This is my own personal foodie find and I love to bring it to people’s attention. It occurred to me it would be a good “find” for a Friday. La Paloma

Another find from our roving food editor Gabi Bright. She came back from Cape Breton raving about the oysters. Born in Cape Breton, Alex Dunphy has lived on South Harbour his entire life. He and his wife Susan hold a processor and exporter license and ensure the oysters go directly to market while fresh and [...]

Adell Shneer in our test kitchen brought this foodie find to my attention. She was shopping at a local farmers market and came across these Saskatoon berries. They brought back great memories for her, growing up in Edmonton and picking them on the banks of the North Saskatchewan River.

That Dutchmans Farm in Upper Economy, Nova Scotia is making this fine blue cheese. Canadian Living Food Editor Gabrielle Bright brought back this treat for the test kitchen to sample after a recent excursion down east.

Just checking out online what is going on this week across Canada food wise and the Calgary Stampede came to mind. I did a search and the website informs me that new and unique foods at the stampede for 2008 include: Deep-fried OREO, Deep-fried Twinkie; Pizza on a stick; Bacon on a bun; Beignets; Deep-fried [...]

This isn’t exactly a find but I have been looking out for local strawberries and they have been late arriver’s this year across Canada (that late start on the warm weather hasn’t been a happy thing for early crops). But I have spotted my first

Here is the press info for Winchester Cellars Newly launched gin: VICTORIA GIN A FIRST FOR VANCOUVER ISLAND Ken Winchester of Winchester Cellars in Victoria, BC has launched British Columbia’s only handcrafted gin. Winchester’s Victoria Gin has already won gold at the Northwest Wine Summit amongst more than 1,000 wines and spirits. Victoria Gin blends [...]

My foodie find for this Friday is Spinnakers wheat beer Hefenweizen. I know that I have mentioned in this very blog that I am not a fan of the wheat beers but I have to take it back after sampling this tasty summer beverage. Spinnakers is a brewpub in Victoria and the only place where [...]

If you are traveling in Canada, these specialty gourmet food shops make it easy to find the best of what a province has to offer. In Montreal, Le Marché des Saveurs du Québec has over 7000 products all sourced from within Quebec and a wine shop of all Quebec made product where I purchased Pinnacle [...]

My food find for the week is Poplar Grove’s Tiger Blue cheese. Gitta Sutherland is making this creamy blue at Poplar Grove Cheese in Penticton, BC. I visited her while in the Okanagan Valley last week and have posted pictures of her operation. I saw Tiger Blue all through the area as well as in [...]