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Track & Food PodcastJames Iranzad and James Langford-Smith Dish on Awards, Openings & the Soul of HospitalityOnce again, I’m joined by my good friends James Iranzad (Gooseneck Hospitality) and James Langford-Smith (Pamplemousse Jus) for another of our signature catch-ups. In this episode, we discuss the buzz around recent restaurant awards — Van Mag, Canada’s 100 Best, and North America’s 50 Best Bars — and the latest restaurant openings here in Vancouver. We also reflect on the emotional power of good menu design, the feeling we chase when dining out, and the significance of this year’s BCRFA Hall of Fame nominations.If you...2025-06-191h 55Track & Food PodcastRanking B.C.'s Best Bars and 'Dry January', with James Iranzad and James Langford-SmithContinuing with last year’s end-of-year episode, James Iranzad (Gooseneck Hospitality) and James Langford-Smith (Pamplemousse Jus) join me once again to discuss their top 10 favourite bars in British Columbia. Additionally, the pair share their thoughts on ‘Dry January’ to begin our discussion. Happy New Year!If you have questions, observations, or ideas for future episodes, email at trackandfoodpod@gmail.com 2025-01-2358 minTrack & Food PodcastRanking B.C.'s Top 15 Restaurants, with James Iranzad and James Langford-SmithWith the year-end comes a fun-filled year-end list! Who better to join in ranking B.C.'s top 15 restaurants than my good friends, local industry vets, and frequent collaborative cohorts, James Iranzad (Gooseneck Hospitality) and James Langford-Smith (Pamplemousse Jus). In addition to comparing this year's top experiences from some of our favourite restaurants, in this final episode of 2024, we also riff off of two hot topics recently featured in Eater and Food & Wine magazines: the great sparkling water debate ("We Deserve Free Sparkling Water") and restaurant reservation time limits ("Should a Restaurant Be Able to Tell Me When I...2024-12-311h 27Track & Food PodcastEpisode 100! - Does Vancouver Have a Defining Food Image?Welcome to the Episode 100 extravaganza! In honour of this milestone, we catch up with former Track & Food podcast co-host, Mickey McLeod, and friend of the podcast, Tristan Young, of The Keefer Bar. Then, with the help of industry vets Shira Blustein (Acorn, Lila), James Langford-Smith (Pamplemousse Jus), James Iranzad (Gooseneck Hospitality), and Michelle Sproule (Scout Magazine), we embark on a lengthy and raucous discussion beginning with whether Vancouver has a defining food image, and veering into myriad other hospitality-related topics. Get ready for a two-and-a-half-hour-long, fun-filled, and bubbles-fuelled episode of insider knowledge and laughter.For additional context...2024-05-082h 32Track & Food PodcastPredicting the Michelin Stars with James Iranzad, James Langford-Smith and Heidi NobleIn this newest edition of the triple(J) - H series, prominent former winemaker Heidi Noble joins alongside James Iranzad (Gooseneck Hospitality) and James Langford-Smith (Pamplemousse Jus) to help predict who will win, keep, and possibly move up in year two of Vancouver's Michelin guide. Enjoy!This year's announcement is on October 5th. 2023-10-021h 34Track & Food PodcastBreaking Down the Van Mag Awards, with James Iranzad and James Langford-SmithThe boys are back for another “triple J” episode, chockfull with their in-depth insights and immeasurable humour… This time around, James Iranzad (Gooseneck Hospitality) and James Langford-Smith (Pamplemousse Jus) share their opinions on the Vancouver Magazine 2023 Restaurant Awards finalists, and break down Vancouver’s restaurant scene as a whole. Enjoy!2023-04-241h 35Track & Food PodcastJames Iranzad and James Langford-Smith Make their Predictions for 2023The boys are back with their insights and predictions for 2023. Recorded a few days before the new year, James Iranzad and James Langford-Smith give the goods on where and how they see the restaurant community evolving this coming year. Yet another classic "triple J episode. Do enjoy!2023-01-061h 30Track & Food PodcastJames Iranzad and James Langford-Smith on All Things Michelin and Their Fave Vancouver DishesAnother episode with James Iranzad and James Langford-Smith is here! In this latest instalment, we discuss Michelin coming to Vancouver, and make our picks as to who will gain a star. We then shift gears to weigh in on our personal favourite Vancouver restaurant dishes. This episode has all the hallmarks of our classic “triple J” banter. Do enjoy.2022-10-271h 13Track & Food PodcastDrafting Your Ideal Restaurant Lineup With James Iranzad And James Langford-SmithIn this latest episode James, James and I gather together to draft our ideal restaurant lineup. Influenced by The Ringer’s, The Rewatchables, and the NBA’s all star draft format, we choose from a random selection of Vancouver’s top hospitality veterans to round out our ideal restaurant teams. The rules were simple. 1. Come up with a name and concept 2. Ten member teams with two additional wild cards3. Snake draft formatThis episode is hilarious, silly and a complete waste of time, which is why it’s so awesome. Who's picked f...2022-08-241h 40Track & Food PodcastJames Langford-Smith Of Bodega Ridge And James Iranzad Of Gooseneck Hospitality Dish On All Things Vancouver HospitalityA bit of inside Baseball fun today with this episode as I bring on two close friends in James Iranzad of Gooseneck Hospitality and James Langford-Smith of Bodega Ridge on Galiano Island to talk shop about all things restaurants and bars. While sipping some of James Langford's new wine, Pamplemousse Jus, we run through the gamut of topics from what's going on in their lives currently, to government policy, new restaurants openings, fave cocktail spots and plenty of other issues. This is truly a fun one as the boys dish on why they care about this industry so much...2022-04-051h 18