Grilling Me Softly

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Grilling Me Softly, a podcast created by Sunday's Grocery in partnership with MAEKAN, is dedicated to exploring food and beverage culture with creatives, industry experts, and F&B innovators. Each episode features a different guest – each with a unique relationship to and perspective on the food world that transcends the confines of a singular restaurant or bar. Whether it’s a producer, writer, illustrator or designer, every guest on Grilling Me Softly brings something new to the table (pun intended). read less

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Grilling Me Softly — Elliot Faber and The Path of a Sake Samurai

Grilling Me Softly — Elliot Faber and The Path of a Sake Samurai

Elliot Faber's story starts in the most unlikely of places. The relatively sleepy Canadian city of Calgary is known more for its cowboys, oil industry, and annual Calgary Stampede than for any sort of old world heritage of wine and spirits. But a thirst for travel and a desire to see the world would catalyze Elliot's long journey as a somelier, beverage director and the title of Sake Samurai. Production by MAEKAN & Sunday's Grocery Hosted by Eugene Kan Photography by Fung Siu Yan See the whole story here. What is MAEKAN? MAEKAN

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Grilling Me Softly — Elliot Faber and The Path of a Sake Samurai

Grilling Me Softly — Elliot Faber and The Path of a Sake Samurai

Elliot Faber's story starts in the most unlikely of places. The relatively sleepy Canadian city of Calgary is known more for its cowboys, oil industry, and annual Calgary Stampede than for any sort of old world heritage of wine and spirits. But a thirst for travel and a desire to see the world would catalyze Elliot's long journey as a somelier, beverage director and the title of Sake Samurai. Production by MAEKAN & Sunday's Grocery Hosted by Eugene Kan Photography by Fung Siu Yan See the whole story here. What is MAEKAN? MAEKAN

Grilling Me Softly — Retracing the Family Spirit with Raph Holzer

Grilling Me Softly — Retracing the Family Spirit with Raph Holzer

Fernet Hunter is a modern take on a classic Italian bitter. A delicate blend of Arnica, Orris Root, Lavender, it owes its unique flavors to the forest and nearby Austrian town of Brunnwald. The creation of Raphael Holzer and Neville Kotewall, its recipe dates back to the early 1900’s with Raphael’s great grandfather, Oskar Holzer. Generations later, Raphael is continuing the family tradition and introducing the spirit to a new crowd with cocktails that complement it fresh hand-picked botanical ingredients. In this third episode of Grilling Me Softly, Iris chats with Raph about Fernet and his journey from working hospitality to becoming an entrepreneur in the craft spirits world. Production by MAEKAN & Sunday's Grocery

Grilling Me Softly — Drawn Back In with Jonathan Jay Lee

Grilling Me Softly — Drawn Back In with Jonathan Jay Lee

In this second episode of Grilling Me Softly, Iris Van Kerckhove sits down with high school friend, Jonathan Jay Lee. Jon’s inspirations revolved around Marvel comics growing up. His passion followed him from the States to Hong Kong, where he moved in 1992. But after a period of dormancy, the dream of becoming an illustrator would return after some encouragement from a teacher. Production by MAEKAN & Sunday's Grocery Hosted by Iris Van Kerckhove Photography by Justine Tai See the whole story here. What is MAEKAN? MAEKAN

Grilling Me Softly — Food Writing and Farmer's Markets With Janice Leung Hayes

Grilling Me Softly — Food Writing and Farmer's Markets With Janice Leung Hayes

We’re happy to introduce our inaugural series in partnership with Sunday’s Grocery, titled Grilling Me Softly. Food plays an important role in our cultural landscape and we’re excited to dive deep into some of the interesting and influential figures creating a meaningful impact in the space. In our first episode, we highlight Janice Leung Hayes. Production by MAEKAN & Sunday's Grocery Hosted by Iris Van Kerckhove Photography by Justine Tai See the whole story here. What