Contributor: Jamie Mah

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Born and raised in Saskatoon, Jamie Mah currently works as a bartender at the Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel. He’s an NBA junkie, lover of a good cookie, and the fellow behind the food and culture blog, Track and Food. He’s uncomfortable with long silences and he tends to ask too many questions. A big fan of Danny Meyer who is currently finishing up his WSET Diploma, he loves all things hospitality. You can usually find him shooting hoops up at Strathcona Park.
Track and Food / Commercial Drive

TRACK & FOOD // Local Chefs Talk Collaboration, Pandemics and Delivery Apps

In this episode, Jamie and Mickey speak to chefs Doug Stephen and Phil Scarfone about working their way through weird times.
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TRACK & FOOD // Talking Trying Times With BCRFA President, Ian Tostenson

In this episode, Jamie and Mickey speak to another outstanding member of Vancouver's food and beverage community.
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TRACK & FOOD // Chef Alex Sandoval on How the Pandemic Changed Everything

In this episode, Jamie and Mickey speak to another outstanding member of Vancouver's food and beverage community.
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TRACK & FOOD PODCAST // Trying to Make Sense of the Latest Shutdown Bummer

In this episode, Jamie and Mickey speak to four outstanding members of Vancouver's food and beverage community.
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TRACK & FOOD PODCAST // Talking Trade With Conner Joseph and Brandon Frederick

In this episode, Jamie and Mickey speak to two outstanding members of Vancouver's food and beverage community.
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TRACK & FOOD PODCAST // Good Things in Weird Times With Max Curzon-Price and Dallah El Chami

In this episode, Jamie and Mickey speak to two outstanding members of Vancouver's food and beverage community.
Track and Food / Hastings Sunrise

TRACK & FOOD PODCAST // Local Restaurateur Miki Ellis on Adapting to New Realities and More

The sake-lover and co-owner of Dachi restaurant talks to Jamie and Mickey about working through the weirdness.
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TRACK & FOOD PODCAST // Dr. Bonnie Henry Joins Us to Talk Restaurants in the Age of Covid

BC’s top health officer discusses what she thinks about the restaurant community's response efforts and much more.
Track and Food / Gastown

TRACK & FOOD PODCAST // Making Sense of Weird Times With Leticia Castro of The Diamond

In our 50th episode, we get down to brass tacks with one of the most respected and hard-working hospitality professionals in Vancouver.
Track and Food / Downtown

TRACK & FOOD PODCAST // BC Attorney General David Eby on Making Things a Little Easier

In this episode of the podcast, Eby talks about the new restaurant and bar wholesale liquor pricing parameters and much more.
Track and Food / Mt. Pleasant

TRACK & FOOD PODCAST // Owners of Como Taperia Detail Patio Struggle With City Hall

In this episode, we chat with Shaun Layton and Frankie Harrington about getting tripped up by bureaucratic red tape.
Track and Food / East Vancouver

TRACK & FOOD PODCAST // Paul Grunberg & Romano Castillo Dish on What Comes Next

In this pandemic-focused episode we talk about wholesale liquor pricing, patio expansions, the shift back to dining rooms and more.
Track and Food / Downtown

TRACK & FOOD PODCAST // Local Restaurateurs on Reopening, the New ‘Food Coalition’ and More

In this episode we speak with the owners of two of Vancouver's best independent restaurants about what's next.
Track and Food / Gastown

TRACK & FOOD PODCAST // Local Restaurateur Dishes on Covid-19, Food Delivery Apps, More

In this episode we speak to PiDGiN owner Brandon Grossutti about creating the FROMTO app during a pandemic and much more.
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TRACK & FOOD PODCAST // Speaking Candidly on the Harsh Realities Faced by Local Restaurants

In this episode we talk to Abdallah (Dallah) El Chami of Superbaba about Covid-19 and the Vancouver Food and Beverage Relief Fund.
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TRACK & FOOD PODCAST // Local Restaurateur James Iranzad Talks About the COVID-19 Crisis

In this edition, we talk with James on the government response, community engagement, what we should do next and much much more.
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TRACK & FOOD PODCAST // Talking Trade With Tyler Harlton and James Langford-Smith

A winemaker and restaurant GM sit down to discuss BC wine, the natural wine conundrum and the entrepreneurial spirit.
Definitive Records / Hastings Sunrise

Definitive Records With Dachi Sous Chef and Local So-and-So, Daniel Williams

This week we tasked the sous chef at East Hastings' Dachi with choosing three records of especially impactful goodness.
The New Breed / Commercial Drive

The Commercial Drive Restaurateur Who Once Kept a Bottle of Wine as a Pet

Van Doren Chan is a veteran of Vancouver's hospitality scene and the FOH force behind the critically acclaimed Ugly Dumpling restaurant.
Definitive Records

The Music That’s Always in the Ears of Local Designer and Drummer, Zoe Fuhr

This week we pick the musical brain of the drummer for local band Frankiie, who is also the talented designer behind Fuhr & Co.
The Dishes

Doing ‘The Dishes’ With Brad Bodnarchuk

The engaging fellow behind the Half a Dozen Hospitality podcast takes us on a whirlwind tour of his favourite places to eat and drink.
The Dishes / Strathcona

Where the Unstoppable Keighty Gallagher Likes to Eat and Drink in Vancouver

The owner of Union Street's Tight Club Athletics takes us on a whirlwind tour of her favourite places to eat and drink.
Picking Grapes / Railtown Japantown

Picking Grapes With Cody Dodds of Powell Street’s Mackenzie Room

This week we put our Picking Grapes questions to the Wine Director at one of Vancouver's best restaurants.
Branding Vancouver / Port Moody

How Tom Selleck’s Glorious Chest Hair Figured in the Branding of This Popular Local Beer

The 'Branding Vancouver' series continues with a look at The Parkside Brewery's award-winning Dreamboat Hazy IPA.
Drinker / Gastown

Has Vancouver’s Cocktail Culture Peaked?

Jamie Mah interviews some of Vancouver's top bartenders to understand where our cocktail scene is and where it might be going next.
The New Breed / Downtown

The Award-Winning Vancouver Bartender Who Once Dreamed of Being an Astronaut

In this New Breed interview, Jamie Mah asks a rapid fire series of questions to Botanist bar manager Jeff Savage.
The New Breed / Commercial Drive

The GM of Pepino’s Spaghetti House Dishes on Hospitality, Broken Bones and More

Scout recently met with the industry veteran to pick his brain about his life in restaurants and how he got to where he is now.
The Dishes / Downtown

Mike Shum Does ‘The Dishes’

We asked a bartender at the Fairmont Pacific Rim's Lobby Lounge to take us to some of his favourite spots across Vancouver.