All In A Day
with Alan Neal
Wednesday October 2, 2013
Wednesday's show - links, info & music
- The two Governor-General-Literary-Award-nominated translators we spoke to were Daniel Poliquin and Luise von Flotow
- The Branch Restaurant and Texas Grill is making brisket and brisk-ain't for Beau's Oktoberfest
Music
Between 3 & 4:
- "Fall Leaves" by Hooded Fang, from the album Hooded Fang
- "Le Probleme avec Toi" by Andrea Lindsay & Luc de Lerochelliere, from the album C'est d'l'Amour Ou...
Between 4 & 5:
- "Rich Girl" by Hall & Oates, performed by Lake Street Dive, from the album Fun Machine
Between 5 & 6:
- "Bird Down" by Craig Cardiff, from the album Goodnight Go Home
Categories: Music Playlists
Wednesday October 2, 2013
D is for Dinner: Brisket and Brisk-ain't
There will be a lot of meat on offer at Beau's Oktoberfest this weekend, including a traditional Texas brisket from the Branch Restaurant & Texas Grill. But chef/owner Bruce Enloe has a little something extra for the vegetarians in the crowd too -- a "brisk-ain't". He joined us to explain...
Bruce Enloe's Seitan Brisk-ain't
This recipe is developed from my days at Millenium Restaurant in San Francisco, cooking vegan cuisine; our philosophy there (and now) was that meat substitutes are always fun, but not intended to fool anyone, just a way to add variety and texture...This take on BBQ brisket is really just a fun way to enjoy a meat-free meal!
- 2 onions
- 2 tsp + 2 tsp + 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- wood chips, smoker
- 2 cups "vital wheat gluten" (Bob's Red Mill version available in the health food section of many local grocery stores)
- 1 1/2 cups + about 1/2 litre of light unsalted vegetable stock
- 1/4 cup tamari
- 3 tsp black pepper
- 2 tsp chili powder
- 3 gloves crushed garlic
- 2 cups Beau's Lug Tread lager
- BBQ sauce
Peel and halve the onions, toss with the first 2 tsp of oil and smoke for 45 minutes in your preferred smoker. Then slice thin and carmelize slowly with the second 2 tsp of oil over medium heat until dark brown (not burnt). Cool and mince. In a large bowl, combine the minced smoked carmelized onions, the 1/4 cup oil, the 2 cups of gluten flour, the 1-1/2 cups light vegetable stock, the tamari, pepper, chili powder, and garlic and a splash of Lug Tread. Mix all the ingredients with your hands until spongy and combined, transfer the mixture to a loaf pan, cover with the remaining stock and beer, and bake, covered, at 350 degrees F for 45 minutes, or until just firm. Remove the loaf from the pan after this process and broil with the BBQ sauce before serving. Enjoy sliced thin on a sandwich or however you would like your roasted or barbecued beef!
Categories: Columnists, D is for Dinner
Tuesday October 1, 2013
Tuesday's show - links, info & music
- More info on the Ottawa Centre Eco-District here
- More info here about the Veterans Ombudsman new veterans charter action plan
Music
Between 3 & 4:
- "Don't Give Up" by Peter Gabriel, performed by Feist & Timber Timbre, from the album And I'll Scratch Yours
- "About to Lose" by Miss Polygamy, from the album One Night Stand
- "Samba Saravah" by Diana Panton, from the album To Brazil with Love
Between 4 & 5:
- "The Hum" by Dan Griffin, from the album Bordertown
- "Tokka" by Agnes Obel, from the album Aventine
Between 5 & 6:
- "Saintly Stare" by Jadea Kelly, from the album Clover
Categories: Music Playlists
Tuesday October 1, 2013
Veterans ombudsman calls for rewriting of veterans charter
Today, the Veterans Ombudsman warned that there isn't enough financial support to help aging veterans maintain an adequate standard of living. That's one of the deficiencies highlighted in Guy Parent's analysis of the federal government's New Veterans Charter. Parent also points out that vocational rehabilitation programs for wounded vets under 65 are lacking, and families who care for wounded soldiers face too many hardships.
The New Veteran's Charter came into effect in 2006. Under the Charter many injured and disabled soldiers transitioning to civilian life receive a one-time lump sum and other benefits. (Prior to the charter they received a life-long pension.) Last week in anticipation of the ombudsman's report, Veterans Affairs Minister Julian Fantino, announced the government would review the charter in a House of Commons committee this year. Ombudsman Guy Parent joined us in studio with more on changes he'd like to see.
