ANA Experience Class • 22nd September 2022

Experience the Art of Sake Making at These Breweries in Japan

“Good water makes all the difference,” my guide explains as we tour a sake brewery that uses spring water from a source tapped 656 feet below the ground. At Nakano Sake Brewery in the castle town of Kitsuki, they take that water and combine it with mold and rice, waiting 40 days for it to ferment and brew. Classical music is piped through to the tank room to create the perfect environment — and it certainly works. This 6th generation brewery has won multiple awards for its sake.

Edible Ottawa • 7th June 2021

The Artery Community Roasters

Will Wells, a self-named coffee snob and owner of The Artery Community Roasters, is excited about their newly launched varieties. Including a much anticipated and relentlessly requested dark roast. There will also be two pink bourbon coffees on offer which he describes as tasting almost like frozen strawberries.

Edible Ottawa • 26th March 2021

Changing the World, One Worm at a Time.

Akil Mesiwala has a simple yet beautiful stack of cedar boxes in his home that house a most unusual pet. Inside “The Box of Life” he keeps between 1,000 and 2,000 red wiggler earthworms. Although Mesiwala feeds and cares for these pets and thinks of them affectionately, they are working animals. They have a very important job in his home with positive ramifications across the community.

Edible Vancouver & Wine Country • 7th July 2020

Concrete Ferments and Natural Bubbles

For an ancient craft, winemaking is now seeing a new crop of innovators entering the space and changing the way things have been done for centuries.

Edible Vancouver • 8th May 2020

Sweet N' Tart

Inside the mystery black box of ingredients presented to chefs competing in Canada’s Great Kitchen Party event was a curious-looking berry. Not every chef was able to identify the long knobbly dark-colored berries. That’s not surprising really, as they have maintained a low profile despite their amazing taste and nutritional benefits.

Edible Vancouver & Wine Country • 21st April 2020

Flora and Terroir

Upper Bench Winery and Creamery holds the best of both worlds. In an ideal pairing, winemaker Gavin Miller takes a minimalist approach to making bold-flavoured wines and cheesemaker Shana Miller makes artisanal handmade cheeses, after learning the craft from Poplar Grove's original cheesemaker, Sandra Chalmers.

Edible Ottawa • 21st January 2020

Smoke It Low and Slow

When Mobeen Hussain Butt tries to pin down exactly when his appreciation for smoked barbecued meat began, he recalls a joyous family party held during Eid in Pakistan when he was just a small boy. As the sun set and the heat of the day receded, loved ones gathered to celebrate and feast together in the capital city of Islamabad. The smell of the charcoal and the heat from the barbecue are burned into his memory, as is the sweet taste of lamb skewers cooked on the flames.

WestJet Magazine • 29th August 2019

Visit Britain’s First and Only Tea Gardens at Tregothnan Estate

For most Brits, any problem can be solved with a nice cup of tea. But, the majority of the country’s tea leaves make a long journey from China or India before they reach those English teacups.

That’s why the tea grown on the Tregothnan Estate is such a rare British treasure. Set on the banks of the River Fal, near Truro, Cornwall, the estate established the nation’s first tea gardens in 1999

Eat Sip Trip • 9th November 2017

6 drinks you need to taste in Peru

Thanks to Machu Picchu, the Inca Trail and the burgeoning tourist hotspot of Chachapoyas, Peru is a haven for outdoor adventurers. And all that trekking, hiking and horseback riding make...

Edible Ottawa • 21st April 2020

A Country Boy in the Capital

Callaloo has proved to be so popular at the market that next season Burrell intends to buy a glass-doored freezer to sell it year-round.
“To be jerk, it has to have that flavour. All the ingredients are from my farm, except one thing in there, it's a spice, that I get from Jamaica. That's what gives it that authentic smoky flavour,” he says.

Edible Vancouver & Wine Country • 21st April 2020

Tea: Farmed and Foraged

Early morning as the forest mist rises around Whistler, Isabelle Ranger, founder and owner of Namasthé Tea Co., and her partner Cédric Gervais, can be found talking to the plants.

The Conversationalist • 10th April 2020

In Canada, a female Indigenous chef popularizes local, pre-European cuisine

In northern British Columbia, a female chef draws on her native heritage and introduces diners to local, pre-European cuisine.

