Today, John and Colleen speak about some good recipes and some bad recipes. The good recipes are Dreena Burton's "Spicolli" Burgers (from Eat, Drink and Be Vegan). The bad recipes include forgetting to put yeast into your pizza dough, a triple sesame tofu, and using sweet potato soup instead of mango juice for a smoothie.

However, apparently there are only good recipes at The Graceful Vegetarian Restaurant. A visitor (Patrick) gave the place a ringing endorsement and suggests that it really needs to be experienced. He even claims that it is way better than Simon's Wok, but recommends saying "no egg" when you order. It is located in Markham in the Pacific Mall - a mini Chinatown and hot spot for pirated DVDs.

There was a Globe and Mail article about soy being linked to memory loss which Colleen addresses. She feels that studies such as this one needs to be taken with a grain of salt. According to the BBC's version of the story, only people over the age of 68 may be affected. This Indonsian study also found that eating tempeh, a fermented soy product, was actually associated with better memory. Tempeh contains high levels of the vitamin folate, which is known to reduce dementia risk.

How to create a vegan pizza on the BBQ:
1) Divide basic pizza dough into six equal pieces. Roll dough into rounds approximately 1/4 inch think on a flour-dusted cutting board.
2) Place rounds on an oiled tray and brush the tops with more olive oil.
3) Bring all toppings with the dough to the BBQ.
4) Preheat BBQ to 375°F.
5) Place pizza rounds directly on the oiled grill.
6) Close lid and grill for one to two minutes or until pizza puffs up and has nice grill marks. Flip over. Start adding the sauce, then the toppings.

The question of the week: "What is your favourite ethnic food?" For John it is Ethiopian, especially at Rendez Vous and Ethiopian House. Colleen loves South Korean. She spent some time living there and loves Soon Tubu Jjigae, a spicy silken tofu soup that you dip sticky rice into, glass noodles, all the little side dishes (panchan), kimchi (watch out for shrimp), kimchi soup ("so good!"), and black bean sauce. Check out vegetarian-friendly HoSu Bistro in Toronto. They have two locations: 254 Queen St. W (at John) and 2352 Yonge St (at Eglinton). A lot of Korean restaurants include fish sauce and egg in their tofu and vegetable dishes. "Hosu Bistro is actually the only Korean place I'll go in Toronto."

John and Colleen also debate over the existence of "Dr. John".

This podcast is a triple-sesame-coated 29 minutes.

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