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Jonathan Pinto is the host of Up North, CBC Radio One's regional afternoon show for Northern Ontario and is based in Sudbury. He was formerly a reporter/editor and an associate producer at CBC Windsor & CBC Toronto. Email jonathan.pinto@cbc.ca.

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    Northern Nosh

    Meet the brothers behind Sudbury's new, bright green taco truck

    With summer just days away, Northern Ontario's food trucks are popping up for the season. For this week's Northern Nosh, Up North host Jonathan Pinto met up with David, Marcelo and Donaldo Vasquez. The brothers own Holy Guacamole, a new taco truck on Sudbury's LaSalle Boulevard.
    Canada Sudbury
    Northern Nosh

    A tiny school in Schreiber has big greenhouse plans

    Up North host Jonathan Pinto spoke with Schreiber Public School vice-principal Aaron Fewkes about how his 23-student elementary school is supplying local grocery stores and restaurants with fresh basil. They also have big plans for the future.
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    Northern Nosh

    You can dance for a discount at this North Bay sub shop

    Killer dance moves and tasty sandwiches collide at Between the Bun, a family-owned sub shop in North Bay.
    Canada Sudbury
    Northern Nosh

    Bite into Thunder Bay's coney culture with George Kelos

    Move over, persians and Finnish pancakes. In this installment of Northern Nosh, Up North host Jonathan Pinto delved into the history of another iconic Thunder Bay treat: coney dogs and hamburgers. He spoke with George Kelos, manager of McKellar Confectionary.
    Canada Thunder Bay
    Northern Nosh

    Meet the bus driver who turned a passion for homebrewing into a full time business

    For this week's Northern Nosh, Up North host Jonathan Pinto met Luc Johnson, owner of Whiskeyjack Beer Company in Haileybury.
    Canada Sudbury
    Northern Nosh

    This Thunder Bay man has big plans for his unique vanilla extract

    For this week's edition of Northern Nosh, Up North host Jonathan Pinto met Daniel Person. He's a Thunder Bay man who wants Superior Extracts, a company that produces vanilla extract, to become the 'next Heartbeat Hot Sauce" — of dessert.
    Canada Thunder Bay
    Northern Nosh

    Meet the (relatively) new owner of a century-old maple farm in Hanmer

    The sweetest time of the year isn't Valentine's — it's right now, when sugar bushes across the north are in full swing. For this week's Northern Nosh, Up North host Jonathan Pinto met Céline Larivière, co-owner of Maple Hill Farm in the Greater Sudbury community of Hanmer.
    Canada Sudbury
    Northern Nosh

    Meet Sault Ste. Marie's self-proclaimed 'Bread Hag'

    Kaitlin Kazmierowski is the owner of Bread Hag, a sourdough bakery in Sault Ste. Marie. She spoke with Up North host Jonathan Pinto about her journey from urban planner to bread baker.
    Canada Sudbury
    Northern Nosh

    Find out how this couple is using fish poop to grow leafy greens near Thunder Bay

    Buying local produce at this time of the year can be difficult — but it's not impossible! In this installment of Northern Nosh, Up North host Jonathan Pinto introduces us to Shelly Poluchowicz and Patrick Lacroix, the couple behind Lacroix Aquaponics in Ware, about 20 minutes from Thunder Bay.
    Canada Thunder Bay
    Northern Nosh

    Books, sushi, butter chicken?! Meet the woman behind a Kapuskasing café that serves more than just coffee

    For this week's edition of Northern Nosh, Up North host Jonathan Pinto met Dominique Tremblay, co-owner of Back to the Grind, a coffee shop and boutique in the heart of Kapuskasing, Ont.
    Canada Sudbury