Sustainability in our Food System Q&A – Food Talks Vancouver Volume 9

Food Talks Vancouver Volume 9
Theme: Sustainability in our Food System.
— What does local mean?
— How much do you want to tell your customer about sustainability issues?
— Protecting the farmland
— Quality, taste & local
— Politics at play

This evening was organized by Richard Wolak, Vancouver Foodster.

Speakers shown in this video are (from left to right):

Felix Schellenberg (Owner of Chilcotin Harvest and Pasture to Plate)
Peter Ladner (Former City Councillor, Author of The Urban Food Revolution)
Susan Davidson (Glorious Organics Co-op)
Andrea Carlson (Chef and Owner Burdock & Co Restaurant and Harvest Community Foods)
Jenice Yu (Owner of Fresh Ideas Start Here Market Ltd. [F.I.S.H. Market])

Food Talks is an evening of expert speakers from the Vancouver Food community.

To hear more speakers from Food Talks please visit geoffmobile.com/blog/category/food-talks-vancouver
or foodtalks.ca

Food Talks Volume 9 was held in Vancouver BC Canada on September 24th 2013.

Presented by Richard Wolak, twitter.com/VanFoodster
vancouverfoodster.com

As featured on geoffmobile.com
Presented by Foodtalks.ca and vancouverfoodster.com

Videography by Geoff Peters of Birds in the House Productions birdsinthehouse.com

Filmed at the Lost and Found Cafe 33 W Hastings St, Vancouver BC Canada
www.lostandfoundcafe.com

Closing music by Laundryman laundrymanmusic.com used with permission.

Geoff sings You Are the Sunshine of My Life by Stevie Wonder (vocals and piano, by Geoffmobile)

Geoff from geoffmobile.com sings the song “You are the Sunshine of My Life”, originally by Stevie Wonder.

*** For a free MP3 download of this music, please visit:
gpeters.com/tracks/youtube12/

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My vocal teacher in Vancouver is Mark Downey markdowneyvocalstudio.com – thanks a lot Mark for working with me!! So far I have been singing for less than one year.

Cheers,
Geoff
geoffmobile.com
Vancouver BC Canada

Technical notes:
Filmed on a Sony Cybershot RX100 Mk2
Audio recorded on two Zoom H1 audio recorders (one on the vocals and one on the piano).
Video and sound edited in Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5 on a Windows 7 Dell PC (Intel i7 and USB 3.0 for a faster workflow).

Thanks for watching!!!!
bye for now.

Geoff interviews Paul about his experiences in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver

For his Toastmasters “Speaking for Video” Advanced Manual, Geoff P. interviews Paul B. about his experiences in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver.

For more information about the Downtown Eastside, check out the Wikipedia article: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downtown_Eastside

Thanks to Best Run Toastmasters toastmasters.org

Please note that the views expressed in this video may not reflect the opinion of Toastmasters International, Geoff Peters, Geoffmobile, or Geoff’s employer.

This unrehearsed interview was a practice for a Toastmasters public speaking class and is shared here for the purpose of giving an example of what Toastmasters is about – it does not represent an official opinion.

All music used in this video was created entirely by Geoff Peters and Laundryman, used with permission.

Chef Andrea Carlson – Owner of Burdock & Co Restaurant – Food Talks Volume 9

Food Talks Vancouver Volume 9
Theme: Sustainability in our Food System.
— What does local mean?
— How much do you want to tell your customer about sustainability issues?
— Protecting the farmland
— Quality, taste & local
— Politics at play

This evening was organized by Richard Wolak, Vancouver Foodster.

Speaker shown in this video is:

Chef Andrea Carlson
Chef and Owner Burdock & Co Restaurant and Harvest Community Foods.

Here is Andrea’s bio, courtesy of foodtalks.ca

Andrea Carlson is a graduate of the Dubrulle Culinary School, where she honed her culinary skills under Executive Chef Rob Clark at C Restaurant, first as a pastry chef and later as Sous Chef. From C, she moved to Victoria to work at the Sooke Harbour House with its famed edible landscape. Andrea Carlson has garnered the Prestigious Green Award from Vancouver Magazine. When she was at Raincity Grill, she was the first chef in town to feature a 100-mile menu; she has worked as the Executive Chef at Bishops Restaurant, as well she helped launch the city’s compost program by composting with the mayor.

Food Talks is an evening of expert speakers from the Vancouver Food community.

To hear more speakers from Food Talks please visit geoffmobile.com/blog/category/food-talks-vancouver
or foodtalks.ca

Food Talks Volume 9 was held in Vancouver BC Canada on September 24th 2013.

Presented by Richard Wolak, twitter.com/VanFoodster
vancouverfoodster.com

As featured on geoffmobile.com
Presented by Foodtalks.ca and vancouverfoodster.com

Videography by Geoff Peters of Birds in the House Productions birdsinthehouse.com

Filmed at the Lost and Found Cafe 33 W Hastings St, Vancouver BC Canada
www.lostandfoundcafe.com

Closing music by Laundryman laundrymanmusic.com used with permission.

Robson Sushi All You Can Eat in Vancouver Canada downtown – May 2013

Geoff from geoffmobile.com visits Robson Sushi Japanese Restaurant in downtown Vancouver BC Canada. He was there with his family to enjoy some delicious late night dinner time All You Can Eat Japanese food.

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Robson Sushi
1542 Robson Street
Vancouver BC Canada
Restaurant Web Site: www.robsonsushi.com/ (visit for current price)
Restaurant phone: 604-688-4789

Urbanspoon Link:
www.urbanspoon.com/r/14/181519/restaurant/Robson-Street-West-End/Robson-Sushi-Vancouver

Shown in video:
-Interior of restaurant at dinner time (late night)
-Ebi sunomono (salad)
-Spinach Gomae salad
-Miso soup
-Wasabi garnish
-Dynamite Roll sushi
-Soya Sauce (Shoyu)
-Chopsticks
-Pan fried gyoza dumplings
-Mmmmm
-Salmon sashimi (delicious, limited order, not all you can eat)
-Agedashi tofu
-Assorted tempura
-Seafood motoyaki (baked seafood with cream sauce)
-Nigiri sushi (Salmon, tuna, and hokkigai = surf clam)
-Alaska Roll
-Assorted cones (Spicy seafood cone, Chopped scallop cone, massago cone, crab special cone, seasonal seaweed cones)
-Thanks a lot for watching!!
-mmmmm

For more restaurant videos please visit my website geoffmobile.com

Thanks to my family for enjoying this meal with me!

Have a great day.
Geoff

Technical notes:
Filmed on Sony Cybershot RX100 Mk1, edited with Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5 on a Windows 7 Dell PC (Intel i7 and USB 3.0 for a faster workflow).

Background music: Pastafarian Beat by Geoff Peters, used with permission.
Closing music by Geoff Peters, used with permission.

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