65 episodes

The Food Podcast is a show where personal stories are shared through the lens of food. Join host Lindsay Cameron Wilson, a best-selling cookbook author and journalist, as she takes you on an adventure through sound, story, music and memory. Food is the launching point, the portal. Human stories, however, are at the heart of each episode. It's a food and story podcast, if you will, released monthly, after a long simmer, when the flavour it just right.

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The Food Podcast Lindsay Cameron Wilson

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    • 4.9 • 68 Ratings

The Food Podcast is a show where personal stories are shared through the lens of food. Join host Lindsay Cameron Wilson, a best-selling cookbook author and journalist, as she takes you on an adventure through sound, story, music and memory. Food is the launching point, the portal. Human stories, however, are at the heart of each episode. It's a food and story podcast, if you will, released monthly, after a long simmer, when the flavour it just right.

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    Eat My Joy

    Eat My Joy

    Here I am, on a sunny day back in October, savouring a Shore Lunch sushi bowl in the sun. I am sitting on a red adirondack on the wharf in Lunenburg, NS. A few tourists are milling around. A ship is tied up in front of me. Water is lapping against its sides. I take this picture then put my phone away. This food takes all my focus. Yellofin tuna. peppery greens. Chickpeas. Seaweed salad. Nori Flakes. Sesame Chickpeas. Miso Whip. Later I will see Amy Funk’s art exhibition at the Lunenburg School of the Arts. Amy is also the chef behind the Shore Lunch food truck. She made this bowl.
    This episode is the story of how Amy Funk, and artist and chef who has lived far and wide, has landed here, on the south shore of Nova Scotia. Cooking, painting, and feeding me in the sun.
    We discuss life. Hardships. Ingredients. Wanting the big time, and finding it in Nova Scotia. Here in this bowl.
    Thanks for listening,
    x Lindsay
    Links:
    * Shore Lunch Food Truck
    * Tipping is a Legacy of Slavery by Michelle Alexander
    * Lincoln Street Food
    * Lunenburg School for the Arts


    Credits
    Hosted by Lindsay Cameron Wilson
    Edited by Abigail Cerquitella
    Theme song is One More Night by Jenn Grant 
    Follow: @thefoodpodcast and @lindsaycameronwilson


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    • 32 min
    Crossing the Threshold

    Crossing the Threshold

    This episode began with a prompt in my writing class - to explore a threshold moment. It could be an ending, a beginning, leaving something behind or entering into something new. It could be a boundary, a tipping point, the edge of an experience. I began by making lists, but like all good prompts, I found myself transported to a place I hadn’t expected - my grandmother’s apartment overlooking the Bedford Basin. And as I walked through the memory, images, flavours, aromas and textures emerged. And a recipe too.
    So here is it, an episode through the lens of my grandmother Vivian. I hope it transports you into your own threshold memories. Feel free to share a taste of them with me in the comments below. I’d love that.
    Thanks for listening,
    x Lindsay

    Credits
    Hosted by Lindsay Cameron Wilson
    Edited by Abigail Cerquitella
    Theme song is One More Night by Jenn Grant 
    Follow: @thefoodpodcast and @lindsaycameronwilson


    Get full access to Food Stories at lindsaycameronwilson.substack.com/subscribe

    • 24 min
    The Measure of Her Dreams

    The Measure of Her Dreams

    A Measure of My Dreams is a lyric from A Rainy Night in Soho by the Irish band The Pogues. The lyric speaks to love and loss, but it also touches on the transient nature of life, and the fleeting beauty of moments, and the profound impact brief encounters can have. 
    Liz Chute has made a life from profound encounters. For 25 years Liz has owned and run The Pebble Bed and Breakfast in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Liz is from Listowel, Ireland, and her family, her home, her business and her kitchen is full of Irish love and passion. 
    This episode is Liz’s story, told through the lens of music, food, family, dancing, running, pressed sheets and a passion for authentic hospitality.
    It’s a special one. I hope you enjoy it!
    X Lindsay
    Links:
    * The Pebble B&B
    * That review on Tripadvisor
    * The Food Podcast - A Field Guide to Christmas
    * The Pogues - A Rainy Night in Soho
    * Simon Pearce Glassware
    * Frette Linens
    * Molton Brown
    * qualifying for the Boston Marathon

    Credits
    Hosted by Lindsay Cameron Wilson
    Edited by Abigail Cerquitella
    Theme song is One More Night by Jenn Grant 
    Follow: @thefoodpodcast and @lindsaycameronwilson


    Get full access to Food Stories at lindsaycameronwilson.substack.com/subscribe

    • 45 min
    PURE JOY with Lauren Gerrie

    PURE JOY with Lauren Gerrie

    Lauren Gerrie is my guest this week on The Food Podcast. She is a New York based chef, a dancer, teacher, artist, collaborator and community builder. She’s a flavour alchemist, a master in texture, a cheerleader and a woman who barbecues scallops on the windy shores of Nova Scotia in a leotard. This conversation is a celebration of community through the lens of food, friendship, The Two Fat ladies, dance, movement and celebration. And Pat Benatar.
    Thanks for listening.

