On this week's episode of Eat North Variety Pack, hosts Dan Clapson and Mairlyn Smith are joined by panelist Deepi Harish to talk restaurants and summer food trends before our special guests arrive.

Our first guest for this new episode is Karen Kho, co-owner of Empire Provisions and 'Lil Empire in Calgary. Karen will share some fun drink pairings for everyone's favourite summer barbecue dishes: hot dogs and burgers. Next, drag performer Mina Mercury pops in to chat about her upcoming digital drag show and what it feels like to see drag performances happening in Vancouver bars again.

Country singer Aaron Pollock will wrap up the show with a short interview and performance of his new single "I Don't Drink Whiskey Anymore".

Eat North Variety Pack airs weekly on Thursdays at 12 p.m. MDT (2 p.m. ET) on our Facebook page.