Preserves
From the packing table to the dinner table, from restaurant specials to grandma’s secret recipes, we consider the cultural, social, and commercial aspects of Manitoba food and what it means to us.
- Update frequency
- every 108 days
- Average duration
- 29 minutes
- Episodes
- 21
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Leftovers
In this season’s final episode, we peel back the curtain on the Manitoba Food History Project to talk about memories and highlights as producer Kent Davies interviews co-authors Kimberley Moore and J…
00:18:47 |
Wed 02 Apr 2025
Food Memories
Everywhere you go, everyone has a food story. When the Manitoba Food History Project team were in Baltimore, Maryland for the Oral History Association conference, we interviewed people at the OHA Blo…
00:18:47 |
Fri 03 Jan 2025
People Powered
The labour of food production isn’t always appreciated or understood. In this episode, VJ’s Drive-Inn owner John Calogeris and Bryanne Mysak reflect on skilled versus unskilled labour, and Emma Dubes…
00:30:23 |
Thu 04 Jul 2024
In Search of Ashkihk - Indigenous Cooking Vessels
Clay vessels hold immense importance in Indigenous foodways due to their natural properties, cultural significance, and role in preserving culinary traditions. In this episode, artist and guest produ…
00:30:04 |
Fri 22 Mar 2024
Holiday Food
Food is an important part of holiday traditions. Whether you gather with family and friends to celebrate Christmas, Hannukah, the changing of the seasons, or something else, holidays are a time to re…
00:31:09 |
Wed 29 Nov 2023
Fish Stories
‘Fish stories’ have always been synonymous with far-fetched tales, but sometimes in food history, those fish stories turn out to be true. In this episode, we explore the unlikely story of a small fis…
00:31:56 |
Thu 26 Oct 2023
Farm Fresh
Farming in Manitoba has a long and varied history, ranging from the agricultural practices of Indigenous people on this land over the millennia, to immigrant farm techniques, to the more recent (re)d…
00:28:05 |
Wed 27 Sep 2023
Kernels of Ukraine
What is Kutia? And what does it have to do with the history of Ukraine? In this episode of Preserves, Allie Skwarchuck cooks Kutia with her grandparents, and learns about Ukrainian culture in the pro…
00:23:09 |
Mon 15 May 2023
Prairie Confectioneries
Candy making was big business in mid-century Winnipeg, involving companies like Cavalier, Galpern’s, Paulin-Chambers and Scott-Bathgate. In this episode, we explore the history of this industry, incl…
00:31:59 |
Tue 07 Feb 2023
Riediger’s Supermarket
Traces of an earlier era of independent grocery stores dot the landscape of Winnipeg. Riediger’s Supermarket was one such store, catering to a Mennonite clientele in the North End since 1937. Their s…
00:22:49 |
Tue 03 Jan 2023
Crumbs: Vol. 1
Over the course of the Manitoba Food History project, we’ve encountered many interesting stories, subjects, and recipes that just wouldn’t fit into a full episode. We’ve tasked research assistant Mic…
00:22:33 |
Wed 14 Dec 2022
Diversity in Adversity
The University of Winnipeg based Diversity Food Services is an anomaly in the food service industry landscape. As a social enterprise, Diversity is structured like a for-profit business but its prima…
00:36:40 |
Tue 05 Oct 2021
Trapping Liquor
For almost a hundred years liquor was heavily controlled and regulated in Manitoba. It wasn’t until the past few decades that the provincial liquor control legislation would begin to change, allowing…
00:32:28 |
Mon 08 Feb 2021
Chinese-Canadian Cuisine
Chinese-Canadian restaurants have long been a staple of small towns across Canada — where through ingenuity, Chinese-Canadians have been able to thrive despite encountering economic and systemic disc…
00:30:25 |
Mon 25 Jan 2021
Paul's Original Pizza Story
Winnipeg, Manitoba is the home of one of the most popular snacks in North America, the Pizza Pop but a lot has changed since Paul Faraci created the cheese-filled turnover nearly sixty years ago incl…
00:29:23 |
Thu 21 May 2020
In the Weeds
When is a plant a weed or a food? What can that tell us about shifting perspectives on food systems? In this episode, chef, podcaster, and food educator Anna Sigrithur cooks us a tasty wild edible di…
00:38:57 |
Thu 09 Apr 2020
Selling Snacks
Snack foods have been marketed in Canada for almost a century. Ad campaigns have included “Buy Canadian! Support the war effort! Support local sports!” But what about Old Dutch potato chips? How have…
00:36:26 |
Tue 04 Jun 2019
1491
Bannock is viewed by many Manitobans as an Indigenous food, though its ingredients derive from European contact. But what would Indigenous food look like today if its development hadn’t been disrupte…
00:25:18 |
Mon 15 Apr 2019
Ten Dollar Beer
In 2006 before the trend of craft brewing reached Manitoba, establishments like Half Pints Brewing Company were trying to make beer differently. Half Pints CEO David Rudge and Brewmaster Chris Young …
00:34:13 |
Thu 24 Jan 2019
Burger Town
John Ginakes (proprietor of Winnipeg restaurants including Thunderbird and Johnny G’s) and Demitris Scouras (Red Top) give us a glimpse into the community business networks established by post-WWII G…
00:28:25 |
Thu 23 Aug 2018
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