Pepperoni Pizza Dreams: food whispers for sleep

In this episode, we're heading to Vancouver, British Columbia for breakfast, lunch, and dinner—because Charlotte asked for it! Charlotte is a listener who reached out to me a few months ago; she loves the podcast and kindly requested more BLD episodes. So tonight, I'm helping you (and hopefully Charlotte!) fall asleep by slowly and softly reading menus from four Vancouver restaurants: Th...

I missed a week—oops! Life has really been life-ing lately. But I'm back, and I brought sandwiches with me. Not just any sandwiches, though: awesome Aussie sangas! Tonight, I'm helping you fall asleep by slowly and softly reading menus from four of Sydney's most popular sandwich shops: Small's Deli , Cut Lunch Deli , Ol'Mates , and Self Raised Bread Shoppe . Send me a text...

This episode is dedicated to friend-in-my-head and fellow sandwich lover, Matty Matheson. The man wears a lot of hats—literally and figuratively: when he's not playing the loveable handyman Neil Fak on FX's The Bear, or cooking up chaos on his YouTube channel, the husband and father of three is busy running a handful of restaurants. Tonight, I'm helping you fall asleep by slowly and...

Tonight, we're heading to my hometown (and Canada's capital city!) for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. In this episode, I'm helping you fall asleep by slowly and softly reading menus from four popular Ottawa restaurants: Drip House , SuzyQ Doughnuts , Fritomania , and Heartbreakers . Send me a text or voicemail—I love hearing from you! Support the show

Join me for breakfast, lunch, and dinner in Edmonton, Alberta—Ben's way! Recently, I got an email from a listener named Benjamin. Ben was born and raised in Edmonton, but is now living with his husband in Melbourne, Australia. Ben really enjoyed the BLD format from November's Melbourne episode, and asked for the same for his hometown. So, in this episode, I'm helping you fall asleep...

Portland (yes, Portland) is a bonafide pizza city, and they've got a bunch of awards and accolades to prove it! The City of Roses is home to some pretty tasty pies—and in this episode, I'm helping you fall asleep by slowly and softly reading menus from some of its best pizza shops: Apizza Scholls , Lovely's Fifty Fifty , and Scottie's Pizza Parlor . Send me a text or voicemail—...

This very special episode is dedicated to my dear friend Tia. Tonight, I'm helping you fall asleep by slowly and softly reading menus from some of her faves: Bar Cecil (Palm Springs, CA), Emmaline's (Victoria, B.C.), and Made by Marcus (Calgary, Alberta). Happy birthday, TST. I love you! xo Juju Send me a text or voicemail—I love hearing from you! Support the show

Join me and my besties as we celebrate my birthday (and chase away the blues!) at one of my favourite chain restaurants: Cactus Club Cafe . In tonight's episode, I slowly and softly read their menu to help you fall asleep. Cheers to another trip around the sun!  Send me a text or voicemail—I love hearing from you! Support the show

Pack your bags because tonight we're flying 7,500 miles from Dubai to Sydney, Australia on the Emirates A380 . Takeoff is at 10:20 a.m. and they're serving multi-course lunch and breakfast, as well as light bites on the non-stop 14-hour flight. In this episode, I help you fall asleep by slowly and softly reading menus from the airline's four travel classes: Economy , Premium Economy...

In tonight's episode, we're celebrating Lunar New Year in the Golden City. San Francisco has the largest and oldest Chinatown in North America, and there is no shortage of delicious food to feast on—and fall asleep to—for China's most important holiday. Quietly usher in the Year of the Snake with me as I slowly and softly read menus from three popular San Francisco restaurants: Chin...

Everything's bigger in Texas—and Houston is no exception. With more than 2.3 million people and over 13,000 restaurants, H-Town has one of the most diverse food scenes in the United States. In tonight's episode, I slowly and softly read menus from three of Houston's most popular restaurants: Winnie's , Tiny Champions , and Ema . There's no BBQ in this one, but don't w...

In this first of many episodes dedicated to the city I've called home for almost nine years, I slowly and softly read three Victoria restaurant menus to help you fall asleep: Wind Cries Mary , The Vicious Poodle , and Rabbit Rabbit . Also, I haven't posted to my Insta grid since November 2023 (oopsie!)... but that all changes now! I'll be posting weekly with the latest on the podcas...

