Here’s my CBC Radio One Alberta at Noon Food Column podcast on Alberta’s cocktail renaissance. Find my piece with host Donna McElligott at the 15:30 mark in the show. Thanks going out to Christina Mah and Katie Mayer of Hotel Arts Group for inventing the #GnomeComeHome cocktail for our listeners to try. It’s truly delicious. […]
MoreThe origins of the cocktail are believed to have evolved after King William of Orange lowered taxes on distillation in 1688. There was a grain surplus that year in England and before long one in four buildings in London had a still for making gin. Alcohol at the time was about the safest thing to […]
MoreFor my December Alberta at Noon column on CBC Radio One today, I’ll share two recipes for those that would like to add a homemade touch to their gift giving this season. I’ll post some fun gift ideas you can buy in other posts this week. The first D-I-Y gift is called Spiced Apples and […]
MoreToday is the first day of the 101st Calgary Stampede, so it only seemed right for me to talk about Alberta Beef for my monthly column on CBC Radio One’s Alberta@Noon. You can listen to the podcast here. I’m at the 13:14 minute mark. You can find the recipes here or below. Check this post […]
MoreYou can find the podcast from my Alberta at Noon food column on CBC Radio One today here. I love feeding my CBC colleagues. They all have great palates and enjoy eating Alberta produce very much. I hope you enjoy the podcast. I’m at the 10:45 mark. Until next time…savour your food.
Morehttp://www.cbc.ca/video/watch/AudioMobile/Alberta at Noon/ID=2324468463 Yesterday on CBC Radio One’s Alberta at Noon I presented Food Trends 2013 – a brief summary of what food we’ll all be savouring in our lives in 2013 based on what’s currently trending globally to closer to home – locally. The podcast above is the Cole’s notes version. I start at […]
MoreI have such a fun job. I own my own company called Calgary Food Tours and I’m a food and travel writer. I get to explore the food of my city, province, country and the world each year and I always meet the most incredible food artisans, chefs and small business owners. I can’t help but […]
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