Long Live The (Granola) King!
I picked up some granola at the Farmer’s Market at the Wise Hall in East Van Saturday morning, and it’s deeelish. If it’s ten bucks for a package, it…
Meditations - Enlightened gastronomic insights
Bienvenido a Miami
On a recent business trip to Miami, I made sure to sample some Cuban food — something that we don’t find often here in Vancouver. I’ve never eaten so…
BC Wines Found Far Afield
If you enjoy BC wines and also tend to travel to the US, you’ll know that it’s rare to see anything from BC on a wine list south of the border. And if you do…
Cheap Wine of the Week
This week it’s pizza wine! Pizza with the kids last Friday got me thinking about it, and while there’s plenty out there to chose from, you can’t go wrong…
Hey, there’s oatmeal in my Haw-Gow!
Happy Robbie Burns Day! Yes, I was reminded of this on my drive into work this morning while listening to a radio interview with an expert on scotch (incidentally, did you…
Cheap Wine of the Week
Pinotage is not my favorite grape variety. The high-toned, often bitter examples I’ve had in the past mean that it doesn’t even make the top twenty. But if…
Writers writing about writers, writing about food.
Confused yet? In his recent article in the London Review of Books, Stephen Shapin gives us his thoughts on Bill Buford‘s rather lengthily titled Heat: An…
2006 Best Sellers
The Cookbook Store just sent out its Best Seller list for 2006. If you’ve never visited The Cookbook Store in Toronto you are in for a treat. It’s a specialty…
Dine Out Vancouver
It’s that time of the year, again. The time of year when I forget to make reservations for Dine Out Vancouver, and then spend two weeks grumbling about it under my…
Cheap Wine of the Week
My cheap wine find this week is Simonsig Chenin Blanc 2005, from South Africa (SKU# 613414). Its deep gold colour promises a rich experience, and the wine delivers with…