    Links:
    * We Belong by Pat Benatar
    * Ryan Heffington - Ted Talk: How Dance can unleash your inner joy
    * Moves Pure Joy - Instagram @movespurejoy
    * Lauren Gerrie - Instagram @laurengerrie
    * The Two Fat Ladies Complete Series on Youtube
    * Books for Cooks Notting Hill, London

    Credits
    Hosted by Lindsay Cameron Wilson
    Edited by Abigail Cerquitella
    Theme song is One More Night by Jenn Grant 
    Follow: @thefoodpodcast and @lindsaycameronwilson



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    • 32 min
    A Field Guide To Christmas, once again

    A Field Guide To Christmas, once again

    I’m jumping in here to welcome you to a re-leased episode of last year’s A Field Guide to Christmas. For those who celebrate, we do it every year, but somehow, we still need a field guide, a mentor, and calming friend to shepherd us through this beautiful, nostalgic and sometimes difficult time of year. 
    At least I do, and I know there’s one other person too…
    I was sitting at a high school football game earlier in the fall, watching my son and nephew play. It was an away game -  A five hour drive. But the last of the fall leaves were still hanging on, there were thermoses of coffee in the cup holders, so it wasn’t such a bad drive. 
    The Cape Breton autumn winds were whipping at our backs as we perched on metal bleachers. (I should say that the field guide to watching Canadian football would include pads to sit on  - we use the little cushions that come with our ikea outdoor furniture - they work like a charm and keep you warm.) Anyway, the turnout wasn’t so good for our team, spectators were thin, but those who were there had clearly read the football field guide and were kitted out in cozy jackets, hats, mitts and were lounging in portable camping chairs. At half time one of the mom’s leaned over and said, I’ve been listening to your Field Guide to Christmas. I know we’re two months away, but it soothes me knowing other people cry on Christmas. And we can laugh about it. 
    So if you too need a refresh for how to get through the next week with ease and wonder, listen to the rest of this episode, perhaps again, for the first time. 
    You too might pick up a word I had forgotten in the wisdom shared by writer and long time Christmas host Vicky Grant. The word she drops is outdoorfin - the rush of joyful energy received when you leave the chaos of the home, the chaos of the world, the heat of the oven, the wrapping paper on the floor, and the drying Christmas tree, and GO OUTSIDE. 
    So with that, I give you our field Guide to Christmas, recorded in December of 2022… and by the way, my sons would say I did spiral out of control last Christmas, just for a little bit, but, not only did I go for a walk on christmas day, I also dipped in the river with my sister and nieces on New Year's Day. A cold plunge in a brackish river on the east coast of canada in winter will give you enough ourdoorfins to last at least a week. 
    But before we listen I just want to say Thanks so much for being here at The Food Podcast, sharing stories, through the lens of food. 
    The Food Podcast will be back on the 9th of January with chef, artist and dancer, Lauren Gerrie.
    Until then,
    x Lindsay
    Show Notes
    * Nigel Slater, The Christmas Chronicles . Or listen to the Christmas Chronicles here -
    * Anja Dunk, ADVENT - Festive German Bakes to Celebrate the Coming of Christmas
    * Jenn Grant’s Forever on Christmas Eve Album
    * Writer Vicki Grant. Vicki says a Christmas party isn’t a Christmas party without Grease Babies. I wrote about them here. As for the recipe, here’s the gist: begin with white bread, crusts cut off. Add a teaspoon of undiluted Campbell’s Mushroom Soup to each slice and spread edge to edge. Roll slice and wrap with bacon. Bake until crispy but still gooey on the inside. They’ll be gone in seconds.
    Episode Credits
    Hosted by Lindsay Cameron Wilson
    Edited by Abigail Cerquitella
    Theme song is One More Night by Jenn Grant 
    Follow: @thefoodpodcast and @lindsaycameronwilson


    Get full access to Food Stories at lindsaycameronwilson.substack.com/subscribe

    • 22 min
    Finding yourself in the story

    Finding yourself in the story

    Welcome to season four, episode two of The Food Podcast! This episode is all about the storied history of the blue fin tuna, told through the lens of investigative food systems journalist Karen Pinchin. Through the writing of her book Kings of Their Own Ocean, a story that follows a tagged blue fin called Amelia back and forth across the Atlantic, we also learn about Karen. Karen and I are friends, but it wasn’t until I read this book that I learned how the story of what happens beneath the ocean can also uncover details of human life, Karen’s life. 
    Thanks for listening, 
    x Lindsay
    Links:
    * Karen Pinchin
    * Kings of Their Own Ocean - Penguin Random House Canada
    * Kings of Their Own Ocean on Audible
    And for a deeper dive into Kings of Their Own Ocean -
    * Gastro Pod: All About the Tuna Rollercoaster
    * Canadian Geographic
    * The American Scholar - On the Line
    * The New Yorker - The Magnificence of the Blue Fin Tuna
    * The Coast - The Reel Deal

    Credits
    Hosted by Lindsay Cameron Wilson
    Edited by Abigail Cerquitella
    Theme song is One More Night by Jenn Grant 
    Follow: @thefoodpodcast and @lindsaycameronwilson


    Get full access to Food Stories at lindsaycameronwilson.substack.com/subscribe

    • 29 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
68 Ratings

68 Ratings

JefffL ,

Heavy Sigh!

No matter what chaos I’m in the middle of, listening to Lindsay’s voice makes my shoulders drop and reminds me that all is well. We are living away from Halifax for awhile so your bed making episode with Liz was a touch of home and an absolute treat.

Canada proud ,

I love this podcast

I look forward to each episode of The Food Podcast. Lindsay’s creative voice and interesting topics leave me feeling enriched. Her way of discussing everyday life and interviewing guests from her home province and world wide has been extremely informative. Thank you Lindsay!

Kars71 ,

Beautiful, nourishing storytelling..

Love the mix of human stories, food inspirations and calming imagery. Always a great listen.

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