Pay broadcasts live from Montreal with her best friend, radio announcer Nat Lauzon! Their friendship spans over 20 years and this is the first time they've done a show together despite working in radio and television for two decades. They chat about your public pet peeves (people who clip their nails in public, drivers who don't signal, people who use their cellphones in movie theatres) and listeners shared some good ones! Take a listen to their take on things that p*ss people off!...
Jul 28, 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 ar...
Jul 20, 2015
The most expensive hotdog in the world sold out at $100 each. What and why..? Toronto real estate agent Paul Greenberg shares advice and tips for potential buyers and sellers in the city. How do you figure out the up and coming areas and snag that deal? Find out about the Starbucks effect and the simple ways to increase the value of your property! And if you want to support more Canadian businesses, Pay discovers a list of unique and great companies in the country that will make your shopping an...
Jul 14, 2015
Comedian Ali Hassan co-hosts with Pay for the first hour of this extended show! Pay's review of Magic Mike XXL and why she's not a pervert. Nutritionist Lianne Phillipson-Webb (sproutright.com) shares picnic food tips, and why your low-fat food might make you fat. Pay and Ali debate whether borrowing a bathing suit is like sharing underwear. Chef Natalia Machado from the Argentinian steakhouse L'Atelier d'Argentine in Montreal, talks about creating a restaurant that is popular with women and the...
Jul 06, 2015
"Meh" and "hot mess" are now real words according to the Oxford English Dictionary! Find out what other words have made their way onto the list. Nutritionist Theresa Albert shares summer fit tips and the surprising number of vegetables we're actually eating. Consumer technology expert Amber MacArthur talks about smart technology trends and how they're making our lives easier! And MS affects more people in Canada than any other country in the world, making it Canada's disease. Find out symptoms a...
Jun 29, 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...
Jun 22, 2015
Pay broadcasts live from the 25th anniversary of Toronto Taste with Zane Caplansky as they celebrate some of the city's best chefs and restaurants, and raise money to help Second Harvest. Guests include Food Network stars: Roger Mooking, John Catucci and Bob Blumer! Listen to their conversations with chef and musician Roger Mooking (and why Zane owes Rogers a lifetime of knishes). Owner of Dufflet Pastries, Dufflet Rosenberg, talks about being one of the "original 6" chefs for Toronto Taste; hav...
Jun 08, 2015
Pay's most awkward conversation with her mother. The worst. What are the strangest things a vet has seen a pet eat? Turns out dogs often eat the evidence... Find out how you can attend some great seminars as part of a mini vet school and learn about the options and ways to ensure your pet lives their best life. Toronto Taste is celebrating their 25th anniversary this year. Pay chats with chef Mark McEwan about his involvement with the event and how to get food to hungry people instead of throwin...
Jun 03, 2015
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...
May 25, 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 t...
May 19, 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 ...
May 12, 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 chil...
May 04, 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...
Apr 20, 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-b...
Apr 13, 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 no...
Apr 07, 2015
Do you really know what's in your "healthy" cereal/breakfast/protein bar? No...do you REALLY know? Nutritionist and founder of Sproutright.com, Lianne Phillipson-Webb talks about the alarming amount of crap and calories in some of the popular healthy snacks you're packing for work and lunch. Plus, what some of your not-so-good-for-you food cravings might really mean - Lianne helps you find the source and the problem. Toronto is full of secret menu items and you won't find them advertised. Huffin...
Mar 30, 2015
It's Spring! It's Spring! It's freezing. Do you want to get the best travel deals and find out what the frequent fliers do? La Carte Magazine editor Maryam Siddiqi joins Pay to share her travel tips. From her favourite sites for deals, to the underrated European destinations, and top picks for Canadian travel. Plus, new direct routes from Toronto might make traveling to new cities more appealing. Odin is the 13-year-old boy who ended up having a great birthday on the weekend after his story went...
Mar 23, 2015
Back from a safari in Namibia, Pay talks about her adventures and how she got her luggage back after the airline forgot it somewhere. More than half of Canadians lie about their financial situation, surprised? A Debt Relief Professional from BDO Canada talks about the results of this survey, what we're lying about and how to fix our spending habits. Toronto Star columnist and cookbook author, Jennifer Bain, joins the show to talk about her family's buffalo ranch, raising and eating bison and why...
Mar 16, 2015
It's hard to believe, but Spring IS around the corner...really. Pay talks about her recent experience at a travel clinic and all the fun shots and medications you can get there. Would you like an app that lets you lock yourself out of your phone for hours at a time to keep you from being distracted? What about using it to lock the phone of your kids or your easily-distracted partner? Pay talks to one of the Toronto co-founders of Flipdapp to find out how it works and why you might want to use it...
