15 DEC 2022 · Acclaimed author http://instagram.com/lesleychesterman and the hilarious http://instagram.com/andrewphung, creator and star of CBC's https://gem.cbc.ca/media/run-the-burbs, join us for our final podcast episode of the year.Chesterman dishes on her latest French cookbook https://www.editions-cardinal.ca/livres/cuisine/un-week-end-chez-lesley-15173 (and her recent English book https://www.amazon.ca/Make-Every-Dish-Delicious-Confidence/dp/1982196378), why people need to think out of the box when it comes to fruitcake (don't hate!), the perfect chips for a chocolate chip cookie and more.
The vibrant author also gives some love to one of her favourite bread bakers in Montreal and lets us know what Quebecois singer she enjoys listening to during the holidays.
With Vietnamese and Chinese family roots, the Calgary-born Andrew Phung makes the most of his holiday season with his family by celebrating Christmas and Lunar New Year in the early winter. The comedian extraordinaire discusses making history with Run The Burbs earlier this year as https://eatnorth.com/dan-clapson/cbc-series-run-burbs-celebrates-tet-latest-episode (Vietnamese Lunar New Year) back in Season 1, and he tells us what we can look forward to when Season 2 of https://gem.cbc.ca/media/run-the-burbs premieres on January 4, 2023 on CBC and CBC Gem.
Before we bid our listeners adieu for 2022, Mariya Stokes joins Madison Olds and Dan Clapson for a quick holiday-music-making chat and we spin Olds' tune "Christmas Wish" from her holiday EP https://open.spotify.com/album/3iiPYX6uTzWNbKDsgHswFP?si=w6Cvjr6AQyKWBoWz32fYmA.