Pay is back from British Columbia and her first visit to Whistler (psst...winter is not the most popular season there.)
Find out what new oddities and unbelievable stories have been added to the new Ripley's Believe it or Not book....from one of the senior researchers who has to verify that these stories and photos are true!
If you're looking for a high-impact holiday gift - consider a gift basket from FoodShare...they're a great organization that works to make healthy food affordable and accessible for everyone. Buying a gift basket from them not only provides you with a stellar gift - but helps fund their amazing programs.
Lifestyle expert, Shoana Jensen, joins the show to share her essential holiday tips that will make entertaining easier for you this season.
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.
Showing posts with label entertaining. Show all posts
Showing posts with label entertaining. Show all posts
Sunday, 27 November 2016
Sunday, 22 May 2016
Episode 142 - May 21, 2016
Back from Halifax with a story to share about my dad offering a scammer money over the phone.
To kick off the Victoria Day long weekend, Design and Lifestyle Expert Karl Lohnes, pops by to share ideas on updating high tea for your next event or gathering. Plus, the difference between High Tea and Afternoon Tea and hey...did you know one of them usually involves beer?
Karl shares easy ways to amp up your next shower, brunch or pool party with ideas inspired by traditional High Teas.
Toronto Taste is coming up o June 12th and Pay will be broadcasting live with Zane Caplansky. Tune into find out how Second Harvest rescues food and gets it to people who need it most.
To kick off the Victoria Day long weekend, Design and Lifestyle Expert Karl Lohnes, pops by to share ideas on updating high tea for your next event or gathering. Plus, the difference between High Tea and Afternoon Tea and hey...did you know one of them usually involves beer?
Karl shares easy ways to amp up your next shower, brunch or pool party with ideas inspired by traditional High Teas.
Toronto Taste is coming up o June 12th and Pay will be broadcasting live with Zane Caplansky. Tune into find out how Second Harvest rescues food and gets it to people who need it most.
Monday, 28 December 2015
Episode #126 - December 26, 2015
Christmas is over but that doesn't mean you're not going to entertain for NYE or into the new year! Jitin Gaba (restaurant chef at TOCA in the Ritz Carlton) talks about creating the best cheese boards and how to make the better.
MY MOM AND DAD ARE IN TOWN and they reluctantly come on the show.
Find out what my dad things I do for a living and listen to their general discomfort at being on the radio.
Someone at the station was offered $1000 at Christmas if she loses 10-pounds. Would you?
MY MOM AND DAD ARE IN TOWN and they reluctantly come on the show.
Find out what my dad things I do for a living and listen to their general discomfort at being on the radio.
Someone at the station was offered $1000 at Christmas if she loses 10-pounds. Would you?
Monday, 19 October 2015
Episode 116 - October 18, 2015
Do good when you eat out on October 21st with Restaurants for Change.
Nick Saul from Community Food Centres Canada and Ryan Donovan of Richmond Station talk about the great work done by CFCC across Canada and why it's important for the food community and diners to support the cause.
The man who has spent 38 years traveling the world to find the weird and the strange for Ripley's Believe It or Not! books and museums joins the show to talk about their latest book and the strange things he's witnessed over the years...oh, and HOW many two-headed animals does he have??
Easy entertaining tips with Shoana Jensen as we get ready for hosting people through the fall and winter season.
Nick Saul from Community Food Centres Canada and Ryan Donovan of Richmond Station talk about the great work done by CFCC across Canada and why it's important for the food community and diners to support the cause.
The man who has spent 38 years traveling the world to find the weird and the strange for Ripley's Believe It or Not! books and museums joins the show to talk about their latest book and the strange things he's witnessed over the years...oh, and HOW many two-headed animals does he have??
Easy entertaining tips with Shoana Jensen as we get ready for hosting people through the fall and winter season.
Monday, 20 July 2015
Episode 104 - July 19, 2015
Would you go back to a restaurant if the food and atmosphere were great but you encountered a rude staff member?
Summer entertaining and cottage meals made easy with Chef Jason Rosso!
Plus, a unique program brings international students to Canada to work on research projects that will improve our lives in the areas of science, engineering, health and more. Pay chats with one 20-year-old student from India who is working on a research project at York University and finds out how these students are giving Canada a global reputation!
And, what men need to know before hitting the gym.
Summer entertaining and cottage meals made easy with Chef Jason Rosso!
Plus, a unique program brings international students to Canada to work on research projects that will improve our lives in the areas of science, engineering, health and more. Pay chats with one 20-year-old student from India who is working on a research project at York University and finds out how these students are giving Canada a global reputation!
And, what men need to know before hitting the gym.
