I’m supposed to be giving away Giada’s Kitchen: New Italian Favourites today, but so far I have not heard back from my chosen recipient. If you are reading this and are subscribed to the Foodie-file check you email, this cookbook might belong to you! Also I’ve had a few comments about subscribing. Just a reminder,

Sorry folks, I deleted this post by accident. In a nut shell I awarded a cookbook to one of my loyal subscribers and let you know that I still have more cookbooks to give away. Read some of my other posts, they are better than this one was anyway! Great Northern Squirrel, A Hogtown Favourite [...]

The fourth holiday cookboook goes to Sumiko Oda-Gillard of Toronto, Ontario. Congratulation Sumiko! Hope you enjoy Marth Stewart’s Cooking School. There are still four more chances to take home a cookbook. Next up is Barefoot Contessa’s Back to Basics. So don’t forget to sign up to have the foodie-file delivered directly to your e-mail inbox [...]

FELLOW FOODIES – I HAVE NOT RECEIVED SUBMISSIONS FOR THIS CONTEST SO I WILL BE GIVING AWAY THE WEST COOKBOOKS ON FEBRUARY 13TH TO THREE GREAT GRILLED CHEESE MAKERS – CHECK OUT THE DETAILS AT Two Free Tickets to “A Cheesy Soiree” For Foodie-file Readers Here is the recipe for Tian of Dungeness Crab and [...]

Last week I was invited to an insanely delicious lunch cooked by chef Warren Geraghty of West restaurant in Vancouver. The lunch was held at the beautiful room at The Fifth Restaurant in Toronto and was to celebrate the launch of the newly released The Cookbook West. Along with a number of Toronto’s foodie types, [...]

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The holidays are fast approaching, so I have decided to treat my Foodie-file readers to EIGHT WEEKS OF HOLIDAY GIFTS – I am reinstating the cookbook giveaway! Every week from now until New Year’s, Foodie-file subscribers will have the chance to win one out of a variety of eight, brand new 2008 cookbooks. All you [...]

I am pre-empting Foodie-finds Fridays because I just received two free tickets to the 3rd annual Whiskey Live show at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. It takes place next Friday Oct 24th, from 7-10 pm, and I want you all to have the opportunity to take a crack at getting these babies in your hot [...]