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HP OPINION DIVERSE & DELICIOUS A FASCINATING FOOD LOVER'S TOUR LOCAL FOODIE JOINS VETERAN BROADCASTERS FOR EW 10-PART RADIO SERIES ABOUT CULTURE AND COOKING, WRITES MARSHALL WARD My family loves interna- tonal Cuisines, and there has r been a better time ‘fo be a food ‘over { in Waterloo Region. In my youth, the local culinary landscape didn't have much variety, but now there are restaurants representing practically every cuisine on Earth. is fact is showcased and celebrated in a new 10- part radio series called Di- verse & Delicious, which recently launched on FM 40% OFF!!! Store Made, Fresh Regular and Garlic Pork Dinner Sausage $3.49 Ib Reg $5.79 Ib $7.69 kg Reg $12.76 kg 3031 Lobsinger Line, Heidelberg Mon - Thur 9 am - 6 pm; Fri vue 7 pm; Sat 5p 7:30 am - MARSHALL WARD Column 98. 5 CKWR. e series is co-hosted by Jee foodie-at-large and columnist Andrew Coppo- lino and veteran journalist Daiene Vernile, who pro- duced ProvinceWide on CKCO for more than 25 years. I was pleased to discover that the first episode of the series features Red House bistro in uptown Waterloo, and its chef Dan McCowan. The producer and editor of the series, Paul Frances- cutti, has more than 30 experience asa TV producer, director, and documentary filmmaker for CKCO-TV. "Daiene and I have worked together for close to 25 years and have trav- elled together on assign- ments to Ghana, and Honduras," Frances- cutti sa: so on. And although this i is my first time working with Andrew, I've always ad- mired his writing and in- terviews, and he knows the region’ culinary sca] I I told Francescutti how much I enjoyed the first ep- isode, learning about Chef McCowan's Guyanese background and creative dishes that include diverse ingredients like sorrel, plantain, and broad- leafed thyme. ler episodes include feature segments on spe- Weekly Specials JANUARY 23 - 30, 2023 Ends (10 Ib) Store Made Frozen Smoked Bacon $18.75 ea Reg $21.95 ea Fresh Bone-in Pork Butt Roasts $3.99 Ib Reg $4.99 Ib $8.80 kg Reg $11.00 kg Fresh Lean Ground Pork $3.49 Ib Reg $4.99 Ib $7.69 kg Reg $11.00 kg Store Made Breaded Gluten-Free Chicken Schnitzel $7.49 Ib Reg $8.99 Ib $16.51 kg Reg $19.82 kg Store Made Smoked German Wieners $4.49 Ib Reg $5.49 Ib $9.90 kg Reg $12.10 kg Seniors’ Parte ‘dnesda) Monday! - 519-699-4590 STEMMLERMEATS.CA | Only the best from our family to yours! cialty food shops like Vin- cenzo's, OMA Fresh Foods, and The Yam Seller, and in- terviews with chefs from E] Salvador, pata neon, hana, and J: Ghana touched | by how oud these chefs are of their culture and food and how they want to share it with the region,” said Fran- cescutti. ed with the sup- port of the Region of Water- loo Arts Fund, Diverse & Delicious is recorded at Heffner Studio, the Kitche- ner Public Library's state- of-the-art audio and digital media production lab, and on location around Water- loo Region. Francescutti has pro- duced previous radio docu- mentaries for FM 98.5 CKWR and handles the on- site audio tech for Diverse & Delicious. “These RF mics are very good at hearing chopping, This grandpa’ s Serenity Hearing HEALTH WELLNESS i Using the newest technolo, hearing aid delivers crisp natural sound and is capable of being submerged in up to 50cm or 1.64 feet sizzling, _ boilin; the sounds of a ithe" Fran- explained. crew] icnowe how to icant in O28 . 2 ickground room noise with noise- reduction audio too) What that means, to my ear, is a mouth-watering crackle and pop that makes. my stomach growl. Francescutti said, tomy surprise, that the only times Vernile and Coppoli- no are together is in KPL's collabora- tive process that ‘rappened —amid the challenges of a global pandemic — with the help of much technolo- gy, and the combined jour- nalistic experience of the oot ‘write the script, but fearing aid they are totally free to add, ° delete and amend as they see fit," he said. "As I writ the script, I make notes off what was said during that © taped episode, what the up- le contains, “aenwep ‘A pains | | epajuoiyg cower | 2 script so they can comment ¥ as if they just listened to it." 8 Diverse & Delicious airs every other Tuesday at 6 p.m.on FM98.5 CKWR, and you can catch episodes once they've aired at Diver- nace rirh com. Ithink back to the compuntively sparse culi- nary options available dur- ing my youth, I realize that the title of the radio series is so apt: the region really is now diverse and deli- ciou: Marshall Ward isa Freelance writer and artist. Check out his award-win- ning podcast at bonnpark- -com. The world’s first is your waterproof” rechargeable hearing aid is here! Enjoy life, no matter where you go or what you do. From outdoors to indoors, wet and dry, this premium hearing aid takes care of all your hearing needs. 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