In winter comfort food is necessary for the good of the soul, which means a good fry up has to be on the menu. My search for new ways to present fried […]
CRISPY FRIED FISH
THE TREASURE ON THE LAKE
Located near the border of Switzerland in the alpine mountains just 35 miles north of Milan, the Italian Lakes District offers some of the most spectacular scenery in the world. In fact, […]
HEARTY MIDDLE EASTERN FARE
When I first wrote about shakshuka in the spring of 2013, almost no one knew what it was, let alone the name, but now there are plenty of spots in Toronto which […]
AH! ALSACE
Ever in search of new elixirs to tantalize the taste buds of his wine club members, our wine scribbler Jim Walker and his wife Hélène Buisson journeyed to the Alsace wine region […]
COMFORT FOOD FOR THE ROARING 20S
If you think of tomato soup as the ultimate comfort food, then this is for you. But our ancestors thought the plant poisonous and just grew it for decoration.
THE LAST OF THE TURKEY
Comfort food is very much on my mind as we finish up the last of the Christmas turkey in a splendid and tasty turkey pot pie.
FUN TRAIN TO NOWHERE
On the lovely island of Barbados for a week, we discover a Thomas-the-Tank-Engine-cute little train which huffs and puffs to the top of the hill and back.
SUSSING OUT THE SUCCULENT SOUTHERN RHÔNES
As many of you know, our wine scribe Jim Walker operates Arthur’s Cellar Wine Club and imports wine from France’s southern Rhône region into Ontario. He, along with his wife and vinous […]
WILL MILLENNIALS ABANDON SHIP?
Cruising has expanded exponentially since the 1970s and there are now more than 300 cruise ships plying the seas in almost every part of the world. But Millennials are abandoning traditional types […]
A DAY OF INFAMY
On December 7, 1941, 78 years ago today, the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service launched a pre-emptive strike against the US naval base at Pearl Harbour, which President Franklin D. Roosevelt named […]
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