In this 11th episode, we're celebrating Eve's 11th birthday. Eve is my favourite 11-year-old—though as she astutely pointed out, she's also the only 11-year-old that I know. But for the record: even if I knew an entire classroom of them, she'd still be my favourite. Recently, we celebrated her birthday at the Old Spaghetti Factory in Victoria, British Columbia. Tonight, I'...

This episode is dedicated to one of my favourite foods (pasta) in one of my favourite cities (Toronto). Tonight, I'm helping you fall asleep by slowly and softly reading menus from three of the city's best pastai: Famiglia Baldassarre , Porzia's , and Annabelle Pasta Bar . *** Holiday notice *** I'm taking a little holiday break and this is the last episode until the new year....

Fall is my favourite season. But it's been grey and rainy where I live in Victoria, British Columbia, and all I can think about is soaking up the sun somewhere balmy. Enter L.A., with its year-round sunny skies: so, how about lunch in La-La Land? In tonight's episode, I help you fall asleep by softly and slowly reading menus from three Los Angeles lunch spots: Café Telegrama , Belle&apos...

NYC: it's the city that never sleeps. So of course, late-night food options abound! In this episode, I'm helping you fall asleep by slowly and quietly reading restaurant menus much-loved by hungry night owls: JG Melon on the Upper East Side, Mamoun's Falafel in Greenwich Village, and Chinatown's Scarr's Pizza . Send me a text or voicemail—I love hearing from you! Support t...

Breadheads: this episode is for you! Tonight, I'm helping you fall asleep by slowly and quietly reading menus from four popular bagels shops: Montreal's St-Viateur , NYC's Tompkins Square Bagels and Apollo Bagels , and Tacoma's Howdy Bagel .  Send me a text or voicemail—I love hearing from you! Support the show

Join me for breakfast, lunch, and dinner in Melbourne, Australia. In this episode, I'm helping you fall asleep by slowly and quietly reading menus from some of the capital city’s best restaurants: Good Measure Cafe , Lune Croissanterie , Hector’s Deli , and Osteria Renata . Send me a text or voicemail—I love hearing from you! Support the show

It's one of my favourite foods and also the theme for tonight's episode: the humble sandwich. But not just any sandwich... the classic Italian deli sandwich. In this episode, I slowly and quietly read restaurant menus from three popular sandwich spots: Angelo's Pizzeria in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Stefanino Panino in Melbourne, Australia; and J.P. Graziano in Chicago, Illinois. S...

In this Halloween-themed episode, I slowly and quietly read menus from two haunted restaurants. New Orleans' historic French Quarter is home to Muriel's Jackson Square and a resident ghost so well loved that the staff keep a table reserved for the spooky spirit. At Kansas City's popular Succotash , the brunch spot's ghost makes himself known by lighting up—you'll smell him...

With more hours of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives under my belt than most, a tribute to the Mayor of Flavortown was inevitable. In this episode, I help you fall asleep by softly and slowly reading menus from three of the Food Network star’s many eateries: Downtown Flavortown in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee; Chicken Guy! in Disney Springs, Florida; and Guy Fieri’s Vegas Kitchen & Bar in Las Vegas, Neva...

While the heyday of the diner has long gone, you can still find a few gems to satisfy your craving for nostalgic comfort food like buttermilk pancakes, cheeseburgers, and milkshakes. In this episode, I slowly and quietly read menus from three popular American diners: Palace Diner in Biddeford, Maine; Country Girl Diner in Chester, Vermont; and Tick Tock Diner in Clifton, New Jersey.  Send me a tex...

Slice. Square. Pie. Pizza. 'Za. Whatever you call it (and hopefully it's not 'za), it's both delicious and the theme for our first episode. Tune in to hear me slowly and quietly read menus from Ken's Artisan Pizza in Portland, Oregon; Pizza Bouquet in Montreal, Quebec; and Sally's Apizza in New Haven, Connecticut.  Send me a text or voicemail—I love hearing from you!...