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FINALLY, TIME TO COOK!

Tawaw: Progressive Indigenous Cuisine

By Shane M. Chartrand, Jennifer Cockrall-King

In the store

Nothing Fancy: Unfussy Food for Having People Over

By Alison Roman

In the store

5 Ingredients ! Quick & Easy Food

By Jamie Oliver

In the store

Fraiche Food, Full Hearts: A Collection of Recipes for Every Day and Casual Celebrations

By Jillian Harris, Tori Wesszer

In the store

Matty Matheson: A Cookbook

By Matty Matheson

In the store

The Food of Sichuan

By Fuchsia Dunlop

In the store

Named one of the most anticipated cookbooks of Fall 2019 by Bon Appétit, Eater, Epicurious. An essential update of Fuchsia Dunlop's landmark book on Sichuan cuisine, with 200 recipes and stunning photographs.

The Dude Diet Dinnertime: 125 Clean(ish) Recipes for Weeknight Winners and Fancypants Dinners

By Serena Wolf

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The Art of Living According to Joe Beef: A Cookbook of Sorts

By David Chang, Meredith Erickson, David Mcmillan, Frederic Morin

In the store

The Instant Pot Bible: More than 350 Recipes and Strategies: The Only Book You Need for Every Model of Instant Pot

By Mark Scarbrough, Bruce Weinstein

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Podcasts

The Village Podcast: Cli-Fi Is A Genre Now?

Article By Staff
Published 8 Jun 2020

Steph and Candice check in again on how life, work and entertainment is going during work from home times. Hint, it's a lot of television watching, way more than usual.

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The Village Podcast: Mother's Day in Absentia

Article By Staff
Published 7 May 2020

It will be a Mother's Day weekend to remember, and it's not because of the snow predicted to land in Southern Ontario over the weekend!

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The Village Podcast: The Physically Distant Episode

Article By Staff
Published 26 Apr 2020

Join Steph and Candice for another Village Podcast--at a safe distance!

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The Village Podcast- Happy 2020 Edition!

Article By Staff
Published 13 Jan 2020

The hottest word of the new year is, as always, 'resolutions.' Do you have any? Steph and Candice do... join in and take a listen to the first Village Podcast of the year! 

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The Village Podcast - Steph's Feminist Book Club & more!

Article By Staff
Published 9 Dec 2019

Cozy up and have a listen to what Steph & Candice have to say about their riders, the feminist book club and the Stephen King project!  

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The Village Podcast: The Month Between the Holidays!

Article By Staff
Published 12 Nov 2019

It' s November, and Steph and Candice had to move out of the bookstore and into the eBar to discuss all the changes that are going on! 

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The Village Podcast October 2019

Article By Staff
Published 10 Oct 2019

It's October! Steph and Candice carved out some time to talk books, events and scary movies just in time for their favourite holiday!

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The Village Podcast September 2019

Article By Staff
Published 9 Sep 2019

Steph and Candice have a lot to say this September! Take a listen to the latest edition of The Village Podcast! 

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The Village Podcast August 2019

Article By Staff
Published 9 Aug 2019

The middle of summer podcast is here! Catch up on all things bookshelf and find out how far Candice is in her efforts to re-read all of Stephen King's books!

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The Village Podcast July 2019

Article By Staff
Published 9 Jul 2019

Summer, everyone's favourite season to complain about how warm it is! Also a great season to get out of the heat and see some movies in the theatre!

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The Village Podcast: June 2019 with Steph & Candice

Article By Staff
Published 11 Jun 2019

The weather is warming up which means more outdoor music, at least it does to Steph and Candice! We get an update on shows they've both seen recently, some reading plans for the summer, and the usual coverage of whatever is on their mind!

 

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The Village Podcast: May 2019 with Steph & Candice

Article By Melinda
Published 6 May 2019

Steph and Candice are at it again! Hear why May is blooming into one BUSY month with this all new episode of The Village podcast! 

 

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The Village Podcast: A fresh start for spring!

