Media Clips by Date: 01/10/04

Dave Bronstetter and the Daybreak crew got an early start to Montreal Matters 2004 live from the Jean Talon Market.

Cooking Fresh:
Listen to Sonali Karnick's interview with Max Pompili. Max gives cooking classes in Montreal and has some suggestions for what you can do with the fresh fruits and vegetables available at the Jean Talon Market.
Listen [Runs 2:41]

Montreal, a great food city:
Joining Dave are Jordan LeBel, an assistant professor of marketing at the John Molson School of Business at Concordia University, and food writer Barry Lazar who is also known as The Flavour Guy. Hear why they think Montreal is known around the world as a great food city.
Listen [Runs 8:45]

Extreme eats...
Maeve Haldane is the Food Critic for Hour Magazine. All this month, Hour will cover topics such as Extreme Eats, cookbook fetishes, and sustainable development and nutrition. Listen to Maeve on Daybreak live from the Jean Talon Market.
Listen [Runs 6:47]

Boucherie Prince Noir:
Sonali speaks with Michel Boulais, owner of Boucherie Prince Noir at the Jean Talon Market. Hear some of the goodies you can find at his Butcher shop.
Listen [Runs 1:17]

Nancy Wood and the Radio Noon team launched Montreal Matters 2004, live from the MacDonald Campus of
McGill University.

Plant Science:
Hear Nancy's interview with Marc Fortin, Associate Professor in the department of Plant Science. Marc explains the Plant Science program, GMOs, farming, and more.
Listen [Runs 8:09]

Nutrition:
Nancy welcomes Kristine Koski, the director of the school of Dietetics and Human Nutrition at McGill. Koski is a teacher and her research focuses on pregnant woman and children.
Listen [Runs 3:53]

When Food is frightening:
Food is fun, it can be fascinating, but for thousands of people, food is frightening. One group trying to help those living with eating disorders is ANEB Ann Davidson is on the Board of Directors of the non-profit organization. Hear her on Radio Noon with Nancy.
Listen [Runs 8:41]

Diets and Lifestyles:
The school of dietetics and nutrition at McGill includes research into all diets and lifestyles. Timothy Johns is part of the Centre for Indigenous People's Nutrition and Environment. He joins Nancy at the MacDonald Campus.
Listen [Runs 5:17]

Student Voices:
Stuart Robertson chats with a few students on the MacDonald Campus of McGill University.
Listen [Runs 4:10]

Montreal Matters and McGill University:
McGill is one of the major partners in Montreal Matters. They will be presenting a series of lectures on the topic of Food. Don Smith is the Chair of the Department of Plant Sciences at McGill and is the moderator for their series of lectures this month. Hear him on Radio Noon.
Listen [Runs 5:35]

Co-Op La Maison Verte hosted Bernard St. Laurent and HomeRun for the launch of Montreal Matters 2004.

La Co-Op:
La Maison Verte isn't just a place to get a great cafe au lait, it also plays a role in the NDG community. Jason Hughes manages the Co-Op and is one of its founding members. Hear him on HomeRun.
Listen [Runs 6:49]

Go Organic:
It's not easy to find locally grown organic produce. La Co-Op Verte offers a service called community supported agriculture. Stephen Homer grows organic products on the West Island and he brings his product to the Co-Op where his customers agree to buy his produce each week. Hear from Stephen and Jane Barr, a customer who's been buying Stephen's organic vegetables for the last 2 years.
Listen [Runs 6:59]

Organic for all:
There are some people that are working to bring organic food to the people who can't support themselves or their families. The Good Food Box provides good quality produce at an affordable price for people in NDG and Action Communiterre is an urban agriculture project. Their members grow not only enough produce for themselves, they also grow more for community groups. Good Food Box project coordinator Amanda Sheedy, and Action Communiterre's director Reid Alloway join Bernard on HomeRun.
Listen [Runs 6:17]

Empty Bowls Supper:
Arts reporter Jeanette Kelly celebrates the Montreal Matters theme by inviting Alison Hall and Sheila Caplan to HomeRun. Alison Hall is the organizer of the Empty Bowls Supper Project and Sheila Caplan is a potter with the Baie D'Urfe potters guild. What is the Empty Bowls Supper Project? Hear about it on HomeRun.
Listen [Runs 5:54]

Montreal Matters Menu:
Santripol Roulant and L'Autre Montreal are both Montreal Matters partners this year. Santripol's Director Vanessa Reid and Kate Browne, the head of L'Autre Montreal join Bernard on HomeRun. Hear what they're serving this month for Montreal Matters 2004: Food.
Listen [Runs 7:34]

Fair Trade Chocolate:
What is Fair Trade Chocolate? Hear Sonali Karnick's interview with a Fair Trade Chocolatier.
Listen [Runs 1:55]

Canada Now kicked off Montreal Matters live from Prince Arthur street's "restaurant row".

The School Project: Canada Now is using The Weight of the World to launch a new project in Montreal schools. See how one school's principal is challenging her grade 4 students. Watch the video [Runs 5:20]

TV Dinners: The School Project is only one of the features Canada Now is bringing to the table. Here's a taste-test of what's on the menu. Watch the video [Runs 1:26]

The TransFat Challenge: Canadians are the largest consumers of Trans fatty acids, what nutrition experts call a "secret killer". Reporter Alex Freedman has decided to take what Canada Now is calling, the TransFat Challenge. Watch the video [Runs 1:47]

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