Cuisine Canada Scene

Will Write for Food

Will Write For Food: The Complete Guide to Writing Cookbooks, Blogs, Reviews, Memoir, and More Written by Dianne Jacobs Reviewed by Jennifer Cockrall-King When you jump into the world of food writing — most probably out of sheer enthusiasm for writing, eating and perhaps cooking as most of us do — the terrain is uncertain [...]

An Appetite for Science

I finally got around to reading Massimo Marcone’s book, In Bad Taste?, awarded last year’s Honourable Mention for Special Interest Books at the Canada Culinary Book Awards. Massimo is a friend and colleague of mine, so he has been cajoling me to read the book since it came out. Browsing through the public library, it [...]

Eat, Drink and Be Vegan

Eat, Drink and Be Vegan: Everyday Vegan Recipes Worth Celebrating Written by Dreena Burton Reviewed by Barbara Barnes Over the years in my capacity as a gas utility home economist, fielding consumer telephone inquiries regarding food and household science, I was occasionally asked to recommend a good vegetarian or vegan cookbook. This was always a [...]