The Sial Canada Show returned to Toronto after a few years of online and only Montreal shows.  They are Montreal Based. It returned to the Enercare Centre at Exhibition Place from May 9 to 11, 2023.Noteable were the Montreal Celebrity Chefs in attendance with products and demos such as Chuck Hughes, Stefano Faita and Michele Forgione.  The lone Torontonian was the eclectic Matty Matheson who is ..read more

 FOOD and COUNTRYDirected by Laura Gabbert Producers: Laura Gabbert, Ruth Reichl, Paula P. Manzanedo, Caroline LibrescoRun Time: 99 min.International Premiere at Hot Docs - May 28, 2023Just as the Covid-19 pandemic started to shut down the world in March 2020, director Laura Gabbert and famed Food Writer Ruth Reichl got together to tell the stories of the Restaurants that were forced to shut ..read more

 I keep apologizing for not writing as often as I used to but I have cut way back on events and outings since the pandemic started, but one event I can't miss when it happens is the Restaurants Canada Show #RCShow. It was held at the Enercare Centre in Toronto from April 10-12, 2023.  It is at the top of my list of trade shows I love to attend.  It's a Food Industry Professionals version of ..read more

 The Toronto Food Film Fest is back in person and also available virtually.  From October 14-17, 2022Screenings are held at the Royal Theatre at 608 College Street in Toronto.  You can also view films virtually.  Each screening is paired with a snack and there are also panels and demos that can be attended with the VIP pass.The festival experience has something extra than viewing online but ..read more

 My blog has had a bit of a hiatus due to Covid 19 restrictions and the fact that there really wasn't anything going on and I was just tired.  Tired of working from home and being limited to what I could do compared to what I used to do.  I was also growing tired of going to festivals before the pandemic because the TTC made it challenging to get around.  So I took a longer than planned break.    ..read more

 The last Food Trade Show Event that I went to just before everything got locked down in the world was the Restaurants Canada Show at the Enercare Centre at Exhibition Place.  So it was fitting that over 2 years later that was my first big show back to almost normal.  It was a hybrid version so there were some things that you could check out virtually but you can't sample food virtually.  I did ..read more

 I was thinking recently even though Covid 19 has killed so many Holiday Plans I was lucky enough to have a few tradition events and even started a new one this year.For the past 5 years or so I have been hosting an Ugly Christmas Sweater Cookie Decorating Party.  It started at my place with my friend Adam for his daughter Kenzie and we invited his friend and his husband came too.   The following ..read more

 I haven’t written many blog posts over the span of this whole never-ending Covid 19 pandemic because my busy life has changed to s solitary life at home mostly.Before the pandemic started I used to go to Restaurants, all kinds of festivals and events and movie theatres.  That all stopped in March 2020.   That’s what I used to write about mostly on my blog so without the experiences and ..read more

 Misconceptions about Farming from a Farmers perspective.This week I joined a Zoom event organized by people from Canola Eat Well who have done a series of 3 events online pertaining to Plant, Grow, Eat.  With a large group of Canola community food industry people and various food writers and farm advocates.We listened to scientists studying farming, there was a cooking demo from a popular ..read more

 Mary will make your belly happy.This is my first post for 2021.  I have not been inspired to sit down and spend time writing because of the lack of inspiration because all the events of 2020 were cancelled except for the Restaurant Canada show that I squeezed in just before the shut down and beginning of the cancellation of all public events.That was the end of feb-beginning of March.   That was ..read more