VANCOUVER — ZoomerMedia announced today its new series Your Nation’s Table, highlighting seafood from the west coast of Canada, will debut Monday, Nov. 14.
“Over a year in the making, the series takes viewers on a voyage through communities across BC alongside hosts Carmen Ruiz y Laza (above, left) and Chef Robert Clark (right),” a press release reads.
“Your Nation’s Table provides a fascinating insight into the harvest of wild seafood along the rugged BC coastline, and the colourful characters who are responsible for catching, processing, and preparing it. Viewers will be inspired by their stories which illustrate how, by delivering the finest seafood to domestic and global markets, they are playing a vital role in the Canadian food economy,” the release adds.
The series was filmed in remote destinations across the BC coast and highlights how BC spot prawns, salmon, crab, geoduck, sablefish and tuna are harvested. Each of the six 30-minute episodes focuses on the journey of one of these popular seafoods from sea to table, the release explains.
“Viewers will also be treated to tips by top chefs on how to shop for, and prepare these products, and which BC wines to pair them with,” the release says.
Series co-host Clark is “a decorated chef, member of the Order of Canada, and one of the founders of the sustainable seafood movement,” according to the release.
“What an honour, thrill, and amazing opportunity it is to introduce the producers of our food, supporters of our communities, and defenders of our food sovereignty into so many Canadian homes,” Clark said in the release.
“Your Nation’s Table was born out of my experience shopping for sustainable local seafood,” said Ruiz y Laza, who has more than two decades of experience in TV and film production and hosting. “At my neighbourhood grocery store, the fishmonger told me they didn’t have locally-caught wild BC salmon, but had only imported and farmed fish. At that moment, I decided to do something about it.
“By advocating for, and giving a voice to our BC seafood producers, the aim of Your Nation’s Table is to raise the profile of a valuable and often underappreciated domestic food production system and steer consumers towards better tasting, more nutritional, and environmentally-friendly alternatives,” she added.
Your Nation’s Table will be broadcasted through the ZoomerMedia network and will reach viewers across Canada, according to the release. The series will air on JoyTV BC starting Nov. 14 (Mondays and Fridays at 5 p.m. PT), and on FaithTV starting Nov. 26 (Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. PT). Encore presentations will be available on both channels throughout 2023.
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