As Victorian Hotel Service Manager and Executive Chef Manager for St Vincent’s Care, Chef David Martin is passionate about raising the standard of aged care cuisine. Foodservice Rep spoke to him about his journey from fine dining to aged care and his focus on delivering high quality food that also meets stringent nutritional standards.

EP9: Raising the Bar in Aged Care Dining

Spicing up Canada: Karan Suri’s Journey through Food, Culture and New Beginnings | Diasporaa Podcast Episode 6

Welcome to Diaspora, the show where we share the remarkable stories of immigrants from the Indian subcontinent. In this episode, host Aditya Mehta interviews Karan Suri, a talented chef with experience across multiple continents. Karan discusses his journey from Delhi to Vancouver, highlighting his global culinary adventures, including significant roles at the Oberoi and Fairmont hotel chains. He delves into the unique challenges and triumphs of adapting to different cultural cuisines, his noteworthy contributions to A&W Restaurants with the Masala Veggie Burger, and his experiences as a new immigrant in Canada. Karan also shares his thoughts on the evolving landscape of Indian food in Vancouver and his passion for authentic flavors. Don’t miss his insightful story and culinary wisdom. Tune in for an inspiring conversation that explores heritage, innovation, and community. Remember to like, comment, and subscribe for more inspiring stories from the South Asian Diaspora!

00:00 Introduction to Diaspora the Show
00:36 Meet Karan Suri: A Culinary Journey Begins
01:59 Growing Up in India: From Delhi to Assam
07:26 Pursuing Culinary Dreams: Education and Early Career
12:44 Exploring the World: From Dubai to Kenya
17:13 Settling in Canada: First Impressions and Challenges
25:17 Navigating the Rental Market as a New Immigrant
26:05 Building Credit and Financial Challenges
27:15 Media Appearances and Culinary Adventures
28:49 Spot Prawns and Pollinator Series Dinners
31:44 Transitioning from Hotels to A&W
34:14 Innovating the A&W Menu
36:24 The Success of the Masala Veggie Burger
45:09 Vegetarianism and Indian Cuisine in Canada
48:45 Future Plans and Comfort Food
51:48 Conclusion and Farewell

List of Resources:
A&W Canada’s Masala Veggie Burger: https://web.aw.ca/en/our-menu/burgers/masala-veggie-burger
A&W Canada’s New Menu Development Process: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJ4TlPO3Jmw
Baingan Bharta Recipe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZgWjsuO384 
Dal Chawal recipe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQtZXZvS-lc 
Fairmont Hotel Bee Garden: https://www.fairmont-waterfront.com/sustainability/bees-gardens/ 
Northeast India: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeast_India 
Rajma Chawal Recipe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXq9IAM-ad0 
The Oberoi Delhi: https://www.cntraveler.com/hotels/new-delhi/the-oberoi-new-delhi 

About the Podcast: 

Diasporaa was the name of Aditya's startup based in Vancouver, BC. It focused on helping new immigrants in Canada find their feet, get off to a running start and ease their assimilation into Canadian life. A big part of the platform were conversations, community and support. Though the startup stopped growing once Aditya moved to Seattle, WA - it remained alive in the form of several discussion groups and online communities.

About Aditya Mehta:

Aditya is a Bombay boy who has lived in Austin, Los Angeles, Washington DC, and Vancouver before making it to his current home in Seattle. He has degrees in marketing, urban planning, real estate and strategy but has spent his career in financial services, social media and now real estate - mostly as an entrepreneur and partly as an employee at Amazon.

He balances Indian, Canadian and American culture, loves helping those who are new to North America and looks forward to the interesting stories that his interview guests bring each week. When not podcasting, he is helping his wife Prachi build her pharmaceutical business or hanging out with his son Arjun.

Connect with Diasporaa:
-Instagram: @diasporaapodcast
-YouTube: https://linke.to/dspyoutube 
-Bio Link: linke.to/diasporaa 
-Listen on Spotify: https://linke.to/dspspotify
-Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://linke.to/dspapple 
-Diasporaa Podcast on KKNW Alternative Talk Radio: https://linke.to/kknw1150 

Diasporaa 04-16-25 Spicing up Canada: Karan Suri’s Journey through Food, Culture and New Beginnings

Amber Dunford is a former mental health clinician turned interior designer and one of only a handful of “design psychologists” with expertise in the connection between space design and mental health. She spent years in private practice as a therapist before merging her passions for design and psychology by developing a college course on the relationship between the two. She believes there is a powerful, and often underrated, correlation between our mental wellbeing and the spaces we inhabit.

Today, Amber is a co-founder and interior designer at B&A Creative, a Salt Lake City based design firm. She also offers design psychology sessions to anyone looking for ways to enhance their emotional wellbeing through design.

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Artifice

Ep. 207: Amber Dunford

The first of the 'Master CHEF Mash' series, I went a bit more extra on the edits than normal so I hope you enjoy a bit of extra flavor on this one...dig in!!!

Britney Spears & Acyan (ft. Defend) - Till The World Eats Acidpoison (Master CHEF Mash)

i made this track like i make plates—hot, bold, and with no recipe to follow. everything you hear was cooked up from scratch with raw energy, food metaphors, and a beat that simmers but never settles. it’s not just a flex, it’s a statement. don’t step in my kitchen if you can’t handle the smoke.

