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David Szanto

@dszanto

freelance academic in food studies, food performance artist, media consultant and podcaster, dinner-table arguer, cocktalian (the last two are interdependent)

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The future is high-waisted. #madeleine #letempsregagnΓ©

12.02.2025 00:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

2 of my favourite entities came together 2night to make me cry with joy a bit: #ChappellRoan + #CBCRadio. Her: articulate responses to poly-hegemony. Them: letting #her speak for #herself while also adding a layer of interpretation and praise for the artist. #rockon those who speak loud and clear.

08.02.2025 23:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Making a Meal of It #foodpodcast (@MakingaMealPod)
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episode 1: Food Relationships
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with #philosopher Lisa Heldke, #entrepreneur Taylor Cocalis Suarez (#GoodFoodJobs), and #composer #artist Sandeep Bhagwati on the #foodquestionnaire
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01.12.2024 16:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Making a Meal of It #foodpodcast (@MakingaMealPod)
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episode 2: Buying & Selling #Food and #Wine
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with #Montreal #Markets Director Nicolas Fabien-Ouellet, #winebar owner Tania Perreault, and the Hon. Sheila Malcolmson on the #foodquestionnaire... #chocolatecake anyone?
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01.12.2024 16:25 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Making a Meal of It #foodpodcast (@MakingaMealPod)
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episode 3: Fat
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#fat #fatactivism #fatpolitics and #delicious #bodies (plus: tasting whipped #lardo!)
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with Jennifer Brady, Virgie Tovar, Deb Oleynik, and John Schreiner
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01.12.2024 16:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Making a Meal of It #foodpodcast (@MakingaMealPod)
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episode 4: Systems in Conflict
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with Jane Clause, Zack Denfeld & Amita Kuttner PLUS a #fruitcake tasting and some thoughts on #militarytechnology in the kitchen
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01.12.2024 16:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Making a Meal of It #foodpodcast (@MakingaMealPod)
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MMI episode 5: Media, Tech, and AI
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With guests Signe Rousseau, Maaz Gardezi, and some odd Food Questionnaire responses from #ChatGPT) PLUS a #soylent tasting and some ideas about #foodporn and #celebritychefs.
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24.11.2024 19:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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PLUS a #spice sniffing moment with Maxime and a fond memory of cooking with my parents connected to #Cher and #Moonstruck.

24.11.2024 19:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Making a Meal of It #foodpodcast (@MakingaMealPod)
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MMI episode 6: Kitchens
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With designer Hubert Taschereau and food scholar Alexia Moyer, as well as the savoury Food Questionnaire responses from artist Dawn Lee
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24.11.2024 19:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Guests include 'liquids entrepreneur' Jean-SΓ©bastien Michel, food/wine/yoga/wellness educator Alessandra Castelli, and biophysicist Ruth Wilkins.
ALSO: #negroni #Vesper #RiceWashing and #myopiatheory (courtesy of #malcolmgladwell)

24.11.2024 19:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Making a Meal of It - 107: Booze | RSS.com This episode takes a few different perspectives on alcoholβ€”including making, serving, drinking, and not drinking itβ€”as well as the benefits, effects, and privileges associated with consuming wine and ...

Making a Meal of It #foodpodcast (@MakingAMealPod)
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episode 107: Booze
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Time for a drink, I think! Alcoholic or non, cocktails offer a great opportunity to think about balance, generosity, and identity. And wine does the same for... yoga?
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24.11.2024 19:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Verdant Lady cocktail

Verdant Lady cocktail

Bringing summer β˜€οΈ back tomorrow for a friend’s birthday β€”she prefers light gin cocktails. We should also start a thread of favorite fall 🍁 cocktails! 🍸

The Verdant Lady
1 1/2 oz gin
1/2 ounce fresh lime juice
1/4 oz simple syrup
1/6 oz Green Chartreuse
4 large mint leaves, + sprig for garnish

19.11.2024 13:44 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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@MakingaMealPod
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Mark Panayiotis Notaras (Tiger Mark) talks about the Agora Food Studio social enterprise in Timor-Leste, David and Maxime taste something that's neither plant nor animal, and Taras Grescoe responds to the Food Questionnaire.

19.11.2024 16:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Making a Meal of It - 108: Eco-gastronomy | RSS.com This episode unpacks gastronomy, including the way the concept has evolved in terms of meaning and practices. It also poses the question: Is the holism and complexity of an idea like eco-gastronomy to...

