Real travel does require a bit of work So says Craig Doyle, the consultant editor for Dorling Kindersley’s Where to Go When. And he’s right. But planning travel isn’t the kind of work you dread. At least I don’t! I LOVE to spend hours poring over guide books and websites planning trips, figuring out transportation … Read more
Win a copy of Emily Richards’ Per la famiglia! Thanks to the kind folks at Whitecap I have one copy of Emily Richards’ Per la Famiglia (I wrote about it here) to give away to one lucky Canadian reader! How to enter: There are 2 ways to enter (maximum of two entries per person for … Read more
Thanks to Penguin Canada, I have one copy of Amy Bronee’s The Canning Kitchen (I reviewed it ) to give away to one lucky Canadian reader! To enter, leave me a comment telling me what you’re looking forward to preserving or canning this summer? For a second bonus entry, tweet the following message: “(Canada) Win … Read more
Finally – a book for kids about food and cooking that teaches them about food in a way that is interesting and relevant (and doesn’t dumb things down!). I was thrilled to have a chance to review Starting from Scratch by award-winning food journalist Sarah Elton recently and was overjoyed as I devoured her book … Read more
I’ve written many a letter from Paris in my time – and I’d give anything to see the letters I sent home especially during my very first couple of years living there in the mid 1990s (well now, that dates me, doesn’t it?). I reckon they’d have formed perfect fodder for a book or, were … Read more
Pasta is always a hit with Les Petits Chefs and this week was no exception. A couple of weeks ago, I received a press release about the launch of Stefano Faita’s new book (he of CBC’s In the Kitchen with Stefano Faita show fame) – In the Kitchen with Stefano Faita – and when I … Read more