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Ep 36 - Food Inc. Movie Review

This episode is about the movie Food Inc. - this show is very philosophical but always tries to be practical.  The way we do farming now is a lot different then how our ancestors did, and people of our era are facing a lot of ethical questions.  How much science is too much science?  How long will it be before our creations turn on us?  Or, more importantly, is the bigger issue the people that try to monopolize farming and squeeze out independent people who still try to focus on quality rather then quantity (Monsanto, we're looking in your direction).  Add to these concerns: animal welfare, pollution, and you've got yourself 2 hours that is sometimes informative, sometimes relying too much on fear journalism, but is worth watching once.

• Food Inc. Official Site - http://www.foodincmovie.com/
• Joel Salatin (Crazy Farmer Guy) Offical Website - http://www.polyfacefarms.com/

Ep 35 - Ramen Noodle Taste Test

http://zweifatchicks.podbean.com Feeling the post-Christmas crunch?  Or just looking for a cheap, quick meal?  Nothing stretches an already maximized budget like ramen noodles!  A Chinese delicacy that was only available from restaurants until a post World War II Taiwanese-Japanese inventor pioneered a way to make them at home.  In this episode, we taste six different ramen noodle packages.

• ichiban sapporo - http://www.sanyofoods.co.jp/
• nissin - http://www.nissinfoods.com/
• no name - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Name_(brand)
• nong shim - http://eng.nongshim.com/eng/main.jsp
• mr. noodles kimchi - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Noodles
• 101 things to do with ramen noodles - http://www.amazon.com/101-Things-Do-Ramen-Noodles/dp/1586857355

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Pubcast #3 - Cheers! An Intermperate History of Canada

This episode is a pubcast from home combined with a book review of Nicholas Pashley's awesome book, Cheers! An Intemperate History of Canada. Links of Interest:

• Cheers! an Intemperate History of Canada by Nicholas Pashley - http://www.amazon.ca/Cheers-Nicholas-Pashley/dp/1554682576
• Victory Brewery - http://www.victorybeer.com/
• Great Lakes Brewing Co. - http://www.greatlakesbeer.com/
• Harmony Society of Ambridge, PA - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmony_Society
• Lynn Samuels - http://www.lynnsamuels.typepad.com/
• Lager Heads by Paul Brent - http://www.amazon.ca/Lager-Heads-Paul-Brent/dp/0006394248
• Find True Low Calorie Beer! - http://www.theraven.com/beer.html
• Glutton for Punishment with Bob Blumer - http://www.foodnetwork.com/glutton-for-punishment/index.html

Ep 34 - Tea!

This was by no means the only show we're going to do on tea, but here's a ZFC crash coarse on one of mankind's oldest beverages (Ok, one of mankind's oldest non-alcoholic beverages).  Enjoy a cuppa your favourite as you listen to this episode.

• Tetley's Tea (round bag commercial) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zAbflmBT8A
• Different Types of Tea - http://www.imperialteagarden.com/teas.html
• Tylors of Harrogate - http://www.taylorsofharrogate.co.uk/
• Twinings of London - http://www.twinings.com/home.php
• Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Grey,_2nd_Earl_Grey
• Opium Wars - http://historyliterature.homestead.com/files/extended.html
• Tea: The Drink That Changed The World - http://www.amazon.com/Tea-Drink-that-Changed-World/dp/0804837244
• The Origins of Indian Tea - http://www.teamuse.com/article_000803.html
• Richard Sharpe Series - http://www.bernardcornwell.net/index2.cfm?page=1&seriesid=1
• Sir Thomas Lipton - http://www.mitchelllibrary.org/lipton/index.php?a=eb00
• James Burke (Science Historian) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Burke_(science_historian)
• Harney & Sons - http://www.harney.com/
• How To Prepare Matcha - http://www.matchasource.com/brewing-matcha-tea-s/13.htm
• Republic of Tea - http://www.republicoftea.com/
• Tea ceremony - http://www.chinatownconnection.com/japanese-tea-ceremony.htm
• Sano Ichiro Mysteries by Laura Joh Rowland - http://www.laurajohrowland.com/sano.html
• Sugawara Akitada Mysteries by I.J. Parker - http://www.ijparker.com/
• Tea Zer Travel Mug for Loose Leaf Tea - http://www.amazon.com/Liquid-Solutions-Tea-Zer-Tumbler-10oz/dp/B00125JHGU
• Kalahari Organic Teas - http://www.kalahariusa.com/
• McCarthy's Tea Room (Donegal Sq., 534 Main Street, Bethlehem PA ) - http://www.donegal.com/mysitecaddy/site3/mccarthystearoom.htm
• Potato Farls - http://www.irelandseye.com/aarticles/culture/recipes/cooking/tatofarl.shtm
• Coffee Coffee (5 Bel Air South Parkway, Bel Air MD) - http://www.coffeecoffee-online.com/
• Simple is Beautiful (100 Brock Street North, Whitby ON) - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Whitby-ON/Simple-is-Beautiful/96601731346
• TenRen Tea - http://www.tenren.com/

