MEET OUR GUEST HOSTS
John Bishop
Chef
John Bishop has been in and around kitchens since his early teens. Born in Britain, John attended hotel school in Wales and served his apprenticeship at a private London club. After ten years as a chef in Ireland, John came to Canada in 1973 to further his culinary career. In 1985, he launched the restaurant that would bear his name. Bishop’s, located in Vancouver... read more
Ned Bell
Chef
At the Naramata Inn, Ned Bell discovers that his roots go deep in the Okanagan.
Ned Bell is a pretty happy guy these days. But not so long ago he was lying awake every night, worried about the future, about death and illness and money and losing everything he cherished most.
He was beginning to realize that being a high-flying celebrity chef wasn’t th...
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Shahzadi Devje
Bruno Feldeisen
Chef
Bruno Feldeisen is a Chef & cookbook author and is currently a judge on The Great Canadian Baking Show being aired on Netflix & CBC.
While working as an apprentice for a renowned chocolate shop, Feldeisen fell in love with the lively, intense, and family-like environment and trained under the leaders... read more
Vicki Gabereau
Award Winning Queen of Talk
VANCOUVER, BC - Nothing is static about the unpredictable, out-spoken and accomplished Vicki Gabereau. Vicki Gabereau is a three time ACTRA Award Winner for best radio host-interviewer, and Canada’s undisputed Queen of Talk.
Awarded two Leo Awards for best talk/lifestyle show and for the best talk/lifestyle host. Gabereau is the kind...
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Christopher Gaze
Artistic Director, Host, Performer, Hall of Famer
Christopher is best known as the Founding Artistic Director of Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival. He hosts the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra’s ever popular Tea & Trumpets series and has hosted their annual traditional Christmas concerts for 26 years. Christopher plays a leading role in British Columbia as an adv... read more
Fanny Kiefer
Broadcaster and TV Personality
Named one of the 25 most influential women in Canada by Chatelaine Magazine, Fanny Kiefer’s long and distinguished career in broadcasting started in radio in Vancouver.
She was mentored by some of Vancouver’s legendary interviewers like the late Jack Webster with whom she worked. Fanny went on to become the first woman in Vancouv...
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2 Guys With Knives
Fitness Guru Patrick Carr
VANCOUVER, BC - Patrick Carr is a Canadian fitness mongrel through and through. As a competitive athlete, sport has taken Patrick adventure chasing through Europe, Australia and the Canadian Rockies, landing him in Vancouver in 2010 where he certified with CANFIT-PRO as a personal training specialist, metabolic nutritionist, and obstacle cour... read more
Pamela Martin
Former News Anchor & Television Reporter
She previously worked as a television journalist, anchoring award-winning newscasts and reporting in the British Columbia market for over 35 years.
Among numerous accolades during Pamela’s broadcasting career, CTV News at Six won Best Newscast of 2010, the 2008 International Edward R. Murrow award and in 2006, the RTNDA...
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Mairlyn Smith
Popular Media Personality
Mairlyn Smith is the only P.H.Ec. (professional home economist) in Canada who’s also an alumnus of the Second City Comedy Troupe, making her the self-proclaimed funniest P.H.Ec. in the entire world. A popular media personality, MC and keynote speaker Mairlyn is also a Regular Guest Expert on the award winning national daytime television show C... read more
Chef Robin Kort
Chef/Sommelier/Forager/Owner
In a lifetime of living, harvesting and cooking between the Coast Mountains and the Pacific Ocean near Vancouver, BC, Chef Robin has gathered an abundance of delicious local plants, wild mushrooms and fresh seafood into culinary repertoire. Her cooking has been influenced by her mother, grandmother and many chef mentors from around the wor... read more