Article By
Published 8 Apr 2019

   Spring! Another time of renewal. We have so many fresh starts in a year. Steph and Candice talk about the importance of 80s culture and finding time to read around so much pressure to do things.

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The Village Podcast: March Woo Woo Edition

Interview By Stephanie Minett
Published 26 Mar 2019

Find out what Candice & Steph had to say about movies, books in March!

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The Village Podcast: Deep Freeze February edition

Article By Staff
Published 14 Mar 2019

Find out what Candice & Steph had to say about movies, books and Riverdale in February! 

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The Village Podcast: Our Latest Episode!

Article By Stephanie Minett
Published 7 Aug 2018

In which we discuss AI, surveillance, everyday robots and schlock fiction, among other things.

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The Village Podcast

Article By Stephanie Minett
Published 12 Apr 2018

In which we discuss the power of memoir, the trouble with post-apocalyptic plotlines and getting around to reading that book you've always meant to read, among other things.

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The Village Podcast

Article By Stephanie Minett
Published 3 Apr 2018

In which Candice and Steph discuss books, food and their ongoing reading challenge!

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The Village Podcast

Article By Stephanie Minett
Published 3 Apr 2018

In which Candice and Steph discuss the marking of time and what makes a "successful" reader, among other things.

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The Village Podcast

Article By Ben Minett
Published 2 Feb 2018

Steph and Candice - the perennial culture vultures - discuss New Year‘s reading resolutions, boy bands, and Kenneth Branagh's moustache, among other things.

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The Village Podcast

Article By Stephanie Minett
Published 10 Aug 2017

Hot off the Podcast editor! The Village Podcast: August 2017 edition

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The Village Podcast

Article By Stephanie Minett
Published 15 May 2017

In which we discuss the Oscars, TV remakes, and musical episodes, among other things.

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The Village Podcast

Article By Stephanie Minett
Published 15 May 2017

In which we discuss the merits of epic saga, the return of Trainspotting, and how to introduce children to tragic literature, among other things.

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The Village Podcast

Article By Stephanie Minett
Published 15 Dec 2016

In which we discuss, among other things, the appropriate age to introduce children to certain books and films.

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The Village Podcast

Article By Stephanie Minett
Published 8 Aug 2016

In which Steph and Candice discuss memoir, murder and mermaids, among other things.

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The Village Podcast

Article By Barb Minett
Published 22 Jul 2016

Steph and Candice managed to find an hour between hectic vacation schedules to talk about genre fiction, literary fiction and whether you want to be comsumed or distracted while reading on the holidays!

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The Village Podcast

Article By Stephanie Minett
Published 27 Jun 2016

In which Steph and Candice discuss Austen, introversion, and revisiting favourites; and Clifford and Bob discuss the life of a writer.

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The Village Podcast

Article By Stephanie Minett
Published 24 May 2016

In which we discuss cooking from scratch, the value of biopics, and exploring the great outdoors.

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The Village Podcast

Article By Ben Minett
Published 4 Apr 2016

Building the site (and re-designing, and re-designing, and re-designing) felt like a life changing event for everyone at The Bookshelf, which reminded us of some of the books that have had a huge impact on our lives.

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The Village Podcast

Article By Stephanie Minett
Published 30 Mar 2016

In which we discuss the Oscars, books to travel by and spring cleaning!

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The Village Podcast

Article By Ben Minett
Published 8 Dec 2015

Welcome to the first episode of the podcast from The Bookshelf, an indie bookstore, cinema, restaurant and live music venue in downtown Guelph, Ontario.

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The Village Podcast

Interview By Stephanie Minett
Published 7 Dec 2015

We share some of our December traditions, their favourite seasonal music and movies. And because we can't play it in the episode, head to YouTube and have a listen and watch of Chris de Burgh playing A Spaceman Came a Travelling. The Rankin and Bass animated collection of films get their annual mention, along with other classics like Die Hard, Home Alone and It's a Wonderful Life.

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The Village Podcast

Article By Stephanie Minett
Published 5 Nov 2015

Welcome back to our show! We've settled it, we are the The Village Podcast. You can subscribe on iTunes here.


 

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