Author Description

<p>The Omnivore is a CBC radio program that explores our connection with food and drink, and the customs and traditions of eating and drinking in Canada. It's about the culture, science, and psychology of omnivores - creatures with a healthy appetite for both plants and animals. The Omnivore is smart, slightly subversive, with a keen sense of humour. The Food Spy uncovers the truth about food smuggling or temperamental chefs; the Wine Guy explains our love-hate relationship with the grape; and the host, Jane Farrow, discovers great stories in the most unexpected places. If you're hungry for smart talk about food, this lively, inventive program is made to order. Having eaten three squares a day since day one, host, Jane Farrow feels it's time to do something constructive with her random culinary curiosity. A free-ranging omnivore, Jane is ideally qualified to dish out subversive food for thought. Her only food dislikes are iceberg lettuce and caviar. You might already know CBC radio veteran, Jane Farrow from the Wanted Word segment and best-selling book. She also hosted Workology, a program about the secret world of disgruntled temps, scheming managers, and lowly cube farmers and the ten-part series Home, an investigation of our obsession with domestic perfection. Jane's writings on such things as family snapshot albums, demolition derbies and audiophiles have been published in Saturday Night, This Magazine, Shift and the Utne Reader. Her short films have been screened at indie festivals around the world. She has taught courses in social anthropology and radio production.</p>