Hot Plate

Hot Plate


Latest Episodes

Big Birds and Hangovers (A Holiday Episode)
December 19, 2019

In our holiday special we make a very special announcement – Hot Plate will be back in the New Year with Season 2. Mirella and Joshna talk all things turkey, plan for a holiday hangover, and share recipes to make you the star of your next holiday party...

Season 1 finale: Fat green heads
July 17, 2019

Why Mukbang enrages Joshna, regenerative greens for your salad, milk cutting spice (as usual), and a #weirdwidget which grooms your herbs Mirella and Joshna fall down the rabbit hole of Mukbang, the Korean trend of broadcasting over-eating.

Season 1 finale: Fat green heads
July 17, 2019

Why Mukbang enrages Joshna, regenerative greens for your salad, milk cutting spice (as usual), and a #weirdwidget which grooms your herbs Mirella and Joshna fall down the rabbit hole of Mukbang, the Korean trend of broadcasting over-eating. Bethany Gaski.

The great beyond for meat and cookie dough
July 10, 2019

Who is eating Beyond Meat, when beer flavours go too far, a new and safe raw cookie dough, and a failed #weirdwidget Beyond Meat is sweeping across restaurant menus and grocery store shelves. As Vandana Shiva points out,

The great beyond for meat and cookie dough
July 10, 2019

Who is eating Beyond Meat, when beer flavours go too far, a new and safe raw cookie dough, and a failed #weirdwidget  Beyond Meat is sweeping across restaurant menus and grocery store shelves. As Vandana Shiva points out, this is all part of further indu.

Oral crunching while seated
July 03, 2019

In defence of cooking, the rise of the New England IPA, posture and taste, and a perfect threesome of a #blindbeerdate In defence of cooking, Mirella and Joshna dive into this New York Times piece about the importance of time spent cooking in the kitch...

Oral crunching while seated
July 03, 2019

In defence of cooking, the rise of the New England IPA, posture and taste, and a perfect threesome of a #blindbeerdate   In defence of cooking, Mirella and Joshna dive into this New York Times piece about the importance of time spent cooking in the kitch.

No good times in Toronto
June 25, 2019

Toronto Brews Exhibit with Wayne Reeves, what makes a great sandwich, and bubbles in beer. Mirella and Joshna welcome Wayne Reeves, Chief Curator of Museums and Heritage Services for the City of Toronto and curator of the upcoming “Toronto Brews: Two C...

No good times in Toronto
June 25, 2019

Toronto Brews Exhibit with Wayne Reeves, what makes a great sandwich, and bubbles in beer. Mirella and Joshna welcome Wayne Reeves, Chief Curator of Museums and Heritage Services for the City of Toronto and curator of the upcoming "Toronto Brews: Two Cen.

Non-drinkers who like to drink
June 19, 2019

Drinks writer Sarah Parniak on Seedlip, an electric tongue that can do your tasting for you, dehumanizing drinkers, and #curiouskitchen. Sarah Parniak, drinks writer, former bartender, and Canadian Brand Ambassador for non-alcoholic distilled spirit Se...