Here are some lovely hot cross buns I made to bring to “la famiglia” for Easter this year.  I love making bread-y things, watching the magic of rising bread and that delicious earthy smell of yeast. I was a bit distracted while I was making these and added a tiny bit too much flour, serves [...]

Forget your Zaidy’s Manischewitz, modern wine producers are making Kosher wines that can hold their own at any dinnner table.

Brewers Plate is a delicious collaborative effort between Green Enterprise Toronto (GET), Slow Food Toronto and Local Food Plus (LFP) who work to promote local-sustainable food and farming. The event takes place Friday April 17 at the University of Toronto’s Hart House and pairs locally made beers with gourmet dishes, all made from local ingredients.

Lifford Wine Agency is hosting the third annual wine event for lupus research. Lupus is a life-threatening auto immune disorder that affects 15,000 Canadians. Lupus is difficult to diagnose, effects ten times more women then men, and currently there is no cure. The Ladies’ Night fundraiser takes place on the evening of Thursday April 16th, [...]

It’s been awhile since I have sent out a Foodie-find update, but having spent the weekend before last in Quebec City I thought I would share my find with you. While eating and drinking my way through the Quebec City wine show, I met Isabel Mihura, proprietress of La Ferme Basque de Carlevoix who was [...]

Thirty minutes outside of Quebec City is the The Hôtel de Glace at Station touristique Duchesnay, on the shores of Lac St-Joseph. I’m sure you have all heard of it as I had, so I decided to check it out while I was in Quebec City for the wine show. I could never get quite [...]

Last weekend Quebec City launched their first annual food and wine show. Wine shows can be overwhelming, as there are so many merchants present and each one showcases a wide selection of their products. It usually takes a while to get the feel for the room, see where the crowds are and schmooze the other [...]