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Track & Food PodcastOn Tipping, Food Pricing, Michelin and Migrant Workers with Food Journalist Corey MintzCorey Mintz is a distinguished food journalist hailing from Winnipeg, Manitoba. He has contributed to several prominent publications, such as The New York Times, Eater, and The Globe and Mail, and is the author of The Next Supper: The End of Restaurants as We Knew Them, and What Comes After. In this episode, Corey and I delve into a range of topics, from tipping and restaurant pricing, to the Michelin awards and the role of migrant workers in Canada’s food industry. His extensive expertise, sharp cultural insight and thought-provoking perspectives make for an engaging and...2024-10-161h 09Track & Food PodcastCorey Mintz Discusses the Noma Closure and What This Means for Labour and Fine Dining Moving ForwardProminent food journalist, Corey Mintz, jumps on once again to help break down the news of Noma's impending closure at the end of 2024. If you are unfamiliar, the New York Times dropped the story this past Monday with a fully detailed exposé regarding the context and timing of this announcement. Issues with unpaid labour and what this signifies for chef and owner, René Redzepi, and his team moving forward as well as how this affects global fine dining in the future. The former world number one has made an indelible mark within the food economy. There's a lot to un...2023-01-1253 minTrack & Food PodcastFood Journalist Corey Mintz on the Prevalence of Tip Creep at Starbucks and What This Means for HospitalityAfter reading Corey Mintz’s NBC News column, ‘Outrage at Starbucks tipping prompt shows people don’t get how the tipping con works‘, I brought on the prominent food journalist to get his unique insights and perspective on the “tip creep”: what is it actually, and what does it mean for the hospitality and business industries moving forwards?For more Mintz, be sure to check out my previous podcast with him (originally aired November 30th, 2021) where we dig into his book, The Next Supper: The End of Restaurants as We Knew Them, and What Comes After – fantastic stuff.2022-12-231h 05Track & Food PodcastFood Journalist Corey Mintz Dishes On His New Book, "The Next Supper", Moving To A New City And Becoming A FatherWhat an absolute delight it was to chat with prominent food journalist Corey Mintz (New York Times, Globe and Mail, Eater) about his recently released book, The Next Supper: The End of Restaurants as We Knew Them, and What Comes After. This was definitely one of my all time favourite chats as Corey's book touches on many of the themes this podcast has aimed to cover in the past.His book is broken down into eight distinct chapters, as each is fully fleshed out with interviews and thorough analysis. Topics range from the virtual restaurant t...2021-11-301h 37
Marvel by the Month#135: February 1970 (w/Corey Mintz) - "The Doomed Land - The Dying Sea!"Corey Mintz is a freelance food reporter for the New York Times, Globe and Mail, Eater, and other presigious media outlets, so we have no idea why he's slumming with us this week. A former cook and restaurant critic, he's the author of two and a half books, the latest of which is The Next Supper: The End of Restaurants as We Knew Them, and What Comes After. We cannot recommend it highly enough. Come for the insightful revelations about the restaurant industry, stay for the references to Advanced Idea Mechanics.For an extra 45 minutes of this...2021-11-171h 16
Total Movie RecallTMR 056 – House Party This week on Total Movie Recall, two white guys talk about hip hop culture in a totally convincing way when they put on their mustard-colored overalls to go to the House Party. Steve, a sentient walking issue of Pitchfork, schools Ryan on the infinite subgenres of hip hop while Ryan, to no one’s surprise, gets a little weepy at touching father-son relationships. House Party (1990) d. Reginald Hudlin Starring: Christopher Reid Robin Harris Christopher Martin Martin Lawrence Tisha Campbell-Martin A.J. Johnson George Clinton...2021-02-011h 20