The Conversationalist • 13th March 2020

Nose to Tail With a Lady Butcher

With environmentally conscious, humane butchery, Hannah Miller stakes a position between factory farming and veganism.
Picture a butcher and what do you see?
Perhaps a burly mustachioed man swinging a meat cleaver into a carcass. Hacking away, smeared in blood, working in a quick and inelegant fashion. Heaving body parts up onto his thick shoulder and then slamming them down onto a cutting table.

Kitchn • 11th February 2020

I’ve Been Using HelloFresh for 18 Months — Here’s What I Think About It

My family chose to receive meals three nights per week, as we find that relieves the pressure of planning and grocery shopping, but still allows us some freedom to make our own meals a few times a week and go out or order takeout during the weekend. There are always lots of choices and we haven’t yet found a week where weren’t excited by at least three of the menu options.

Edible Ottawa • 14th October 2019

For the Love of Kale

Of the many dishes served that are beloved by the Quirky Carrot customers, here are two of their all-time favourites.

Marriott Bonvoy Traveler • 25th September 2019

Explore Canada's Niagara Wine Trail

Tour vineyards along the Niagara wine trail, enjoy and bring home a few bottles as a souvenir. Explore Niagara's vineyards with Marriott Bonvoy Traveler.

National Geographic • 22nd August 2017

Is La Tomatina a Waste of Food?

On the last Wednesday of August each year, the tiny town of Buñolâ, Spain, hosts the world's largest food fight: La Tomatina. It's a soggy, sweaty, crowded mess that since...

Postcards Magazine • 1st August 2019

Weekender: Walla Walla

This small Washington city punches above its weight in terms of wine and food making it an ideal weekend destination, finds Fiona Tapp.

Edible Ottawa • 7th July 2019

Local Flora

Spring is a special time on a flower farm. As buds bloom and the results of plantings months ago when the snow still covered the ground are suddenly revealed. It’s a series of experiments with awfully long gestations. The gardener must wait patiently to see which ones were successful. Sas Long, owner of design studio and flower farm, Floralora Flowers, understands this process.
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The Daily Beast • 16th June 2019

Meet the Dangerously Beautiful Fish That Some Say Is Better Off Dead

It’s not very often that your supper is just too pretty to eat but when it comes to dining on lionfish, it’s almost a shame to kill it. The zebra-hued, monotone and curious-looking fish has large radial spikes that stretch beyond its body, protecting it from all around. Go too close and you’ll certainly know about it.

Edible Ottawa • 7th June 2019

Home Sweet Home

On a frosty night in October, a large black sow prepared for a familiar labour. She had done this before, but this time she had a cosy, clean stall and fresh straw. Most important of all, she had a coach.

Edible Ottawa- March 2019 • 29th March 2019

Nosey Parkers- Ottawa's Smallest Craft Producers

It’s a strange truth that although modern city dwellers live packed together in close proximity, we really don’t know our neighbours at all. Just what do the people that share your postcode do in the privacy of their own homes? What are their family dynamics like? What are they watching on TV? And pray tell, what on earth is going on in their garage?

HuffPost • 17th September 2018

Is The Convenience Of Meal Prep Kits Actually Worth The True Cost?

Something has to give.
Our modern working lives are busier and busier, but we still crave time for family and recreation. It’s no real surprise that we’re beginning to delegate the chores that take up our precious Saturday mornings ― sending out the dry cleaning or hiring a service to tidy up our homes ― and we can now outsource grocery shopping and meal preparation, as well.

Bon Vivant • 24th August 2018

In Search of the Best Cup of Tea

As a Brit, I know the difference between a posh cup of char and a proper builders tea. I know how to make tea properly in a pot and yes I own a tea cozy. But on busy mornings I’ll just chuck a teabag (imported from the UK of course) into a chipped mug and enjoy it just as much.
Tea is part of most English people’s daily diet, in fact, we often joke my mum's blood runs steaming hot and brewed to perfection!
She once burst into tears when we arrived at a rustic Canadian cabin to find they didn't have a kettle. Campfire tea turned out to be quite nice but it just shows how seriously Brits take their access to a good cup of tea.