Okanagan Lunch at Red Rooster Vineyard

Here are pictures from a beautiful lunch catered by Joy Road Catering at Red Rooster vineyard in the Okanagan Valley. The lunch featured local Jerusalem artichokes, wild foraged watercress, tiger blue cheese, Dragon Chocolates and a stunning view. Local food and wine producers joined us for lunch and we had the chance to talk to [...]


Posted in The Foodie-file, Mon, 26/05/08 | Comments Off

Fairmont Waterfront’s Herb Garden

Around the corner from the pool of the The Fairmont Waterfront Hotel in Vancouver is a beautiful ever-changing herb garden. The centre piece is an engaging bay leaf topiary surrounded by countless herbs, tiny strawberries, rhubarb and whatever else the gardner sees fit, Some of the rooms of the hotel open out onto the fragrant [...]


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Featured Foodie Question: Can you use metal in a microwave?

Today’s Foodie question is from Brenda McGillivray who writes: “Hi Christine… This is more a comment on something that I observed recently, instead of a question…although I think (in my mind) I am still questioning it?!!   I attended a cooking class recently with some friends and the Chef was preparing a dessert with white chocolate…he [...]