Pay went to check out a new Taiwanese snack bar in Cabbgetown AND visited an asparagus farm in Norfolk County. Do you know how much asparagus can grow in one day??
Nutritionist Lianne Phillipson-Webb shares tips on taking care of your skin through the decades without using any chemicals or expensive products. How to keep your skin in top shape, naturally!
Canadians throw out over 30-billion dollars of food a year! Hear about one organization trying to rescue this food and distribute it to people in need. Second Harvest is also holding one of their biggest fundraising events on June 7th, Toronto Taste...it's your chance to meet and try food fem 50 of Toronto's top chefs! Find out how you can help by donating money, food, or time!
The Pay Chen Show is a weekly one-hour talk show on Newstalk 1010 that focuses on the interesting, the entertaining and sometimes the absurd. With guest experts and the occasional celebrity guest host, The Pay Chen Show explores a variety of lifestyle topics and timely issues.
Monday, 25 May 2015
Tuesday, 19 May 2015
Episode 96 - May 17, 2015
Pay has two new favourite restaurants you might want to try - including a popular Martime-inspired place serving Halifax donairs! It's the Victoria Day long weekend in Canada and the garden shops were a zoo! Outdoor design expert and host on HGTV, Carson Arthur, has tips on renovating your outdoor space with the most return on investment. Before you decide to build or plant something - hear what Carson has to say about boosting your property's value!
And how do you take one restaurant meal and turn it into two meals? MealShare has expanded in Toronto and 18 local restaurants make it easy for you to enjoy your night out while also donating a meal to someone in need!
Find out what one guy received from the man who bulled him 20 years ago!
Plus, one of the most popular stories of the night...sending someone a jart. That's right....a jart.
And how do you take one restaurant meal and turn it into two meals? MealShare has expanded in Toronto and 18 local restaurants make it easy for you to enjoy your night out while also donating a meal to someone in need!
Find out what one guy received from the man who bulled him 20 years ago!
Plus, one of the most popular stories of the night...sending someone a jart. That's right....a jart.
Tuesday, 12 May 2015
Episode 95 - May 10, 2015
Have you ever had to lecture your parent?
What lies have you told someone you were paying money to help you? (A dentist, plumber, or in Pay's case...personal trainer)
Find out about the biggest awards night for...cheese. Yes, the Oscar's of cheese awards some of the tastiest and stinkiest products in the country. Maybe you need to try something other than cheddar the next time you're at the grocery store.
Chef Julian Bond has tips on buying, what you should ask, how you should store your cheese and how to make it last.
It's almost time for the big Yard Sale for the Cure to benefit the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. Have stuff to get rid of? Host a yard sale and raise some funds, or find the sales in your area and take some a new treasure.
What lies have you told someone you were paying money to help you? (A dentist, plumber, or in Pay's case...personal trainer)
Find out about the biggest awards night for...cheese. Yes, the Oscar's of cheese awards some of the tastiest and stinkiest products in the country. Maybe you need to try something other than cheddar the next time you're at the grocery store.
Chef Julian Bond has tips on buying, what you should ask, how you should store your cheese and how to make it last.
It's almost time for the big Yard Sale for the Cure to benefit the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. Have stuff to get rid of? Host a yard sale and raise some funds, or find the sales in your area and take some a new treasure.
Monday, 4 May 2015
Episode 94 - May 3, 2015
Pay is back from a trip home to Nova Scotia and a quick food and farm trip to Winnipeg!
Tune in to hear how many times her parents were robbed in just a year and a half.
Find out about a great giveaway AND what all the hype is about fermented foods. Toronto nutritionist Meghan Telpner joins the show to talk about the fermented foods we should include in our diet, and why.
Mother's Day is coming up and what better gift than one that helps a mother who is taking care of abandoned and orphaned children? Singer/songwriter Amanda Martinez talks about her experience with SOS Childrens Villages and the work they do around the world to care for children.
Should a woman be fined for feeding hungry deer in the winter? Pay doesn't think so!
Tune in to hear how many times her parents were robbed in just a year and a half.