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Ep 32 - The Good Fare and Cheer of Old England!

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The Good Fare and Cheer of Old England is a book we discovered at the Orillia Library.  We loved it so much we bought a copy, and felt it needed it's own ZFC show to spread the word about how great a book it is!  We are going to look into the copyright information (so far it looks like it has not been renewed and has fallen into Public Domain), so we are also going to work on creating an Audiobook version of it. Links of Interest:

• Add All Book Search and Price Comparison - http://openlibrary.org/b/OL5794571M/good_fare_and_cheer_of_old_England
• Buy GF&C of Old E Used on Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000X78APM/ref=cm_cr_thx_view
• Joan Parry Dutton's Library Thing Page - http://www.librarything.com/author/duttonjoanparry

James Keiller and Sons of Dundee Marmalade

• Keiller's: Sticky Success - http://www.bbc.co.uk/legacies/work/scotland/perth_tayside/
• Mrs. Keiller's Marmalade Recipe - http://www.scotsindependent.org/features/food/dundee_marmalade.htm

• Knob Hill Farms - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knob_Hill_Farms
• Wallace and Grommit: Curse of the Wererabbit - http://www.wandg.com/
• Slate - How Cost-Effective Is It To Make Homemade Pantry Staples? - http://www.slate.com/id/2216611/pagenum/all/
• Medieval Cooking Blog - Post Mondern Friday: Being Thrifty -http://medievalcooking.org/2009/05/15/post-modern-friday-being-thrifty/

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Ep 31 - Sheila's Birthday, Pete's Open Kitchen and Down with Gloves!

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In this episode, recorded on Sheila's birthday, we discuss a great Oshawa lunch spot called Pete's Open Kitchen and wax philosophical about cooks and protective gloves.

• Boxing Day - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing_Day
• Pete's Open Kitchen (20 Simcoe Street South, Oshawa ON, 905-725-7383) - http://www.downtownoshawa.ca/businessdirectory.php?id=150
• Culinary Institute of America (CIA) - http://www.ciachef.edu/
• Down With Gloves by Sara Dickerman - http://www.slate.com/id/2127050/

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Ep 30 - Tracy's Birthday @ Sushi Mountain

The 19th was Tracy's birthday, so we decided to check out a sushi place that everyone had been telling us about. Sushi Mountain's lunch buffet was awesome! Links of Interest:

• Coffee Culture - http://www.coffeeculture.ca/canada/index.html
• Sushi Mountain (1540 Dundas St. E., Whitby ON) - http://www.sushimountain.com/
• Bamboo Blade Anime - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamboo_Blade
• Chimes Ginger Chews - http://www.chimesgourmet.com/
• Hakutsuru Sake - http://www.hakutsuru-sake.com/top.html
• Lobster Sashimi Video (not for the squeamish) - http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5427304492329724291
• Williams Chocolate (460 Hopkins Street, Whitby ON) - http://www.williamschocolate.com/

Ep 29 - Viva Burritos & Rio Grande III

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In this week's episode, we discuss a new burrito place in Oshawa called Viva Burritos.  Great food, old school customer service, affordable and quick!  Also, we pine for our favourite Morgantown Mexican Restaurant: Rio Grande III.

Towards the end of the episode, we incorrectly identified Chi-chi's downfall - it was not e. coli in the romaine or tainted salsa - it was Hepatitis A from the green onions.  Well, the moral of the story is, you can never trust a green onion cause you don't know where it's been.

