we embark on a lengthy and raucous discussion beginning with whether Vancouver has a defining food image, and veering into myriad other hospitality-related topics. Get ready for a two-and-a-half-hour-long, fun-filled, and bubbles-fuelled episode of insider knowledge and laughter.

For additional context, check out my recent article for Midrange, "Is McDonald's the Defining Food Image of Our Time?" You can read it here.

If you have questions, observations, or ideas for future episodes, email at trackandfoodpod@gmail.com

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Demythologizing Poverty with Local Expert, Tracy Smith-Carrier

Season 1 · Episode 99

Tuesday, March 19, 2024 • Duration 50:17

Will poverty always be a systemic issue? This is the question at the heart of Tracy Smith-Carrier’s article, “Implementing a basic income means overcoming myths about the ‘undeserving poor’”, published in The Conversation last December – and the focus of today’s interview with its author.

Smith-Carrier has studied poverty for over 25 years, and is currently an Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair, with a focus on Advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals, at Royal Roads University in Victoria, BC. As such, she brings a candid and humanistic lens to an issue affecting so many in our society, by breaking down the myths hindering our progress towards the elimination of poverty and (hopefully) helping us to gain a more comprehensive understanding of the issue from a macro level.

If you have questions, observations, or ideas for future episodes, email at trackandfoodpod@gmail.com

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Talking 'Ranking Culture' with Jacob Richler, of Canada's 100 Best

Season 1 · Episode 90

Monday, May 29, 2023 • Duration 48:22

In this episode, Jacob Richler, founder and publisher of Canada's most diverse and influential restaurant ranking, Canada's 100 Best, discusses his years as a food critic, why he created this list in the first place, how the judging process unfolds, and where he sees things evolving in the year ahead... Enjoy!

Canada's 100 Best launched in 2015. Last year, Vancouver's own Published on Main was ranked Canada's "Best Restaurant" for 2022. See the full 2023 list here.

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Breaking Down the Van Mag Awards, with James Iranzad and James Langford-Smith

Season 1 · Episode 89

Monday, April 24, 2023 • Duration 01:35:35

The boys are back for another “triple J” episode, chockfull with their in-depth insights and immeasurable humour… This time around, James Iranzad (Gooseneck Hospitality) and James Langford-Smith (Pamplemousse Jus) share their opinions on the Vancouver Magazine 2023 Restaurant Awards finalists, and break down Vancouver’s restaurant scene as a whole. Enjoy!

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David Fairey and Anelyse Weiler Discuss the Migrant Worker Piece Rate System

Season 1 · Episode 88

Wednesday, March 15, 2023 • Duration 49:57

While reading The Tyee back in late January, a story by labour economist, David Fairey (who is also a research associate of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives) and Associate Professor of Sociology at UVic, Anelyse Weiler, caught my eye… In “It’s 2023. BC Farm Workers Deserve Basic Minimum Wage Guarantees”, the authors reveal how our current piece rate system for agricultural workers is fraught with low wages, exploitation, classism, and racism. I decided to bring the duo on in order to gain a better understanding of the topic and narrative and to share their candid perspectives and insightful solutions. Do enjoy!

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"It’s 2023. BC Farm Workers Deserve Basic Minimum Wage Guarantees" by David Fairey and Anelyse Weiler

"Farmworkers Finally Won Overtime Pay. Now the Industry Wants to Repeal It" by Grey Moran

"Legislated Wage Suppression" by David Fairey

"Government wrong to exclude farm workers from basic minimum wage protection" by David Fairey and Anelyse Weiler

"BC Pickers: A Report on Piece Rates in Agriculture" by Mark Thompson

"Temporary Foreign Workers Hit Record Levels in BC" by Zak Vescara

Getting Loose and Talking Wine, with Maude Renaud-Brisson, Kelcie Jones and Jenna Briscoe

Season 1 · Episode 87

Monday, January 30, 2023 • Duration 49:48

Recently, I was lucky enough to have Maude Renaud-Brisson (Founder, Apéro Mode), Kelcie Jones (GM, Elephant) and Jenna Briscoe (GM, Café Medina) on to discuss their new endeavour, 'This is Wine School', launching in Chinatown (265 East Pender) this week.

These three ladies have already brought much vigour and enthusiasm regarding wine and wine education to Vancouver. With 'This is Wine School' they will collectively continue their trajectory by offering Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) accreditation classes for hospitality career-minded folks, as well as a slate of their own personally stylized 'alternative' wine courses designed for the general wine-loving public. In this episode, we chat about how this project took shape, what they hope to accomplish with it, and more. It's not all serious wine talk, though - prepare yourself for a lot of laughs throughout!

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Alex Black of Laowai Discusses his New Bar Bagheera

Season 1 · Episode 86

Monday, January 23, 2023 • Duration 45:43

Back for another fun conversation, Alex Black of Laowai joins to talk about his new bar, Bagheera. Located just around the corner, we run through the concept, how things came about, branding, ice machine difficulties and much more. Alex is always candid and insightful. Enjoy!

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Corey Mintz Discusses the Noma Closure and What This Means for Labour and Fine Dining Moving Forward

Season 1 · Episode 85

Thursday, January 12, 2023 • Duration 53:46

Prominent food journalist, Corey Mintz, jumps on once again to help break down the news of Noma's impending closure at the end of 2024. If you are unfamiliar, the New York Times dropped the story this past Monday with a fully detailed exposé regarding the context and timing of this announcement. Issues with unpaid labour and what this signifies for chef and owner, René Redzepi, and his team moving forward as well as how this affects global fine dining in the future. The former world number one has made an indelible mark within the food economy. There's a lot to unpack here. Enjoy!

Famed New York Times food critic, Pete Wells, shared his thoughts regarding this announcement and why it's so significant.

Here's the link to Corey's Eater feature from 2017.

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James Iranzad and James Langford-Smith Make their Predictions for 2023

Season 1 · Episode 84

Friday, January 6, 2023 • Duration 01:30:37

The boys are back with their insights and predictions for 2023. Recorded a few days before the new year, James Iranzad and James Langford-Smith give the goods on where and how they see the restaurant community evolving this coming year. Yet another classic "triple J episode. Do enjoy!

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Food Journalist Corey Mintz on the Prevalence of Tip Creep at Starbucks and What This Means for Hospitality

Season 1 · Episode 83

Friday, December 23, 2022 • Duration 01:05:25

After reading Corey Mintz’s NBC News column, ‘Outrage at Starbucks tipping prompt shows people don’t get how the tipping con works‘, I brought on the prominent food journalist to get his unique insights and perspective on the “tip creep”: what is it actually, and what does it mean for the hospitality and business industries moving forwards?

For more Mintz, be sure to check out my previous podcast with him (originally aired November 30th, 2021) where we dig into his book, The Next Supper: The End of Restaurants as We Knew Them, and What Comes After – fantastic stuff.

Corey Mintz is a freelance food reporter (New York Times, Globe and Mail, Eater, and others), focusing on the intersection between what we eat with business, politics, farming, ethics, land use, labor (or labour, as it’s spelled in Canada), education and culture. He has been a cook and a restaurant critic. For his long-running column Fed, he hosted 192 dinner parties, featuring politicians, refugees, criminals, artists, academics, acupuncturists, high-rise window washers, competitive barbecuers, and one monkey. He is the author of two and a half books. He lives in Winnipeg with his wife, Victoria, and their daughter, Cookie Puss.

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