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Northern Nosh
Drink your coffee on ice — literally! — at this café on frozen Lake of the Woods
For this week's Northern Nosh, Up North host Jonathan Pinto spoke with Claudette Howe, co-owner of the Hard Water Café near Kenora.
Northern Nosh
Meet the third-generation owner of Nipigon's grocery store
Lesley Zechner-Willan runs Zechner's Food Market, a Nipigon institution that is celebrating its 88th year in business. She spoke with Up North host Jonathan Pinto for this week's edition of Northern Nosh.
Northern Nosh
Why are Thunder Bay's noodle bowls so good? This woman has the answer
Vietnamese-style noodle bowls are one of Thunder Bay's most popular dishes. For this week's Northern Nosh, Up North host Jonathan Pinto spoke with Phuong (Julie) Pham, owner of Coco Bay on Cumberland Street. She's been crafting bowls in the city for more than two decades.
Northern Nosh
Meet the Portuguese accountant running a bistro in Marathon
Luis José is the owner of Obrigado Bistro, an event space and catering company in Marathon, Ont. Originally from Portugal, José told his fascinating story to Up North host Jonathan Pinto for this week's edition of Northern Nosh.
Northern Nosh
This woman is bringing Filipino food to the Sault — and helping students pay their bills
Lilia Hill opened Lil's Asian Cuisine in downtown Sault Ste Marie, Ont., after moving to the city from small-town southwestern Ontario. Hill told her story to Up North host Jonathan Pinto for this week's edition of Northern Nosh.
Northern Nosh
How eating 'an almond croissant and going for a surf' in Australia inspired this Thunder Bay bakery
Thunder Bay's Swell Bakery will be celebrating its fifth anniversary in 2025, and the city's appetite for their impossibly flaky pastries doesn't seem to be waning. It's not unusual to see a lineup in front of the business on St Paul Street. Up North host Jonathan Pinto spoke with owner Emily Kohne.
Northern Nosh
This Northern Ontario organization is supporting Indigenous self-determination through food
Gaagige Zaagibigaa (GZ) — Anishinaabemowin for "forever budding/cultivating" — is an organization that serves Indigenous people across northern Ontario. For this week's edition of Northern Nosh, Up North host Jonathan Pinto spoke with GZ's northwest community relations lead, Lak Williams.
Northern Nosh
This new café in Sudbury eschews single-use coffee cups
Perk and Pine is an new eco-conscious café on Regent Street where single-use takeout containers are not available. Up North host Jonathan Pinto spoke with owners Lisa Seguin and Melissa Martell.
Northern Nosh
Learn why this film producer and retired professor teamed up to open a Sudbury, Ont., public house
Up North host Jonathan Pinto met with Bill Crumplin and Kaitlin Lutyk, co-owners of Knowhere Public House in downtown Sudbury.
Northern Nosh
Learn why this woman opened a kombucha brewery in Ignace
For this week's edition of Northern Nosh, Up North host Jonathan Pinto met Shannon Mackey, owner of Home Grown Kombucha in Ignace.