Monday, 22 June 2015
Episode 100 - June 21, 2015
It's the first day of summer! Pay is back from a week in Scotland and chats about her adventures in Edinburgh and Glasgow (including a place where you can drink beer in church).
Matty Matheson (host of 'Keep It Canada' on Munchies, and chef at Parts & Labour) joins the show to talk about his travels across the country meeting food producers and chefs, and learning about the great things we make and grow in Canada.
Nervous about having people over? Lifestyle Expert, Shoana Jensen, shares tips for easy outdoor entertaining and ways to take the stress away.
What was Pay doing in Scotland? Enjoying drinks and a play in church, swinging on a trapeze at a circus school, and making haggis pakoras in an Indian restaurant in Glasgow. Also, in Perthshire...she was looking for a tea plantation. Yes, Scottish tea.
Matty Matheson (host of 'Keep It Canada' on Munchies, and chef at Parts & Labour) joins the show to talk about his travels across the country meeting food producers and chefs, and learning about the great things we make and grow in Canada.
Nervous about having people over? Lifestyle Expert, Shoana Jensen, shares tips for easy outdoor entertaining and ways to take the stress away.
What was Pay doing in Scotland? Enjoying drinks and a play in church, swinging on a trapeze at a circus school, and making haggis pakoras in an Indian restaurant in Glasgow. Also, in Perthshire...she was looking for a tea plantation. Yes, Scottish tea.
Monday, 8 December 2014
Episode 77 - December 8, 2014
Pay takes a trip down memory lane and talks about the candies you remember as a kid. Gobstoppers, Nerds, Fun-Dip, Sour Patch Kids, Mojo's and all their sugary goodness.
To help you with your holiday entertaining, Interior Decorator Paul Semkuley shares his tips for making your home comfortable for your guests and provides a list of items you need to keep on hand to make hosting a group easier.
Flying fish and cou cou, souse, conkies...say what? These are the local foods in Barbados. More than just sun and sand, it's a popular winter destination for cold Canadians. Pay chats with Cheryl Carter from Barbados Tourism about other things to see and do on the island.
And what are the top trends in baby names for 2015? Just wait until you hear this list...
To help you with your holiday entertaining, Interior Decorator Paul Semkuley shares his tips for making your home comfortable for your guests and provides a list of items you need to keep on hand to make hosting a group easier.
Flying fish and cou cou, souse, conkies...say what? These are the local foods in Barbados. More than just sun and sand, it's a popular winter destination for cold Canadians. Pay chats with Cheryl Carter from Barbados Tourism about other things to see and do on the island.
And what are the top trends in baby names for 2015? Just wait until you hear this list...
Monday, 10 November 2014
Episode 74 - November 9, 2014
Are you planning to pack away that BBQ? Don't! Weber Grill Specialist Michael P. Clive has tips for winter grilling and shares all the ways to BBQ with success. You might be doing something wrong...
But if you must, he'll also tell us how to pack away our BBQ for a few months if you only like grilling in warm weather.
Maybe you knew...that Winnie the Pooh was inspired by an actual bear purchased by a Canadian solder during the start of the first World War. He named her Winnie after his hometown of Winnipeg. There's a cool exhibit you can check out to see photos of Winnie and her owner and read diaries and letters from this dark time in history. The solder's great granddaughter talks about putting this exhibit together.
It's not too early to start planning your holiday parties and Jessica Tomei from Cupcake Vineyards shares her suggestions for wine and food and how to be the best host.
But if you must, he'll also tell us how to pack away our BBQ for a few months if you only like grilling in warm weather.
Maybe you knew...that Winnie the Pooh was inspired by an actual bear purchased by a Canadian solder during the start of the first World War. He named her Winnie after his hometown of Winnipeg. There's a cool exhibit you can check out to see photos of Winnie and her owner and read diaries and letters from this dark time in history. The solder's great granddaughter talks about putting this exhibit together.
It's not too early to start planning your holiday parties and Jessica Tomei from Cupcake Vineyards shares her suggestions for wine and food and how to be the best host.
Monday, 16 December 2013
Episode 33 - December 15, 2013
Should customers be charged extra if they're rude? A French cafe thinks so.
Oliver & Bonacini gives great entertaining tips to make life easier for the holiday season. Dr. Colin Ellard tells us how stores and malls are designed to make us spend more and we find out about Sky's the Limit - a charity that will pick up your old laptop and donate it a kid in need. Plus, the top tweeted events of 2013.
Oliver & Bonacini gives great entertaining tips to make life easier for the holiday season. Dr. Colin Ellard tells us how stores and malls are designed to make us spend more and we find out about Sky's the Limit - a charity that will pick up your old laptop and donate it a kid in need. Plus, the top tweeted events of 2013.
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