You can stream the new documentary Food is my Teacher here on CBC GEM.

It's great to see these articles and interviews about my new documentary Food is My Teacher with Dr. Tammara Soma about the healing power of food.

Article by the Edmonton Journal “Local award-winning filmmaker's latest Food is my Teacher premieres Friday

Brandy Yanchyk's new documentary follows food systems expert Dr. Tammara Soma as she explores the human connection with food”.

Article by Edify “The Best Teacher of All”.

Article by AlbertaPrimeTimes.com “Food as teacher and healer, the focus of new documentary”.

Article by SFU NEWS “SFU’s Tammara Soma explores the healing power of food in new documentary.”

Article by CBC “Professor, filmmaker travel across B.C., Alberta to explore the healing power of food”.

CBC Edmonton AM interview “Food as a healer and educator”.

Tune in when “Food is My Teacher” starts streaming on CBC Gem this Friday, August 25th and premieres on CBC TV in Alberta and BC on Saturday, August 26th, at 7 p.m. local time.

Thank you to the wonderful team who helped put this together:
Dr. Tammara Soma: Co-writer/co-director, Brandy Yanchyk: co-writer/co-director and producer, DOP: Mitch Fraser, Camera in BC: Thomas Dudley Productions, Editor: Sarah Taylor Editor, Colour Correction: Michael McIntosh, Post Production Sound: Johnny Blerot and Executive Producer: Sheila Peacock.

#FoodismyTeacher

Whatcha doing on Sunday nights in August?
Hope you’re watching season three of Brandy Yanchyk’s travel documentary series “Seeing Canada”.
For those of you with cable it is available across Canada on CPAC (Cable Public Affairs Channel / Chaîne d'affaires publiques par câble)
Eight new episodes of #SeeingCanada will start airing in September in season four. Yahoo.

"Food is My Teacher" will now air on August 25th and 26th on CBC!

The airing date has changed for my new documentary "Food Is My Teacher".

Food is my Teacher starts streaming on CBC Gem on Friday August 25th, and premieres on CBC TV in Alberta and BC, on Saturday August 26th, at 7 pm local time.

Here is the synopsis of this new documentary:

Food can teach us love and bring people together. But for Tammara Soma, a food professor, food was originally a source of pain. Join her journey to learn about the healing power of food from the perspective of Indigenous, Muslim, Chinese, Filipino, Sikh and Polish Canadian experts.

Food is my Teacher was co-written and co-directed by myself and Dr. Tammara Soma.

I was the producer of the film and Sheila Peacock from CBC was the Executive Producer. It was edited by Sarah Taylor Editor.

The documentary was filmed in Alberta and British Columbia.

Visit the documentary’s website here.

On Canada Day (July 1st) , join me, Brandy Yanchyk for a marathon of my travel documentary series "Seeing Canada".

Embark on a journey of discovery across Canada as I showcase fantastic experiences everywhere I visit in season THREE!

Watch the "Seeing Canada" marathon July 1 at 7 am & 1:30 pm ET / 4 am & 10:30 am PT on CPAC (Cable Public Affairs Channel / Chaîne d'affaires publiques par câble).

Also, on Canada Day, if you live in Toronto or Buffalo from 3pm to 6pm tune into the TV station WNED PBS to watch a Seeing Canada Marathon! The station will be airing six new episodes from season three of #SeeingCanada!

Here’s a description of the episodes: https://brandyyanchyk.com/seeing-canada-s3
#seeingcanada #canadasightseeing #canada #travel

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Journalist Brandy Yanchyk had 20 speed pitch meetings at #IPW23 in San Antonio, Texas.

This IPW event included four days of networking .

Brandy was there looking for more stories for her travel documentary series Seeing the USA which airs on PBS stations, Create TV and on different airlines.

5,000 delegates from 60+ countries conducted 90,000+ face-to-face appointments at IPW.

This event is all about travel to the U.S.

We are thrilled to announce that Brandy Yanchyk and Dr. Tammara Soma’s new documentary "Food is my Teacher" will be released on CBC Gem on Friday August 25th, and will premiere on CBC TV at 7 pm on Saturday August 26th in Alberta and BC.

Here is the synopsis of this new documentary:

Food can teach us love and bring people together. But for Tammara Soma, a food professor, food was originally a source of pain. Join her journey to learn about the healing power of food from the perspective of Indigenous, Muslim, Chinese, Filipino, Sikh and Polish Canadian experts.

Follow the Facebook page for Food is My Teacher here.

"Food is my Teacher" was co-written and co-directed by Brandy Yanchyk and Dr. Tammara Soma. It was produced by Brandy Yanchyk and Sheila Peacock from CBC was the Executive Producer. It was edited by Sarah Taylor Editor.

The Director of Photographer was Mitch Fraser and filming in BC was by Thomas Dudley.

Rory Lee Design is the Art Director and Graphic Designer. Sound Mix by Johnny Blerot and Colour Correction by Michael McIntosh.

#FoodismyTeacher

The rough cut of the new documentary “Food is My Teacher” is done! The film focuses on the healing power of food.

Thank you to our editor Sarah Taylor for your hard work on this new documentary.

“Food is My Teacher” is co-directed and co-written by Dr. Tammara Soma and filmmaker Brandy Yanchyk.

Brandy produced the documentary working with Executive Producer Sheila Peacock.

This new film will air on CBC TV and on CBC Gem in the summer of 2023.

Thank you Banff National Park!

You were the perfect destination for the Canadian Chapter of the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW) conference.

Journalist Brandy Yanchyk attended and gained lots of new story ideas for her travel series Seeing Canada.

A huge shout out to Kim Logan and John Doherty at Banff & Lake Louise Tourism, the SATW Sites Committee, the Fairmont Banff Springs and Flora Fioritti from Rare Indigo for putting it all together.

This photo was were taken at the top of the Banff Gondola from the Sulphur Mountain summit.

#SATW #SATWBANFF #banffsprings #mybanff #SeeingCanada

Travel Alberta

On Thursday, January 26th, 2023 along with other international travel journalists Brandy Yanchyk had 24 Speed Pitching meetings at TravMedia’s International Media Marketplace (IMM).

It's the leading global networking event connecting the travel industry.

She can’t wait to make more episodes of her travel series “Seeing Canada”, “Seeing the USA” and more shows in different destinations.

Her series are airing on PBS stations, Create TV, CPAC-TV and on Amazon Prime.

#IMMUSA #IMMNYC #IMM23!
#SeeingCanada #SeeingtheUSA #BrandyYProductions #travel