Sticky Maple Fingers: Episode 1 - The Sweetest Heist

Every legend starts somewhere—even the sticky ones.

Welcome to Sticky Maple Fingers, the first chapter in Crime & Nourishment, where the trail of a missing ingredient leads to something far messier than a spilled bottle at brunch. In our first episode, we head to rural Quebec, where a routine inspection uncovered one of the most bizarre and lucrative heists in Canadian history: the theft of millions of dollars’ worth of maple syrup.

But this wasn’t a prank or a petty theft—it was a sophisticated operation hidden behind warehouse walls and sealed barrels. The syrup flowed out. Water flowed in. And for months, no one noticed.

What follows is a story of quiet smuggling, quiet corruption, and an industry more guarded than you'd expect. Because when syrup becomes more valuable than oil, someone is bound to get greedy.

The first barrel is open. The case has begun.

Subscribe now. Things are about to get sticky.