CANADIANS + FOOD

“We need food to stay alive; we embrace cuisine out of enjoyment” (pg 9) Prof. Lenore Newman, Director at the Food and Agriculture Institute, Canada Research Chair and Associate Professor in the Department of Geography at the University of the Fraser Valley takes us on a historical and personal journey through the extinction of food […]

Bow Valley BBQ is all about Flavour and quality. Period. https://bowvalleybbq.com/ In a world of sauces, rubs and other condiments, Bow Valley BBQ has risen to the top.  With chef backgrounds, it was important to entrepreneurs Jamie Ayles and Chris Dean to develop a product that would be considered exceptional. And just in time as

PINNACLE BOOK ACHIEVEMENT AWARD GOLD WINNERBOOK EXCELLENCE AWARD GOLD WINNERWISHING SHELF BOOK AWARD BRONZE WINNERLITERARY TITAN AWARD GOLD WINNER This book caught my attention because my son was obsessed with his Joey as a little boy. Even though he’s in his 30’s now, he still has his precious companion. And as kids head back to

Let’s change the way we eat. Let’s change the way we live. Let’s change the way we treat each other. https://www.joshnamaharaj.com/take-back-the-tray Joshna Maharaj is a chef that believes in changing the way we eat when we’re most vulnerable: the disenfranchised community, students, hospital patients – and everyone that believes a quick hamburger at the drive-thru is

By Jan Wonghttps://janwong.ca/ Shortlisted, 2018 Taste Canada Awards and 2018 Writers’ Federation of New Brunswick Book Award for Non-Fiction Longlisted, 2018 RBC Taylor Prize What scenario can you conjure up that would take you to three countries and bring your young adult son with you? And would he be a willing companion? Jan found herself

The taste of the Swiss Alps from our farm to your table! https://stonetowncheese.com/ If you’ve ventured away from the mass produced cheese to artisan styles, you’ll notice the difference…the taste and quality is far beyond your run-of-the-mill dairy products. The variety and authentic taste of Stonetown cheeses exemplify the love and attention to make a

https://sexyafspirits.com/ Have you ever been out with friends or at a dinner and wanted to enjoy the same cocktails everyone else was enjoying…but alcohol free? Whether it’s a decision to not drink and drive, because your health regiment would prefer you didn’t or you have a strong religious belief on the subject, options for enjoying

Peter Fehr is a culinary innovator, entrepreneur, and the creator of Gourmet Inspirations. https://gourmetinspirations.ca/ I’m always curious to know how chefs become interested in the culinary world and what inspires them to launch products from that experience. With Peter, his young self would spruce his mother’s bland (to his taste anyway) German dishes she had

Have you been curious about what life within a Hutterite community looks like? Utopia? Patriarchal misogyny? Who better to enlighten us but someone that has lived within that community. Mary-Ann Kirkby was raised in a closed Hutterite community until the age of ten when her parents moved the seven children into a world so foreign

Winner of a marketing and brand communication Ovation award! https://peacebychocolate.ca/  Jon Tattrie, author of this insightful look into a Syrian family’s journey to Canada, provides some background information on the history of chocolate, the historical significance of embracing all people by the citizens of Antigonish, Nova Scotia and the political will around the immigration policy