Kitchen Confession

Meagan Dier is a coffee roaster with a nitro powered green thumb! She runs My Indie Coffee Roastery in Newmarket ON, and in this episode Meagan describes the process behind creating one of the most chemically complex beverages out there!

This week we kick off a tasty series on sharpening your palate. Heather Hind is a certified Tea Sommelier and in this episode we talk about tea's origins and the peculiar niche its found in North America's culinary scene.

Jeff Faber is a classically trained chef from St. Catharines who loves french style and unique delicacies. He shares his experiences cooking at home in the Niagara region and the fishy, fried street meats from his time in Amsterdam. Jeff is getting back into the game after a tough Lyme Disease diagnosis and is committed to educating people on his condition and helping others learn new skills in th...

Jess Agnew, is a PHD candidate at Virginia Tech. Her experience in the food and hospitality industry combined with her passion for people, food and business has taken her along a welcomed and unexpected path to becoming an Economist. Her huge heart shines as we talk about her Buy 2 Thrive in Mozambique, Grameen Danone Foods, and Shakti Ladies

When Barb was diagnosed with Celiac Disease she had to convert to a completely gluten free lifestyle. She helps us understand the difference between celiac disease and fad gluten free diets. She shares her story on living with celiac disease, exploding pancakes, and you'll never guess what she does with an air fryer. Spoiler Alert it's not cooking!

Ramya is a fellow foodie and radio triple threat at Accessible Media. Last year, she and I went head to head on AMI-tv's cooking competition, Menu Matchup. Today she reminisces about her mother's signature Sri Lankan dishes and shares her secret sword and board approach to butternut squash soup!

Mitchell Felice of MEE-CHef stopped by the KC Kitchen to chat. He spills on who he would love to share a kitchen with and you’ll never guess what he wants to cook. We discover how our paths crossed 6 years ago but met only a year ago and valuable life lessons along with one of my favourite Kitchen Confessions yet.

Today I’m taking with Kelly Carter from My Organic Heart. She is a certified nutritional practitioner and online nutritional coach. She started My Organic Heart to educate and motivate people to take control of their health through diet. Today she's going to help us navigate the world of diets, detox, and all the buzzwords there in.

It’s The Friday Five Edition and I’m sharing 5 ways to grill the perfect steak. Who doesn’t love a good steak? Those crispy charred bits around the edges of a juicy Rib Eye Steak are what dreams are made of - or at least my dreams. Grab your earbuds and bring me along to your nearest butcher. You can pause or rewind each step to make sure you choose the cut of meat perfect for you. Fire up your gr...

EPISODE 5: Chatting with Laura O’Brien in Episode 5 had me smiling throughout the entire conversation. Her light hearted approach to cooking, and wonderful sense of humour, will inspire you. Laura shares her love of baking, and tips to cleaning as you go in the kitchen. Spoiler Alert! She has  help from her four legged clean up crew. They trail her steps securing fallen flour and other ingredients...

Episode 4: Fay Knights once had 20/20 vision and overnight lost most of her central vision due to a condition called Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON). That hasn’t stopped this kind and fiercely independent Marketing and Communications Coordinator with a passion for health and wellness. Fay and I chat about her stand mixer mishap, bump dots and she shares a cooking tip that will have you ru...

Episode 3 is with Cathy Furfaro-Ausman. Cathy is not only my cousin but someone that I have always admired. Growing up with Cathy has taught me to embrace life’s challenges, strive for success and she finds me hilarious and that makes her perfect. She’s an Educator at W.Ross MacDonald School which is the only school in Ontario and Canada for blind and deaf blind students. As a former CNIB rehabili...

I chat with legally blind backpacker, YouTuber, and Standup Comic Dan Barra-Berger who shares tips for cooking while backpacking, living dangerously when frying and how cooking blind has taught him the importance of proper kitchen utensils. 

I talk to Brian Manning of Two Blind Brothers Clothing Line. We chat about his cause driven clothing company with his brother Bradford, faking it in the kitchen, his love for cooking, signature dish, cooking for the family and what unexpected special ingredient ended up in one of our dishes.