Mise en Place - the Podcast

Hosted by Robert Belcham of the Chefs Table Society of BC

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152

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Aug 2026

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Mise en Place - the Podcast, is produced and hosted by Robert Belcham in conjunction with the Chefs' Table Society of BC. This unique Podcast features ‘deep dive’ conversations with industry leaders on career and business issues that define the life of the professional hospitality person. The guests we talk to with offer real insights into the inner workings and not often explored restaurant landscape in British Columbia. We hope you enjoy the show and don't hesitate to reach out via instagram @robertbelcham1 to ask questions or add comments about the content.

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August 14, 20261 hr 12 min

Aaron Surman

On this weeks podcast we have Pastry Chef/ Baker/ Owner of Ex Animo, Aaron Surman. Originally from Brisbane Australia, Aaron started by knocking on the door of the right kitchen to get himself on path of hard work, and perpetual inquisitiveness. From fine dining to building a wholesale bakery empire. Aaron has figured a lot of it out on his own but always goes back to the fundamentals he learned from books. I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did. Send us your feedback

August 7, 20261 hr 46 min

Steve Lewis

On this week's podcast I am very happy to have the Corporate Chef of the Keg, and BC Chefs Chapter President, Steve Lewis. His passion for the industry has had him doing, bartending, waiting, floor manager, store manager, cook, Chef, almost every job you can have in a restaurant he has been successful at. He is also an adamant about nurturing and mentoring younger talent in our industry to become tomorrow's new leaders. I hope you enjoy getting to know Steve as much as I did. Send us your feedback

July 31, 20262 hr 31 min

Julian Bond

On this week's podcast, we have Chef Julian Bond. A Father, a Chef, a Teacher, a Businessman, a Mentor, and absolutely an industry Leader. We get to better understand what makes Julian tick and how he got to where he is today. Love, loss, family, balance, in an industry that is unforgiving and hard. I hope you enjoy our conversation as much as I did. Send us your feedback

July 24, 20261 hr 28 min

Dickson Li and Pearl Lam

On this weeks episode I am very happy to have 2 people on that need no introduction. These two are the force behind Dicky's Dumps, some of the most popular frozen dumplings sold in the lower mainland. For many years these two worked outside the food world and became absolute experts in marketing, branding and sales. That, along with years of event and social media experience and an absolute love of dumpling, their own Hong Kong heritage and their incredible sense of community has made these two synonymous with delicious dumps. I hope you enjoy our chat. Send us your feedback

July 17, 20261 hr 39 min

Jason Pleym

On this weeks podcast we have a perspective we don't see that often on the podcast and that is from the supply/ distribution side. Jason Pleym, owner and mastermind behind the wholesale and retail operations at Two Rivers Meats. They also happen to operate a darn tasty restaurant next to the retail butcher shop. There is not a better place to buy a dry aged steak in the lower mainland. Plus they have so many other aspects to their operations, from beef, jerky, sausage making, charcuterie and on and on. I hope you enjoy our chat. Send us your feedback

July 10, 20261 hr 25 min

Oliver Bernardino

On this weeks podcast we have Pastry Chef Oliver Bernardino of the Wentworth Hospitality Group here in Vancouver. Oliver knew from a young age that being a pastry Chef was what he wanted and he has devoted his life to it. Please take a listen to this humble man's journey to fulfilling his dreams and accomplishing so much more. I hope you enjoy our chat. Send us your feedback

July 3, 202656 min

Karen Barnaby

On this week's podcast I had a great chat with Chef Karen Barnaby, cookbook author, Chef, development Chef, practicer of voodoo and woohoo. We go back in time a bit talk about some of the older restaurants in Toronto and Vancouver along with her very long tenure at the Fish House in Stanley Park. Now working a bit slower pace of life as a development Chef, Karen imparts the best advice any Chef can give. You'll have to listen to hear what it is. Send us your feedback

June 26, 20261 hr 20 min

Charles McDiarmid

On this week’s episode, I’m thrilled to chat with hospitality and hotelier legend Charles McDiarmid of the Wickaninnish Inn in Tofino BC.Charles grew up in Tofino and fell in love with the idea of running his own hotel from a young age. After studying at Cornell and gaining experience with the Four Seasons Hotel Group across North America, he returned home to Tofino to pursue his dream.We talk about what hospitality truly means and what it takes to anticipate your guests needs before they even arrive. For me, it was a fascinating discussion. As a restaurateur, you only need to make a guest happy for a few hours. From a hotelier perspective, that experience has to last for days.I hope you enjoy our conversation.A special thank you to this episode sponsor:BC Dairyhttps://bcdairy.ca/Send us your feedback

June 19, 20261 hr 3 min

Thomas Haas

On this week's podcast I get to chat with return guest, amazing pastry chef, chocolatier, small business owner and opinionated guy, Mr Thomas Haas. We try and tackle some of the bigger problems that we see out there in our industry right now. Commodity pricing, macro economics of chocolate and food, seeing if there is much sense to be made in our very unnecessarily complex system of food. We also delve a bit into a favourite show topic and the exponential increase in tipping culture and how there doesn't seem to be an end in sight. I really enjoyed this chat as we got to the meat of some our industry's issues. Send us your feedback

June 12, 20261 hr 24 min

Kurtis Kolt Part 2

This episode is part 2 of my conversation with longtime hospitality pro and wine expert Kurtis Kolt. In this part we talk about mental health, the state of the industry, tipping and where he sees the industry going. All very insightful takes. I hope you enjoy our chat. Send us your feedback

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