Links of Interest:

• William's Coffe Pub - http://www.williamscoffeepub.com/
• Viva Burrito (12 Centre St. N., Oshawa ON) - http://www.vivaburritos.ca/main/Home.html
• Rio Grande III (1417 Elk Rd, Morgantown WV)- http://www.allmenus.com/wv/morgantown/246907-rio-grande-iii/menu/
• Los Mariachis (1137 Van Voorhis Rd., Morgantown WV) - http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/226/1096373/restaurant/Los-Mariachis-Morgantown
• Chi-chi's Hepatitis A Outbreak Via Green Onions - http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2009/09/meaningful-outbreak-6-chi-chis-hepatitis-a-outbreak/

Ep 28 - Applewood Farm Winery and Teddy's Restaurant Oshawa

We found a great new winery in Stouffville! Also, a long time coming, the great Oshawa landmark - Teddy's!!

• Applewood Farm Winery - http://www.applewoodfarmwinery.com/
• Mead types explained, including cyser - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mead
• Port wine - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_wine
• The Thomas Jefferson Hour - http://www.jeffersonhour.org/
• Jefferson wine bottle on auction - http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2007/09/03/070903fa_fact_keefe - which may be a fake - http://www.grapewallofchina.com/2009/11/13/china-thomas-jefferson-and-fake-wine-benjamin-wallace-author-of-billionaires-vinegar/
• Wine in Virginia (oops! We were wrong!) - http://www.monticellowinetrail.com/
• Info on duties on alcohol when returning to the US (please check official sites before your trip - we're not responsible if this info is outdated!) - http://gocanada.about.com/od/faqscrossingtheborde1/p/duty_free.htm
• Chowhound (It seems like everytime we look a restaurant up here, it's full of negative comments) - http://chowhound.chow.com/boards

Ep 27 - Soda Pop!

http://zweifatchicks.podbean.com BRAAAAAP! Oh, excuse me! Excessive burping aside, please enjoy our soda pop show; it was 4 "takes" in the making. We finally got it where we were happy with it so check it out. The sodas that we sampled were: Jones Root Beer, Big Sky Jamaican Ginger Ale, Boylan's Orange Seltzer Water and GUS Pomegranite. The Great Pop vs. Soda Controversy - http://popvssoda.com:2998/ Root Beer:

• Dog N' Suds - http://www.dog-n-suds.com/
• Dad's Root Beer - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dad's_Root_Beer
• Gale's Root Beer - http://cookingresources.suite101.com/article.cfm/interview_with_chef_gale_gand
• Saranac - http://www.saranac.com/section/soft-drinks
• Stewart's - http://www.drinkstewarts.com/
• IBC - http://www.ibcrootbeer.com/

Soft Drink Health Concerns (we advise you drink what you like):

• High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFC) - http://health.msn.com/nutrition/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100235311
• Aspartame - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspartame_controversy

Out of the Ordinary Soft Drinks:

• Jones Soda - http://www.jonessoda.com/
• Taylor's Orange Drink (Now Galliker's) - http://www.gallikers.com/Index.aspx
• Spezi - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spezi
• Birch Beer - http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/money/story.html?id=c361762e-acdf-47b3-bf2b-d60e49d7391d&k=64566
• Diet Pepsi Twist - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepsi_Twist
• Coke Zero - http://www.cocacolazero.com/index.jsp
• Boylan Bottling Company - http://www.boylanbottling.com/
• G.U.S. (Grown Up Soda) - http://drinkgus.com/
• 10 Most Bizarre Soft Drinks - http://www.oddee.com/item_96574.aspx
• Japanese "Ramune" Soda Drink (w/ glass ball stopper) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramune
• Orbitz - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbitz_(soft_drink)

Energy Drinks:

• Jones Soda Whoop Ass - http://www.jonessoda.com/files/products-energy.php
• Red Bull - http://www.redbull.com/
• Rockstar - http://www.rockstar69.com/
• Amp - http://www.ampenergy.com/
• Bawls - http://www.bawls.com/
• Rocketshots - http://www.energydrinkreviews.com/?Welcome:Energy_Drinks:Rocket_Shot
• Jolt Cola - http://www.joltenergy.com/default.aspx
• Water Joe - http://www.waterjoe.com/