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This past Christmas, my in-laws gave me a mini knife sharpener – which I subsequently added to my kitchen travel kit. I then began to wonder if anyone else does this when they go on vacation? When traveling, we tend to stay away from resorts and big hotels. We prefer to rent accommodations that can [...]

Paris is without any doubts a very special city. Even with a week of crappy weather it can be charming. For food lovers it is totally overwhelming.  There is a tonne of French bistros that will serve somewhat ordinary food. But one thing I’ve never been disappointed about in Paris are the sweets. You can get a [...]

Fine, perhaps “Goonie-ville” isn’t a fair nickname (especially 26 years later), but those of you who grew up watching the cult-classic movie The Goonies will remember the stunning beauty of Cannon Beach, Oregon. Cannon Beach is located about 45 minutes south of Astoria, Oregon. It was named for a cannon from the US Navy Schooner [...]

Besides good food options, another thing that will make my trip a happy one is the perfect hotel. I need a good spot to walk where I want to go, a descent size room cause I tend to be claustrophobic, down comforter and pillows ( that is non negotiable), valet parking, restaurant for breakfast and a [...]

One of the best parts about writing about food is that other foodie friends often think of me first when they are planning an outing which involves an interesting meal.  Recently this happened to me when a food writer friend of mine was popping over to Vancouver Island to work on a newspaper piece about [...]

In that mega playground for adults, there is everything you need to fulfill many spheres of pleasure and good food is one of them.  All the major chefs in North America have a joint in Vegas and even some Europeans Michelin star chefs are present. Of course, you won’t find them in the kitchen but they are behind [...]

I love BBQ. Period. (Now that I know what Americans in the Southern United States call BBQ). For them, BBQ is what you eat, not what you do. No propane gas for this treat, charcoal all the way.  Boiling before? No way baby! No ring of pink on the inside? Then it wasn’t smoked. Of [...]

I was recently recalling a bonus find on our trip to Mexico years ago. We were at a huge grocery store called Chedraui, in Cancun and I couldn’t believe the bounty of stuff available. (Including a bottle of Mott’s Beefamato, I kid you not and I’ll say no more about it!). Ingredients which I would [...]

What is it about Québec City? Like most questions in life, you simply must ask a trusted source for an answer. The city that sits formidably on the St. Lawrence is a beautifully balanced atmosphere of colonial France and the earliest of Canadiana best represented in its architecture, ambiance, and attitude. However, the unschooled visitor [...]