Monday September 30, 2013
Monday's show - links, info & music
- Bruce Barteaux is the Canadian Mens' Champion in 24-hour racing, and he's still raising money for the Terry Fox Foundation
- To enter our sitcom contest and win the chance to sit in our studio for our special comedy show on Friday AND win tickets to Canadian Comedy Festival & Awards , email us with your best pitch (under 250 words) for a sitcom based in Ottawa (or Gatineau, or anywhere in the 613)
- You can read Howard Saper's report on self-injury among incarcerated women on the web site of the Officer of the Correctional Investigator
- Charlotte Gray is talking about her book The Massey Murder tonight as part of the Books on Beechwood "Books & Brew" series, and she'll also be at the Ottawa Writers Festival on Oct 29
Music
Between 3 & 4:
- "Delilah" by Hennessey, from the album Life on AM Radio
- "Lulu" by Balconies, from the album Balconies
Between 4 & 5:
- "The Hour" by Valerie June, from the album Pushin' Against a Stone
- "L'escapade" by Ingrid St-Pierre, from the album l'Escapade
Between 5 & 6:
- "Kucheri" by the Lemon Bucket Orkestra, from the album Lume, Lume
Categories: Music Playlists
Monday September 30, 2013
Brad Fritsch narrowly makes the cut
Manotick's Brad Fritsch headed into the Web.com Tour Championship with his PGA Tour full-time status on the line. But thanks to nine birdies, he shot 4-under-par-66...finishing tied for second place -- which ranked him high enough in the web.com playoffs to keep that coveted PGA Tour card. We reached Brad Fritsch by phone in Atlanta, Georgia.
Monday September 30, 2013
Meet than man who can run in circles for 24-hours straight
Monday September 30, 2013
Pitch us your best Ottawa sitcom idea, and win!
What would a sitcom based in Ottawa look like? Who would be the characters? What situations would they find themselves in? What neighbourhoods?
We want you to pitch us an idea for an Ottawa (or Valley, or Gatineau, or general National-Capital-Region) sitcom, something that finds the funny in the 613. And why do we want you to do this?
Well, this week the Canadian Comedy Awards & Festival is taking place right here in Ottawa, bringing with it the best comics and comic writers and performers from across the country. We're devoting Friday's show to the festival, where we'll chat with many of the nominees. And we want you in studio while we do it. Not only that, but we want to send you to a night at the festival too.
So, to win tickets to our special show AND one night at the festival, email us, in 250 words or less, your pitch for an 613-based sitcom. You've got 'til Wednesday.
Friday September 27, 2013
Friday's show - links, info & music
- Alberto Manguel delivers the Robertson Davies Lecture at the Kingston Writersfest on Sunday
- Oktoberfest Ottawa takes place this weekend
- Monkeyjunk has 2 album-release parties this weekend: Saturday at Mavericks, and Sunday at the Black Sheep Inn
Music
Between 3 & 4:
- "American Woman" by the Guess Who
- "Sunny" by Wes Montgomery, from the album West Montgomery's Final Hour
Between 4 & 5:
- "So it Goes" by Hollerado, from the album White Paint
- "All the Young Dudes" by Mott the Hoople
Between 5 & 6:
- "Dear John" by Ladies of the Canyon, from the album Diamond Heart
- "You Make a Mess" by Monkeyjunk, from the album All Frequencies
- "Je Nah Say Kwah" by Monkeyjunk, from the album All Frequencies
Categories: Music Playlists
Friday September 27, 2013
Alberto Manguel on the meaning (or not) of everything
"Everything matters. The Universe is approximately fifteen billion years old, and I swear that in all that time, nothing has ever happened that has not mattered, has not contributed in some way to the totality." So says argumentative Scot Professor Roberta Burns in Robertson Davies' The Rebel Angels, which examines the life of academics at the fictional College of St. John and Holy Ghost -- academics who delve into everything from religion to psychology to... excrement.
And that concept, that everything matters, is the basis of the Robertson Davies Lecture at Kingston Writersfest this weekend. Alberto Manguel will be delivering the lecture, and he gave us a preview.
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