I’ve been fascinated with India and Indian cooking for a very long time. My mentor Noorbanu Nimji and I published A Spicy Touch – Family Favourites from Noorbanu Nimji’s Kitchen in December of 2015 but we’ve done tours and taught Indian cooking together in Calgary since about 2007. In 2011, because I am also founder […]
MoreThere are some cities you just don’t want to miss and Chicago is one of them. I’ve had the pleasure of travelling there three times in the last two years and so when my friend Liane Faulder said it was top of her bucket list, I designed a great trip for her to lead with […]
MoreHuge thanks to writer Catherine Van Brunschot for the City Palate magazine piece she wrote about the 2014 cuisine and culture trip to India I organized. I’ve been leading these tours with my company Alberta Food Tours and our business partner Indus Travels since 2012. Catherine’s a writer’s writer. She quietly observes, scribbles notes and jots […]
MoreWe 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 […]
MoreThis will be the fourth time I’ve lead cuisine and culture journeys to India. It gives me great joy to share this year’s itinerary here. This year’s trip is all about #EatPrayPlay. #EAT – because this trip is for food lovers and our shared passion for the mouth-watering cuisines of India. #PRAY – because India’s […]
MoreCoconut is a great ingredient and though I love coconut, I think spices are perhaps the greatest ingredient ever given to a cook. This post allows me to share another savoury coconut recipe but it also satisfies my longing to share my journey to a very special place in Kerala, South India. When I planned […]
MoreToday on Alberta at Noon I talked about a few recipes from my recent trip to Rajasthan, India. You can listen to that broadcast here. I’m on between the 28:10 to 34:10 marks in the show. In my column today I talked about the colours of Rajasthan. I tried to convey in words on the […]
MoreThis week on Alberta at Noon I’m going to talk about my most recent culinary expedition to India. In November I took 21 guests to explore the food and culture of the capital region of Delhi and two of India’s Northern States: Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. I especially loved Rajasthan which is renowned as the […]
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