I don’t know how it came up. I think I asked my friend Gail Norton for a new recipe for a summer dessert. I was bored with my usual repertoire. Apricots, she said. Make a Tatin. I’ll send you a recipe. She did and that’s where this story starts.
MoreLast week I made my annual summer pilgrimage to Penticton in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia. It’s year 15 and each year gets better and brings more joy. We have rituals that make this place a haven for our family. Early morning cycling with friends, time for a coffee and chat, a dip in […]
MoreCool thing #23 – Calgary Food Tours is featured in Avenue Magazine 5 Great Calgary Food Tours. Thanks to Calgary’s Avenue Magazine Executive Editor Jennifer Hamilton for so clearing capturing and highlighting my company Calgary Food Tours Inc in the article above. Yes, it’s true. When I’m not writing, I’m out on the streets of […]
More17 Reasons Calgary is awesome. There are so many reasons I find it easy to savour it all in Calgary. This article speaks to 17 of them.
MoreI’ll be writing more about the Okanagan @foodwinewriters in the days to come but until I do, here’s a quick snapshot of the impact writers have on tourism and economic development.
MoreHere’s an article I wrote on the top things for food lovers to do when visiting Paris. It will serve as the finale in this series of posts on my best Paris experiences. I wrote it for City Palate magazine in 2010 but I think the ideas are just as fun now. Of course, I’d […]
MoreI’m continuing my Springtime in Paris theme by sharing some of the stories I’ve written about the world’s most visited city. One of the best days I’ve ever spent was a day in Paris when my sister Sue and I shopped and cooked with two Parisians – in their neighbourhood market and in their kitchen. […]
MoreThis post continues my current theme of visiting Paris via the articles I’ve written about it. This one is a favourites for a few reasons. It is the first article I ever published – it came out in the travel issue of City Palate magazine in the spring of 2007. It is called, Mr. Hockey […]
MoreAre you are gardener like me? Are your green thumb’s itching to scratch the earth each spring as winter thaws and the earth sends its hidden shoots skyward with the melt and thaw? Well, it’s been an especially long winter where I live and so in this week where I’m sharing memories of my trips […]
MoreThis week I’m remembering all the wonderful trips I’ve had to Paris. I’m thinking about chestnut trees laden with miniature pink and white trees of blooms and a milder, more gentle climate. I’m thinking of the softness of the city of lights viewed from a Bateau Mouche chugging along the Seine versus the excitement of […]
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