Fanfare is a fortnightly culture review podcast with fashion journalist Monica Ainley de La Villardière and cookbook author and Greenhouse co-founder Emma... more
For our final episode of season three, we have tossed out the script. By (possibly soon to be regretted) popular... more
French actress and director Ana Girardot has brought the mother of French cinema, pioneering early 20th century filmmaker Alice Guy,... more
In this episode we are joined by Molly Johnson, one of Canada’s most celebrated jazz vocalists, and her imaginary dinner... more
It has been a season of mysteries wrapped in riddles, and the subject of this episode is the crowning (crowned)... more
Good golly, Miss Dolly is coming for dinner! Texas-born Los Angeles-based fashion editor (and brand consultant, stylist, and writer) Laurel... more
In this episode, British film producer and director Barnaby Thompson (who produced both Wayne’s World and Spice World, among 30+... more
Rosh Mahtani, the founder of Alighieri Jewelry, began carving one piece of jewellery based on each canto of Dante’s Divine... more
In our Fanfare Season 3 opener, Paris-based podcaster and author Oliver Gee, the creator of The Earful Tower, bravely invites... more
In this very special bonus episode, one of our dream dinner guests, Margaret Atwood, invites Saint Joan of Arc to... more
For our last episode of season two, we are packing a picnic of bellinis, spritzes, and fritto misto and taking... more
Find yourself a velvet cape and an ornate set of binoculars, because for this episode’s imaginary dinner party, Alexander Neef,... more
Today on Fanfare we are joined by one of the world’s most accomplished astronauts, Colonel Chris Hadfield, to host an... more
Eve Babitz, who immortalized L.A.’s louche ‘60s and ‘70s in books like Eve’s Hollywood and Sex and Rage: Advice to... more
If your tastes run to Great Kates, you’ll want to listen in on this fictive feast. Katharine Hepburn, icon of... more
Motherhood, you’ve been on our minds, to misquote Bob Dylan… so it’s only fitting that in this week’s episode Monica... more
No one panic, but do frost the grapes on your hat because a somewhat exacting guest by the name of... more
Aaand we’re back for a shiny new season of fantasy dinner parties, dress codes, recipes and cultural icons – in-person... more
We missed you! And so we have hosted a surprise imaginary dinner party to tide us over until we meet... more
He’s been our man for some time (well, one of them), so it only made sense that for our season... more
Episode Description: In this episode, it’s Emma’s turn to get schooled… about fashion. First, a survey of Monica’s industry friends... more
Eve Babitz, who immortalized L.A.’s louche ‘60s and ‘70s in books like Eve’s Hollywood and Sex and Rage: Advice to Young Ladies... more