Based in Duck Bay, Manitoba, in the 1940s, an Elder shares his experience of going out to collect blueberries, a traditional gathering that took place every summer. He describes the journey and landscape with humor and such vivid imagery that readers will see themselves there with him, boarding the trail of wagons from surrounding communities […]
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The Butcher, the Baker, the Wine and Cheese Maker by the Sea is a tribute to the remarkable innovators and culinary leaders who make up Canada’s west coast food culture. Discover some of the most diverse and delicious food on the planet—from the fabulous food-truck fare of Tofino to the elegant dishes of downtown Vancouver’s five-star
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Discover the edible delights of the Okanagan with profiles on more than 125 farm-to-table chefs, bakers, beekeepers, orchardists, farmers, market gardeners, butchers and charcutiers, fisherpeople, coffee roasters, distillers, craft brewers, chocolatiers, millers, foragers, cheesemakers, fishmongers, and producers of fine craft foods and drink. Complete with full-colour maps of the area’s sub-regions and complete contact information
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Win this look at two Canadian obsessions: hockey and beer by a family that knows about both…the Molson family. Just follow us and like this post at https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1067860685531386&set=a.344060701244725 $40 L:1/person. Canada only. Ends Sunday Aug 10/25.
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A cookbook from the “jewel in Vancouver’s culinary crown,” once the best restaurants in North America, and its Michelin-starred chef. In West: The Cookbook, the creative and passionate crew at the restaurant showcase over one hundred of their best recipes. West‘s executive chef, Warren Geraghty, offers tantalizing savoury starters and mains that span the seasons. Interspersed are vignettes
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Few would dispute that these days Vancouver is a prime craft beer destination, with over 70 breweries in the greater Vancouver area and 35+ in Vancouver proper. Beer has shaped the city’s culture, and in turn, Vancouver’s idiosyncratic identity has also shaped its craft beer. But how did it all begin? In this rigorously researched
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While celebrating the Canadian lobster, this collaboration features dishes inspired by award-winning Chef Grant MacPherson’s global culinary adventures and captured by renowned food photographer Bill Milne. Viva la Lobster features restaurant-caliber dishes developed & adapted for the home cook. MacPherson walks you through cooking & grilling lobster with straightforward instructions and step-by-step techniques accompanied by
With a focus on sea-hardy flowers, vegetables, herbs, and shrubs, this highly visual narrative guide teaches gardeners on the North Atlantic coast how to cultivate, design, maintain, and enjoy coastal gardens. Chapters feature techniques for gardening in the coastal climate year-round, gathering and growing seeds, simple, natural recipes for the seaside garden harvest, solutions to
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