We go at a thrilling pace when I host tours of India with my partners at Indus Travels and HiTours. There’s so much to see and do and TASTE in India that I don’t want my guests to miss out on any of the food, fun and adventure this rich culture has to offer. You’d […]
MoreThe bright gold of turmeric along with its musky odour and pungent, slightly bitter and peppery flavour make it a key Indian spice. A member of the ginger family, in the past I never thought much about how it got from its tuberous form to the fine powder that lights up my masala daba (spice box). That […]
MoreI take people to India every year on cuisine and culture tours. I love Indian food. I admire many aspects of Indian culture. But, my favourite thing about India is – and always will be – her people, all of her people. That’s why I seek out a chance each year to spend some time […]
MoreVaranasi is a 7000 year old city. A day can seem like a lifetime here. This post takes you along on an exotic, exhausting and exhilarating day that I recently experienced in this most holy of Indian cities.
MoreTaste memories are strong. They can catapult a person half way around the world to the faces and places connected with the moment you first encountered a food or in this case appreciated it anew. This is a story of how on a dreamy paced drive through Tamilnadu, South India, cashews became indelibly imprinted on my […]
MoreCalgary is home to Canada’s fourth largest Chinatown after Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal. It celebrated its 100th year in 2010. The Calgary Chinese Cultural Centre ( 197 First Street, SW, 403-262-5071) is the beating heart of the neighbourhood. It cost 10 million dollars to construct in 1992 and is credited with keeping the historic area alive when […]
MoreI’ve had the pleasure of being a restaurant judge for Calgary’s Avenue Magazine for several years now. It may surprise you if you’ve not visited Calgary in awhile, but our city is filled with talented chefs and great produce to inspire them. One of our newest restaurants, Pigeonhole, was even voted Canada’s best new restaurant by Air […]
MoreI love to ask the people I meet, What is Alberta’s food? Inevitably the answer is, Beef – of course. I bring this up because I think it illuminates our lack of knowledge of our food heritage. Beef is not an original Alberta species. It is an exotic import. It was brought to Alberta from Scotland […]
MoreMount Engadine Lodge in Kananaskis Country near Canmore, Alberta is WHERE the 22 chefs of Cook it Raw’s #rawAlberta are gathering. I spent a few days there this summer. The Lodge holds exactly 22 guests and sits perched over a meadow where a moose comes each evening to a natural saltlik. He’s not exactly like […]
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