At last there is a direct flight from Calgary to Penticton. You can read all about it in this press release. Thank you WestJet. I live in Calgary so it’s obviously my favourite place in Canada. It’s where I met my husband and we’re happy to be raising our son here. I’ve loved growing my […]
MorePintxos are small appetizers pierced with a toothpick and served from large plates on bar tops. You take what you’d like, order some drinks, take a few more goodies if you have a hankering to do so and pay before you leave. The bartender simply counts up your toothpicks, remembers what you drank and charges […]
MoreGuggenheim Bilbao – Exterior Walkabout – from a distance If you are traveling to Spain, Bilbao’s Guggenheim is worth adding to your itinerary. The value of art and architecture, for me, is how they cause me to live completely absorbed in the moment. The moment is all that really exists so it really is the […]
MoreLots of fun talking about Spain and “what I ate on my summer vacation” today on CBC Radio One’s Alberta at Noon with host Donna McElligot. Here’s the podcast in case you missed it. I’m on at the 10:05 mark in the show. You can find the recipe for this delicious paella here. Watch for […]
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 […]
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