5à7 Podcast Amie Watson of Multiculturiosity.com

“In Quebec, the traceability is sh*t,” says Chef Jean-Sébastien Giguère of the new h3 restaurant in downtown Montreal. Listen in on our happy hour conversation about how eating local here in Quebec is a marketing tool for Big Agriculture. We also talk sugar shacks, his two years to decide what to do with his chickens […]

Andrew Whibley is the owner of Cloakroom, a popular speakeasy in Montreal, but more recently he’s become an activist. The co-founder of the Association Pour Spiritueux à Emporter Quebec wants Quebeckers to be able to order their negroni and coffee-infused kombucha cocktails for takeout or delivery. And he’s not alone. We talk batch cocktails, what […]

The 5à7 Podcast is back for a new season with Vancouver filmmaker Baljit Sangra, whose latest documentary Because We Are Girls aired on the closing night of the South Asian Film Festival of Montreal. It chronicles the path of three sisters who press charges against their cousin, who allegedly raped them while growing up in […]

It’s a holiday Easter egg! Err…chocolate truffle? I’ve got three(ish) more questions for Nicolas Duvernois to make your holiday a bit cheerier.  Photo by Jordane Mathieu on Unsplash

In this episode, Quebec entrepreneur Nicolas Duvernois of Pur Vodka, Romeo’s Gin and now Choco Crème taste tests his latest products with me. A Dragon on “Dans l’Oeil de Dragon,” the Quebec version of Dragon’s Den, he knows what makes a good company and a good product. But even he was probably stumped when he […]

Have you ever thought it’d be fun to import some wine? It’s pretty easy to do for yourself, but not so easy to start a company. Wine clubs? Mixed cases? And now, virtual webinars? If you’re scratcing your head, you’re not alone. You’re going to want to hear from Asma Ben Tanfous and Jean-Gabriel Vignault […]