Making a Meal of It #foodpodcast (@MakingaMealPod)
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episode 108: Eco-gastronomy
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This episode unpacks gastronomy and whether an idea like "eco-gastronomy" is too much when socio-political-environmental crises keep us focused on short-term needs.
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19.11.2024 16:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

David and Maxime go humble in the bread-and-butter edition of β€˜Stick This in Your Mouth’ segment, and vocalist and #drag performer Gabriel Dharmoo responds to the Food Questionnaire.
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www.instagram.com/bijuriya.drag/

19.11.2024 16:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Making a Meal of It #foodpodcast (@MakingaMealPod)
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episode 109: Restaurants
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On the design, politics, and economics of restaurants, with consumer behaviour expert Dr. Stephani Robson and chef-turned-social gastronomer Christophe Dubois.
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19.11.2024 16:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Making a Meal of It - 110: Fermentation | RSS.com This episode is about the dynamic, transformative, ancient, and contemporary process that is fermentation. We also get into feminist theory, the queering of food, and taste in zero gravity during conv...

@MakingaMealPod episode 111
Guests: Josh Evans and Maya Hey. David and Maxime taste #kimchi, #miso, and #perga (#beebread) during β€˜Stick This in Your Mouth’, and filmmaker @BruceLaBruce
responds scrumptiously to the Food Questionnaire.
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19.11.2024 16:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Making a Meal of It #foodpodcast (@MakingaMealPod)
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episode 110: Fermentation
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This episode is about the dynamic, transformative, ancient, and contemporary process that is #fermentation. We also get into #feministtheory, the #queering of food, and taste in #zerogravity.
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rss.com/podcasts/mak...

19.11.2024 16:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Making a Meal of It - 111: Sweetness & (Dis)comfort | RSS.com This episode is all about the sweet, sour, and sometimes bitter taste of sugarβ€”and honey, maple, and molasses! Two conversations unpack the sticky subject, one with food marketing expert Dr. Jordan Le...

And David and Maxime taste three sweet substances during β€˜Stick This in Your Mouth’, while union organizer (and podcaster sister) Elisabeth Szanto responds to the Food Questionnaire.
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19.11.2024 16:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Making a Meal of It #foodpodcast (@MakingaMealPod)
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episode 111: Sweetness & (Dis)comfort
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Unpacking the sweet, sour, and bitter (?) taste of sugar with food marketing expert Jordan LeBel and pastry artist and entrepreneur, Sonya Sammut. (Jordan photo: Lisa Graves)
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rss.com/podcasts/mak...

19.11.2024 16:18 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Making a Meal of It #foodpodcast (@MakingaMealPod)
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episode 112: Voices from the FLOW Project
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This special episode features 11 short conversations with participants in the FLOW Partnership, a seven-year international food systems research project.
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flowpartnership.org

19.11.2024 16:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Making a Meal of It - 113: Meat & Power | RSS.com This episode is all about the meaty meatness of meat, including power and privilege, language and taste. Conversations with food scholar Julie Guthman and charcutier-and-butcher Phil Viens cut to the ...

David and Maxime moderate their meat intake during β€˜Stick This in Your Mouth’, and physicist (and chili-sauce lover) Liz Ainsbury responds to the Food Questionnaire.
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19.11.2024 16:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Making a Meal of It #foodpodcast (@MakingaMealPod)
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episode 113: Meat & Power
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This episode is all about the meaty meatness of meat. Conversations with food scholar Julie Guthman and charcutier-and-butcher Phil Viens cut to the bone when it comes to politics, technocracy, artisanship, and trust.

19.11.2024 16:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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For the fish edition of β€˜Stick This in Your Mouth’, Maxime and David peel the metallic lid off a couple of cans of fish, and we close with art-scientist Christy Spackman's responses to the Food Questionnaire.

19.11.2024 16:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Making a Meal of It #foodpodcast (@MakingaMealPod)
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episode 114: Fish & Sustainability
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All fish and fisheries + the fluid and dynamic ways that things change when water and humans meet. Guests include researcher Kristen Lowitt and pisciculture entrepreneur Nicolas Paquin.
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19.11.2024 16:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Maxime and David taste two fungal flavours during β€˜Stick This in Your Mouth!’ and the episode closes with artist and food scholar, Annika Walsh responding to the Food Questionnaire.

19.11.2024 16:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Making a Meal of It podcast (@MakingaMealPod)
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episode 115: Mushrooms
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Mushrooms are the magical focus of this episode, though we only just touch the tip of their mycelial majesty. Guest include fungus entrepreneurs Nanae Watabe and Judith Noel Gagnon.
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19.11.2024 16:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Making a Meal of It podcast (@MakingaMealPod)
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episode 116: Puddingβ€”Season 1 ends on a sweet note and a proposition for using pudding as an icon for systemic change. Guests include food scientist Richard Hartel and saucissier-philosopher Nick Amberg.
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19.11.2024 16:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Blue skies all around. May things get brighter and clearer.

15.11.2024 18:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0