Dissecting Top Chef Canada's new line-up and discussing Canada's Food Guide's effectiveness

Published: March 29, 2019, 5:22 p.m.

b'After a year since the debut of our More Than Maple Syrup podcast, Phil Wilson and Emma Waverman return to their roots to discuss the upcoming season of Top Chef Canada. In this week\\u2019s episode, our favourite co-hosts run through this season\\u2019s competitors and weigh in on who they think might go the distance. While they both agree that they\\u2019d like to see a bit more diversity on the show--both in ethnicity and in geographic location--they definitely have differing opinions on who they like as favourites to win it all.

Before getting into the proverbial meat of the matter, the two venture into the realm of fruits and veggies, examining this year\\u2019s Environmental Working Group Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen. While you may be surprised by the amount of Dirty Dozen items our hosts have in their fridges, our regular listeners will find no shock in hearing about the duo\\u2019s distain for No.11 on the list; celery.

Finally, Emma and Phil give their take on the results of a recent Dalhousie University and University of Guelph joint study regarding the impact of Canada\\u2019s updated food guide on Canadians, and although they\\u2019d like to see the food guide generate a greater impact, no document is going to tell either of them not to indulge in the occasional cheese session. And speaking of cheese, a unique study out of Switzerland found that music can affect the taste of cheese, and you\\u2019ll never guess what genre of music has the most positive impact.'