Cookin’

"The Me & Ms. Jones Show" is hosted and produced by BET's Dr. Ms. Jones, "The Beauty of Comedy." The show is fun, entertaining, and uplifting! It includes the best in gospel music, Words of Inspiration, celebrity interviews, and all the tea! New episodes are released every Sunday!Listen LIVE on Sundays 8-10 am EST on 108Soul.com, 108 Soul NY app, iHeart Radio (108 Soul NY), Tune In (108 Soul NY), and on Clubhouse ("The Me & Ms. Jones Show" or @msjonesshow)! "The Me & Ms. Jones Show" also airs Sundays from 2-4 pm EST on UnCommon Gospel Radio at www.uncommongospelmag.com & Tune In (UnCommon Gospel), 4-6 pm EST on Freshest FM at www.freshestfm.com, 6-8 pm EST on Stellar Award Winning All Nations Radio at www.allnationsradio.net, and 8-10 pm EST on Optima Gold Radio at www.optimagoldradio.com!

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The Legacy and Impact of the Farm-to-Table Movement in Chicago
Chef Jason Hammel


Come join us as one of Chicago’s most iconic chefs, Jason Hammel, takes us back to the 1990s, tracing his journey from East Coast outsider to one of the Midwest’s most passionate advocates for hyper-local sourcing. He’ll recount the early days of the farm-to-table movement, the founding of Green City Market, and the rise of restaurants dedicated to local ingredients. Lula Café, his restaurant of 25 years, has grown in parallel step to this movement, and through stories from its early days, he’ll highlight the challenges and resistance that once stood in its way.

But this conversation isn’t just about the past—it’s about the economic and ethical decisions chefs face when choosing where and how to source their ingredients. As Hammel enters his third decade in the industry, he’ll reflect on the movement’s impact: What has changed in the restaurant world and beyond? What progress has been made for local, organic producers? And what does the future hold for Lula, for chefs across the Midwest, and for the next evolution of farm-to-table dining?

BIOGRAPHY: Jason Hammel is the executive chef and owner of Lula Cafe in Chicago, the Logan Square eatery known for its seasonal cuisine. His debut cookbook, The Lula Cafe Cookbook: Collected Recipes and Stories, was published by Phaidon in 2024.

Growing up in New Haven, Connecticut, Hammel aspired to be a writer, not a chef. After graduating in 1994 with a degree in English, he traveled to Italy, where an accidental stay across the street from Florence’s central market foresaw his career as a chef dedicated to seasonality.

In 2017 the Museum of Contemporary Art named Chef Hammel as executive chef/culinary curator for the museum’s new restaurant, Marisol, Hammel himself was named the Jean Banchet 2019 Chef of the Year, and in 2024 Lula Cafe was awarded for Outstanding Hospitality by the James Beard Foundation. 

Today Hammel splits his time between Lula, Marisol, and the non-profit food education group Pilot Light, which he co-founded in 2010.

jasonhammel@lulacafe.com / instagram

Recorded via Zoom on April 16, 2025

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Sacre Bleu

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Storytelling is at the core of Scragglepuss, combining multiple genres to create psychedelic soundscapes.
What started off as an idea to create a song for a friends birthday, has unexpectedly exploded into symphony of nonsense. The Scragglepuss philosophy is simple; to be seriously silly. So get in your trousers, keep a 5 gram distance and enjoy the ear salad.

I like to make silly (sometimes serious) AI songs

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Great art almost feels like magic—it opens our minds to brand new ideas, and teaches us to see ourselves and our world more clearly. Of course, behind all great art, there are artists. And that’s where the real magic happens…

As we go beneath the art itself to explore how different artists do what they do, we see glimpses of the sorts of creativity, resilience, and bravery that lead to the art that moves our world. And maybe we can learn to borrow some of that magic for our very own thinking.

Join professional musician Emily Merrell for conversations with artists of all kinds. Together, we examine the mysteries of our own experiences, our muses and fears, our gifts and foibles, our beliefs about the origins of creativity, and the secret magic we’ve discovered in our unique creative processes. 

Mediums include: studio art, graphic design, dance, cooking, illustration, creative writing, storytelling, comedy, music composition, music performance, film making, acting, production, fashion design, photography, and more.

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- Theme Song "As You Are" by Emily Merrell @emilymerrellmusic
- Illustration and Graphic Design by Sarah Keele @sarahkeeleart
- Photography by Jen Palmer @jenpalmerphoto
- HMU by Shawna Turner @shawnaturnerdesigns

Alternative Talk 1150AM is unlike any other talk radio format in the Seattle Radio Market. Hosts on the station cover a wide variety of topics, including natural health, personal and financial growth, pet wellness, the psychic realm, issues important to today’s busy woman, and even foreign language programming to serve the area’s large Russian and Chinese speaking communities. Alternative Talk 1150 is proud to pioneer such unique and diverse talk radio subjects. The station brings a variety of perspectives to the Puget Sound airwaves with talk radio that touches on seldom covered subject matter.

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