Alberta
@westjet #christmas miracle 2016 – and the coolest thing of all
I used to look forward to watching my favourite Christmas movies each holiday season. Now I look forward to a four minute video from an airline. I watch my favourite movies because they capture the spirit of Christmas – love, peace, generousity and all that’s best in humanity. I watch these WestJet videos for the same […]
MoreQuintessential #Summer Foods #AlbertaEvents and a #recipe that might surprise you – my @AlbertaatNoon column for July
I’ll be on CBC Radio’s Alberta at Noon tomorrow (July 28, 2016 – 99.1 FM) between 1230 and 1 p.m. talking about quintessential summer foods. What’s your must-have summer food? If you’re anything like me, it changes by the week because there’s something new to savour with each seven day growing unit in our brief Northern summer. […]
MoreTaking a little time out at #TalusLodge
It’s good to have life goals. One of my favourites is to go to a different back country lodge in the Canadian Rockies every year. This year it was Talus Lodge. To reach the lodge you take a helicopter from Canmore and fly about 100 kilometres due west. It takes about 15 minutes, goes by […]
MoreW5 – a series of questions about @cookitraw @albertaculinary – the WHY and HOW to cook with #rawAlberta inspired recipes for my October @AlbertaatNoon food column
I 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 […]
MoreW5 -a series of questions about @cookitraw @albertaculinary – WHERE and WHEN is #rawAlberta? @mountengadine
Mount 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 […]
MoreW5 – a series of questions about @cookitraw #rawAlberta @albertaculinary – Let’s start with “WHAT” is Cook it Raw?
If you have no idea WHAT Cook it Raw is, this blog post is for you. Watching the video above is a great place to start learning about Cook it Raw. Check it out and see if, while you’re learning about WHAT Cook it Raw is, you can also find seven Alberta food products that […]
Morelast day to get tix for @citypalate REALLY REALLY Long Table Dinner – Monday, September 14, 2015
I’ve written about Long Table Dinners for CBC Radio One’s Alberta at Noon. I’ve written about Alberta Long Table Dinners for Calgary’s City Palate magazine. I love them. They’re a joyous occasion. Have you been to one? Now’s your chance. You’ve got about 19 hours left to get tickets here. You can never have too […]
MoreHappy #CanadaDay and Happy @calgarystampede – 2 #coolthings about where live in #alberta #canada
Cool thing #31 – The Millarville Races and Cool thing #32 – The Calgary Stampede 2 more great reasons to Explore Alberta I love that summer starts with a big bang in Calgary. We get dressed up in red and white for Canada Day… …and then we rock our maverick culture with an ode to […]
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