Mena Massoud

Myra Berg

This week, its a very special episode of Mary's Reservation for Two. She’s always full of surprises, and a total firecracker. You know what they say  - the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree… or does it? Let’s find out - we are talking with Mary's mom, Myra Berg!   Restaurant: Le Select Bistro, 432 Wellington St W, Toronto.

Mena Massoud

He’s an actor, author and an entrepreneur. Mary's guest in this episode played Aladdin on the big screen while starting his own company Evolving Vegan in his spare time. Here’s Mary’s chat with Mena Massoud! Restaurant: La Bartola, 588 College St, Toronto

Andrew Phung

He’s a comedian turned actor, a foodie and a sneaker lover. Mary Berg sits down with Andrew Phung at Toronto's Dzo Viet Eatery for her next episode on the podcast. 04:15 – Just how delicious is Vietnamese Iced Coffee 06:04 – Andrew’s start in improv at 16yrs in Calgary 18:10 – Working on the show ‘Run the Burbs’ 40:40 – Mutual love of wrestling 47: 08 – Rapid fire questions! Restaurant: Dzo Viet Eatery, 308 Dundas St W, Toronto.

Jully Black

She’s a multi award winning recording artist, actress and is known as Canada’s Queen of R&B. Mary sits down with Canadian icon, Jully Black, at one of her favourite restaurants in the city, Sugarkane. Jully shares the story of how she was first signed on, what it was like to perform across the city back when she started, why she changed that one word on the Canadian national anthem at the NBA All-Star game and her first full-length album in more than a decade. Restaurant: Sugarkane Restaurant, Toronto  02:29 – growing up in Toronto 07:55 – performing across the city in her early days 12:55 – going to Seneca college for a degree in law enforcement 19:17 – performing the Canadian national anthem at the NBA all-star game 34:14 – Winning the Juno for R&B/Soul Recording of the Year 43:16 – playing ‘Veronika’ in ‘Da Kink in My Hair’ 53: 50 - Latest album ‘Three Rocks and a Slingshot’   56:54 – Rapid fire questions!

Col. Chris Hadfield

He’s a Canadian astronaut who flew in space three times and commanded a space ship. He’s also a fighter pilot, author and musician. Mary sits down with Col. Chris Hadfield at The Swan: A Firkin Pub to chat about his illustrious career, his time in space and what the future in space exploration looks like. Oh, and he fields some rapid fire questions – does he like cake or pie? Listen in to find out! Restaurant: The Swan: A Firkin Pub, Toronto, ON   00:35 - Chris and Mary chat about their Waterloo connection! 05:56 – The story of how they met on the sets of MasterChef Canada 11:13 – Chris talks about growing up on a farm and how he decided to become an astronaut 18:25 – What’s life really like on board a spaceship with no running water, no bathtub, no microwave! 26:03 – All about Chris Hadfield, the author 32:00 –Life on the International Space Station 43:28 – First Canadian to do a space walk and the best way to deal with fear 59:12 - Artemis 3 and going back to the moon 01:03:35 – Rapid fire questions!