This book was created in a different time. A Rising Tide was over two years in the making. Danielle and I traveled by train, plane, automobile, and ferry to traverse Canada's Atlantic Coast. We searched and found the incredible producers, chefs, and artisans who are...
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Decoding Olive Oil Bottle Labels
Understanding the labels on olive oil bottles is tricky. Here are 5 simple ways of understanding what you’re picking up off the shelf.
How to taste olive oil – The olive oil tasting glass
Find out why olive oil is tasted in these beautiful little olive oil tasting glasses.
Bottle fatigue – it’s a real thing
Grocery shopping is probably one of my favourite past times, a busy day or a lazy day, it really doesn’t matter, I’ll happily wonder through the isles and pick up essentials, I might find something on special that will spark an exciting dinner idea or new recipe to...
What is Extra Virgin? Does it really matter?
When someone says Extra Virgin, the question really begs, what does that really mean? When I host a tasting, it’s the first question I always ask – and 90% of the time I get a shrug. The reality is, the term is commonly used although rarely understood. Sometimes I’ll...