Feb 23, 2015
It's a sassy lady show as comedian Amanda Brooke Perrin co-hosts! Pay and Amanda talk about Fifty Shades of Grey, the handcuffs you should leave at home and the body parts you shouldn't put into a toaster. Chef Christine Cushing celebrates 10 years of growing olives and producing olive oil. She talks about the olive oil shortage expected in the next year and how to spend your cash wisely on the good stuff. Mark Bylok wrote "The Whiskey Cabinet" and pops by the studio to give the girls a whiskey ...
Feb 17, 2015
What are the new flavours and foods you can expect to enjoy in the city soon? Trevor Lui chats about his two food companies that do global flavour mash-ups. His new restaurant Kanpai Snack Bar will serve Taiwanese street food and introduce people to some of the trendy foods from Taiwan's busy night markets. Chef Ricardo joins the show to talk about the latest issue of his cooking magazine which highlights 13 different areas across Canada with unique soup recipes. What's better on a cold, winter ...
Feb 09, 2015
Do you know someone who is a disaster in the kitchen? A new Food Network show wants to pair them with one of Canada's top chefs to create a restaurant-quality dish! Apply or nominate someone for "Chef In Your Ear". Producer Daniel Gelfant talks about the kind of clueless cooks the show is looking for and tells you how to apply. La Poutine Week is back until February 7th. Listen to some of the mouth-watering creations that are being offered up by local restaurants this week. And celebrity chef an...
Feb 02, 2015
It's a 2-hour show this week and Cory Vitiello (The Harbord Room, THR & Co.) co-hosts for the first hour. The Harbord Room is celebrating their 7th anniversary with a social media contest where you could win dinner for you and 6 friends in your home, and Cory will come over and do all the cooking (and clean-up, he says.) There's a new app that lets you create a fake boyfriend or fake girlfriend...complete with real-time text messages and phone calls to keep relatives from getting up in your ...
Jan 26, 2015
Do you have room for a cool, new friend? Yes New Friends thinks you might. Maybe things in your life have changed and you find yourself wanting a fun person to hang out with. Amy Wood, the creator of YesNewFriends.com stops by to talk about the success of her website which helps (mostly women) find potential new friends in the city. If you're a runner (or aspiring runner) chiropractor and running coach Clara Leung has tips on getting the most out of your run and how to avoid injury. Also, what d...
Jan 19, 2015
Health Sciences expert and University of Alberta professor Tim Caulfield looks at the impact of celebrity and media on our health decisions. His new book is called, Is Gwyneth Paltrow Wrong About Everything? Tim tries Gwyneth's Clean Cleanse, changes his beauty regime to use expensive products with huge claims of anti-aging and looks at the trends in cosmetic surgery. He finds out the truth about cleanses, juicing, detoxes, and popular beauty products. Also...just HOW influential are Pamela Ande...
Jan 12, 2015
Happy New Year! Pay returns from being a parent to her parents during their holiday trip to British Columbia and dining at A&W because a travel guide said so. Registered Nutritionist Lianne Phillipson-Webb stops by with tips to shed the holiday bulge and get you on track if you've made it a goal to eat healthier or drop some pounds. She also gives us the pros and cons about those popular cleanses and detoxes. And do those juice cleanses really work? Lianne has the answer! Getting healthy and...
Jan 06, 2015
The last show of 2014 starts with a call to Pay's mom with a belated birthday greeting. If you're confused about rewards points and now to maximize them, Kathy Buckworth provides tips for collecting points the right way and how to get the most bang for your buck. And if you're that jerk who waited until the last minute to buy your holiday gifts, lifestyle expert Shoana Jensen has tips on crossing everyone off your list in one place. Plus giving you the feels with some top words from 2014 and the...
Dec 22, 2014
MasterChef Canada judges Claudio Aprile (Origin restaurants) and Michael Bonacini (Oliver & Bonacini) co-host the show with Pay for the hour. They chat about the holiday special, Season 2 of MasterChef Canada and their experiences in the restaurant industry. How do these professional chefs deal with bad reviews and negative criticism? Michael talks about the recent Globe & Mail review that had everyone talking. And they share their favourite hidden gems in Toronto.
Dec 15, 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 ju...
Dec 08, 2014
Have you ever been gouged by an airline? What's the craziest price you've had to pay to get somewhere? Pay vents about the crazy cost of travel and listeners chime in. Also, Jackie Breyer, Editor-in-Chief of Toy Insider dishes on the season's most popular toys and gift ideas for the kids you know (or don't know that well). If you really want to make someone's day, consider the Shoebox Project. They're collecting boxes until December 5th and will distribute them to women in shelters. It's easy, i...
Dec 01, 2014
