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MIS EN PLACE // Chefs Question Relevance of Escoffier’s Kitchen ‘Brigade System’ in 2021

CTS' Robert Belcham talks with Michael Ruhlman, Julian Bond, Hassel Aviles and Dave Gunawan discuss the "Big Idea".

MIS EN PLACE PODCAST // New Season Begins With Revisit of ‘No Tipping’ Business Model

In the episode 1 of the 2nd season of the Mise-en-Place Podcast, chef/host Robert Belcham and special guests get into it.

MIS EN PLACE PODCAST // Canadian Chefs Look Back at the ‘Year That Was’

Chef/host Robert Belcham looks back on the extraordinary challenges of 2020 with the help of some returning guests.

MIS EN PLACE PODCAST // Episode 8 — Ending Tipping on the Other Side of the Pandemic

Chef/host Robert Belcham talks with Carl Heinrich and Dr. Sylvain Charlebois about revitalizing the hospitality industry.

MIS EN PLACE PODCAST // Episode 7 — Talking With Michael Ruhlman on the Future of Fine Dining

Michael Ruhlman is the author of many books, including the French Laundry Cookbook and The Making of a Chef.

MIS EN PLACE PODCAST // Episode 6 — Staring Down Challenges and Fixing Broken Models

Three local hospitality heavyweights join chef Robert Belcham to discuss futures worth having in a troubled industry.

MIS EN PLACE PODCAST // Episode 5 — Hospitality, Covid-19 and ‘The Big Reset’

In episode 5, leading restaurant owner/chefs explore how the industry can evolve for the better in the wake of the pandemic.

MIS EN PLACE PODCAST // Episode 4 — Tech Talk, Cooks Camp and More

In episode 4, we cross the intersection of tech and cooking with Forage chef Welbert Choi and Rational Canada's Tyler Schwarz.

MIS EN PLACE PODCAST // Episode 2 — Local Flavours and Food Systems

In episode 2, we dig into the future of food systems and discuss Cooks Camp 2020 with Top Chef Canada champ, Nicole Gomes.

MIS EN PLACE PODCAST // Episode 1 — Culinary Futures, Real Talk With Local Cooks

Tony Minichiello and Bruce McAdams talk about the changes coming to education for the next-generation of professional cooks.