Il Gobbo di Rialto, the Hunchback of Rialto, is a granite statue found in the Campo San Giacomo, just steps away from one of Venice’s most recognizable landmarks, the Rialto Bridge. The statue takes the form of a naked man, crouching to support a…
I arrived at OTTO hungry, and quickly gravitated towards the towering cheese and meat-curing citadel, like a mouse to a chunk of Swiss. I grabbed a stool there, at the antipasti counter, where I could admire it at my leisure.…
Last weekend I had dinner with a friend at Kelowna’s newest restaurant and bar, Smack DAB (formerly the Wild Apple Grill). The food was quite good, though not outstanding. We ordered a deli board that, with only two charcuterie choices, was a little…
“When you’ve got a proper hunger you can’t top a Triple Whopper®.” At least that’s what the folks at Burger King would like you to think. Who’s so famished that they need to stuff ¾ of a pound of beef…
Today’s post is one of firsts – the first time I’ve reviewed a product, the first time I’ve held a sponsored giveaway, and the first time I’ve used kale and joy in the same sentence. Freshly Wild Kale Joy is…
I had the pleasure of sharing Sunday Supper with Laura Calder while she was in Vancouver last July promoting her latest book, Dinner Chez Moi ~ The Fine Art of Feeding Friends. The registration fee for the event included the opportunity to meet Laura, as well…
The first time I saw Laura Calder was on her James Beard Award winning TV series French Food at Home. She was cooking peasant food while wearing a dress the color of flesh, and although it was her outfit that caught…
BC spot prawns made a brief appearance in the Okanagan yesterday as the stars of the 2nd Annual Wild BC Spot Prawn Festival. The event took place from 1:00 – 4:00 pm on the sunny patio at The Cove Lakeside…
“Good cooking is the foundation of true happiness.” ~ Auguste Escoffier Last fall I went on an incredible 17-day adventure to Paris, and like most first-time…
So, an American expat walks into a Canadian winery where a German chef is teaching Italian cooking … That might sound like the setup for one of those dreadful “a guy walks into a bar” jokes but it’s actually…