Happy Easter and 4-20 day!
Nutritionist Julie Daniluk talks about her latest book, Slimming Meals That Heal, and the connection between inflammation, allergies and weight gain. No wonder those diets aren't working for you!
April 19th was Record Store Day. Do you remember the first time you walked into a music store? The first album you bought? Reporter David Topping discovers the last Sam the Record Man store and it's still in business in Ontario.
Pay talks to a woman who spent a year living on the street who turned her life around and became the publisher of a successful magazine.
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, 21 April 2014
Tuesday, 15 April 2014
Episode 49 - April 13, 2014
Do you say bag-el or bay-gil? Plus other food words people say wrong.
Tech expert Marc Saltzman chats about the heart bleed bug and why you should be concerned about your information online. He offers suggestions on how to protect yourself and keep track of all your passwords.
Gardening expert and TV personality, Frankie Flowers, chats about his new book "Power Plants" and offers simple tips on growing plants that are also good for your health.
Wine writer, Andre Proulx stops by with some rose and tells Pay that the new rose is worth embracing.
Tech expert Marc Saltzman chats about the heart bleed bug and why you should be concerned about your information online. He offers suggestions on how to protect yourself and keep track of all your passwords.
Gardening expert and TV personality, Frankie Flowers, chats about his new book "Power Plants" and offers simple tips on growing plants that are also good for your health.
Wine writer, Andre Proulx stops by with some rose and tells Pay that the new rose is worth embracing.
Monday, 7 April 2014
Episode 48 - April 6, 2014
Pay gets the details on the deals taking place for Spa Week (lots of spa services for only $50!), and David Topping (reporter for The Grid and Globe & Mail) gives us an update on the McLaughlin Planetarium and why it's just sitting there (almost 20 years later...). Film critic, Thom Ernst talks about some of the talked-about films for April, and chef Jo Lusted chats about the Go Gourmet Fundraiser - an event Pay is hosting which features dishes by 5 great chefs.
Also, Pay's hidden talent.
Also, Pay's hidden talent.
Monday, 31 March 2014
Episode 47 - March 30, 2014
Do you tip even if you get bad service? Or are we so polite that we leave money even if we a bad time?
Pay chats with Sabrina Maddeaux (NOW magazine) about Gwyenth's "conscious uncoupling" and her comments about how being on a film set is more challenging than being a mom with a regular 9-5 schedule. Oops...should have kept that to herself.
Also, how does taking a selfie help cancer awareness? It doesn't, so get over yourself. The men didn't want to be left out so they started their own risky hashtag.
If you love cats or just love cat videos...the Just for Cats Film Fest is for you. Pay gets all the details and there will be cats on the red carpet.
Plus, an art event where you can bid on a private dinner for 6 prepared by chef Matt Blondin.
And...details on naked yoga...
Pay chats with Sabrina Maddeaux (NOW magazine) about Gwyenth's "conscious uncoupling" and her comments about how being on a film set is more challenging than being a mom with a regular 9-5 schedule. Oops...should have kept that to herself.
Also, how does taking a selfie help cancer awareness? It doesn't, so get over yourself. The men didn't want to be left out so they started their own risky hashtag.
If you love cats or just love cat videos...the Just for Cats Film Fest is for you. Pay gets all the details and there will be cats on the red carpet.
Plus, an art event where you can bid on a private dinner for 6 prepared by chef Matt Blondin.
And...details on naked yoga...
Monday, 24 March 2014
Episode 46 - March 23, 2014
Are hipsters too vain? The surprising trend among men is beard transplants. Dr. Stephen Mulholland talks about the process of hair transplants to your face.
Comedian Carla Collins will be in town for the Starlight Gala benefiting the Starlight Children's Foundation and she's got a show April 6th at the Flying Beaver Pubaret.
And some of Toronto's top chefs are taking part in a cool dim sum festival April 13th. Find out more about buying tickets for Yum Cha! Dim Sum Fest before the sell out! Chefs from Richmond Station and Canoe will be there and it will only cost you a few bucks to sample their dishes.
Plus - where is it illegal to name your child Facebook or Circumcision?
Comedian Carla Collins will be in town for the Starlight Gala benefiting the Starlight Children's Foundation and she's got a show April 6th at the Flying Beaver Pubaret.
And some of Toronto's top chefs are taking part in a cool dim sum festival April 13th. Find out more about buying tickets for Yum Cha! Dim Sum Fest before the sell out! Chefs from Richmond Station and Canoe will be there and it will only cost you a few bucks to sample their dishes.
Plus - where is it illegal to name your child Facebook or Circumcision?
Tuesday, 18 March 2014
Episode 45 - March 16, 2014
Gardening expert and author, Niki Jabbour, gives great tips on growing your own food whether you have a garden or a balcony. She grows food all year round and says it's easy.
Actor and Improvisor, Naomi Sniekus, chats about taking part in the Live Below the Line Challenge this year. The campaign encourages people to sign up and raise money to help end extreme poverty. Participants are asked to live on $1.75 a day for 5 days.
We also chat about Macaron Day Toronto taking place on Thursday. Participating patisseries will donate 25% of macaron sales that day to the Red Door Family Shelter.
And those hand-painted Honest Ed's signs are selling now for how much??
Actor and Improvisor, Naomi Sniekus, chats about taking part in the Live Below the Line Challenge this year. The campaign encourages people to sign up and raise money to help end extreme poverty. Participants are asked to live on $1.75 a day for 5 days.
We also chat about Macaron Day Toronto taking place on Thursday. Participating patisseries will donate 25% of macaron sales that day to the Red Door Family Shelter.
And those hand-painted Honest Ed's signs are selling now for how much??
Monday, 10 March 2014
Episode 44 - March 9, 2014
Food Network host and cookbook author, Bob Blumer, from Surreal Gourmet, Glutton for Punishment and the World's Weirdest Restaurants, joins me in studio to chat about where his culinary adventures have taken him and to talk about the Surreal Gourmet Room at the Gladstone Hotel. A food-lovers dream space to sleep and relax.
Do you know how much sugar you SHOULD be eating? It's a lot less than you think. Nutritionist Theresa Albert talks about the hidden sugar in your favourite foods and where you should be getting your sugar from.
If you drive downtown Toronto, you've noticed lanes blocked and street parking taken up by construction sites. Reporter David Topping (The Grid, Globe & Mail) looks into the legalities of "street occupation" and how much it costs developers.
Do you know how much sugar you SHOULD be eating? It's a lot less than you think. Nutritionist Theresa Albert talks about the hidden sugar in your favourite foods and where you should be getting your sugar from.
If you drive downtown Toronto, you've noticed lanes blocked and street parking taken up by construction sites. Reporter David Topping (The Grid, Globe & Mail) looks into the legalities of "street occupation" and how much it costs developers.
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