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Hot Plate unwrapped

Food over-packaging with special guest Michelle Genttner, no-waste menus at home, alcohol and creativity, and a #weirdwidget

We welcome our first ever guest! Michelle Genttner from Unboxed Market knows food packaging inside and out. She and her partner have opened Toronto’s first Zero Waste Grocery Store. Michelle joins Mirella and Joshna to talk over-packaging, and why it’s even happening in the first place.

Also, there’s a “no waste” menu trend,  hot now in restaurants. But is it really just a conversation starter for what can happen at home? Currently the average Canadian household wastes 140kg of food each year! Want to do better? We share some ways to pay more attention to what’s in your fridge.

Then, An endearing New York Times article profiles two scientists who meet weekly for a drink and a chat. Can alcohol really fuel creativity? They wrote 10 books together, ostensibly because of their drinking. What can you do with a drink in hand?

Finally, Hot Plate tests a very cheap #weirdwidget which delivers the goods – and the zest!

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The food insecurity crisis

A closer look at how Canadians eat – food insecurity and Canada’s food guide. Then, distilling food scraps, and where’s the booze in #curiouskitchen?

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In this episode Mirella and Joshna delve into recent changes to Canada’s Food Guide, which was revised in January 2019 by Health Canada. Aside a move away from meat, what changed? What do the changes mean about how we eat? What’s realistic to expect? Are there any encouraging trends?

Then, a wakeup call. In the months following the Food Guide revision it’s been revealed just how many Canadian are “food insecure” and the numbers are horrifying. How can we do better? Is it even possible for Canadians to follow the new Food Guide?

Finally, how food waste is being turned into spirits!

And on #curiouskitchen Mirella and Joshna test a non-alcoholic spirit.

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