Find out about a great giveaway AND what all the hype is about fermented foods. Toronto nutritionist Meghan Telpner joins the show to talk about the fermented foods we should include in our diet, and why.
Mother's Day is coming up and what better gift than one that helps a mother who is taking care of abandoned and orphaned children? Singer/songwriter Amanda Martinez talks about her experience with SOS Childrens Villages and the work they do around the world to care for children.
Should a woman be fined for feeding hungry deer in the winter? Pay doesn't think so!
Monday, 20 April 2015
Episode 93 - April 19, 2015
The topics may be serious but the people are funny!
Could you live on $1.75 a day?
Over 1-billion people around the world do.
Actor Ennis Esmer (The Listener, Red Oaks, Dark Matter) and actor and comedian Colin Mochrie join the show to talk about the Live Below the Line Challenge where they will feed themselves on only $1.75/day for five days to raise awareness and funds for organizations fighting extreme poverty.
Do you know the truth behind the shrimp you're eating? You should.
Food writer and Toronto Star columnist Corey Mintz and Dan Donovan, co-owner of sustainable seafood shop Hooked Inc, tell us why you should avoid shrimp from many East Asian countries.
Find out what countries offer safer seafood.
Monday, 13 April 2015
Episode 92 - April 12, 2015
Comedian Ron James joins Pay to co-host the first hour of the show. He talks about his years of comedy, traveling across the country and his love for performing in Canada. Ron is performing in Toronto at Massey Hall on Thurs. April 23rd.
How do you feel about renting chickens to keep in your yard? A Toronto company wants to give you the opportunity to have fresh eggs and will let you rent chickens to raise! A Toronto woman shares her experience raising chickens in her downtown backyard.
Aussie-born chef and owner of El Gastronomo Vagabundo food truck, Adam Hynam-Smith, has a new cookbook with recipes of his most popular dishes. Find out how you can attend the launch party and dine on his delicious food.
How do you feel about renting chickens to keep in your yard? A Toronto company wants to give you the opportunity to have fresh eggs and will let you rent chickens to raise! A Toronto woman shares her experience raising chickens in her downtown backyard.
Aussie-born chef and owner of El Gastronomo Vagabundo food truck, Adam Hynam-Smith, has a new cookbook with recipes of his most popular dishes. Find out how you can attend the launch party and dine on his delicious food.
Tuesday, 7 April 2015
Episode 91 - April 5, 2015
It's another extended show this week as MasterChef Canada judge and chef Alvin Leung and Season 1 winner, Eric Chong, pop into the studio to talk about what lead them to open a restaurant together. The Rebel (Eric) and the Demon (Alvin) get ready to launch R&D in Toronto's Chinatown, but not after spending a lot of time together. So what IS the Demon Chef really like? Eric dishes on his softer side and what it takes for two former engineers to switch careers.
DNA testing for your dog? Why not? Pay talks about one condo complex gathering a DNA database of pets to catch lazy owners who don't pick up the poop!
Pay talks to a Toronto mom about suspicions something was wrong with her baby and the process of getting it diagnosed and learning to adjust to the news. Tune in to hear about baby Brielle and her life with achondroplasia. You'll definitely learn something you didn't know before!
FREE YOGA CLASSES! At the public library? Who knew? Find out what great free programs are available to you and how young professionals can access exclusive events with New Collection.
And there's a great way to expose your kids to a live orchestra! The Toronto Symphony Orchestra has a young people's concert series for kids ages 5-12. Let them experience the magic of live music with a performance geared towards them.
DNA testing for your dog? Why not? Pay talks about one condo complex gathering a DNA database of pets to catch lazy owners who don't pick up the poop!
Pay talks to a Toronto mom about suspicions something was wrong with her baby and the process of getting it diagnosed and learning to adjust to the news. Tune in to hear about baby Brielle and her life with achondroplasia. You'll definitely learn something you didn't know before!
FREE YOGA CLASSES! At the public library? Who knew? Find out what great free programs are available to you and how young professionals can access exclusive events with New Collection.
And there's a great way to expose your kids to a live orchestra! The Toronto Symphony Orchestra has a young people's concert series for kids ages 5-12. Let them experience the magic of live music with a performance geared towards them.
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