Canada’s Looming Ag Crisis, RC Show Redux, Toronto Pizza Crawl, a Visit to the Golden Arches, plus guest Cooper Sleeman, John Sleeman & Son’s Spring Mill Distillery
About this episode
The episode discusses Canada's craft spirits industry with guest Cooper Sleeman and covers recent food and agriculture news impacting food inflation.
Michael LeBlanc and Dr. Sylvain Charlebois welcome Cooper Sleeman, from John Sleeman & Son’s Spring Mill Distillery, to discuss the evolution of Canada’s craft spirits industry and how the Sleeman family legacy inspired a new generation of whisky making. The episode also explores the week’s food and agriculture news, including the Iran war’s oil and diesel price volatility, fertilizer costs and supply, the upcoming increase in the Carney Wholesale Carbon Tax, all adding up to food inflation pressures, plus our impressions of the Restaurants Canada tradeshow, Toronto pizza crawl, and the wisdom of Tommy Norris.
People in this episode
Hosts: Michael LeBlanc, Dr. Sylvain Charlebois
Guest: Cooper Sleeman
Topics covered
- craft spirits industry
- food inflation
- agriculture news
- whisky making
- Toronto pizza
- Restaurants Canada tradeshow
Keywords
- craft spirits
- food inflation
- agriculture
- whisky
- Toronto pizza
- Restaurants Canada
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: John Sleeman & Son’s Spring Mill Distillery
Places: Canada, Toronto, Iran
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