food tours
How to make an Alberta Salad – a CTV Morning Live Calgary appearance
What a fun way to start the day. Here’s the video from my early morning appearance on CTV Morning Live Calgary with Courtney Ketchen where I got to talk about Alberta Food Tours’ new season and share an easy recipe for a truly Alberta Salad. Why use ingredients that travel from afar when we’ve got […]
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An invitation to my 2018 India trip – Delhi, Rajasthan, Agra and Kolkata
I’ve been fascinated with India and Indian cooking for a very long time. My mentor Noorbanu Nimji and I published A Spicy Touch – Family Favourites from Noorbanu Nimji’s Kitchen in December of 2015 but we’ve done tours and taught Indian cooking together in Calgary since about 2007. In 2011, because I am also founder […]
MoreEnjoy an Edible Escapes weekend in #Chicago this October with my friend Liane Faulder
There are some cities you just don’t want to miss and Chicago is one of them. I’ve had the pleasure of travelling there three times in the last two years and so when my friend Liane Faulder said it was top of her bucket list, I designed a great trip for her to lead with […]
MoreMicro brewing in Alberta is catching up with the North American macro-trend
By the end of 2017 Alberta will have close to 60 microbreweries. That’s a cool thing (no. 51 on this blog) because in 2013 there were only 14. Here’s a little background on why local kegs are increasingly what’s on tap at your favourite watering hole.
MoreTalking about Alberta’s signature foods on Global Calgary
Talking about Alberta’s signature foods – bison, beef, honey, Red Fife Wheat, canola, Saskatoon berries and root vegetables – is a great way to start any day for me. Here I am on Global TV Calgary doing just that. Watch the segment, get a super easy recipe for an Alberta Grizzly Gold appetizer and come […]
MoreEating #India with @AlbertaFoodTour – a @CityPalate article by Catherine Van Brunschot
Huge thanks to writer Catherine Van Brunschot for the City Palate magazine piece she wrote about the 2014 cuisine and culture trip to India I organized. I’ve been leading these tours with my company Alberta Food Tours and our business partner Indus Travels since 2012. Catherine’s a writer’s writer. She quietly observes, scribbles notes and jots […]
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