Cuisine Canada Scene

Meet the Authors: Moira Sanders & Lori Elstone

Moira Sanders and Lori Elstone, along with Beth Goslin Maloney, are co-authors of The Harrow Fair Cookbook, which was shortlisted in the English Cookbook Category. Moira Sanders is a fifth-generation native of Harrow, Ontario. After graduating from culinary school, she worked in restaurants across Canada from Meinhardt in Vancouver to Senses in Toronto. Moira now lives [...]

Meet the Authors: Michael Bonacini, Massimo Capra, and Jason Parsons

Michael Bonacini, Massimo Capra and Jason Parsons are co-authors of 3 Chefs, which was short-listed in the English Cookbook Category. Michael Bonacini is a partner in Oliver & Bonacini Restaurants, which operates a portfolio of stylish, upscale eateries, including Canoe, Auberge du Pommier, Biff’s Bistro, and Jump, each of them starred and acclaimed. Born and [...]

Meet the Author: Jane Mundy

Jane Mundy is the editor of The Ocean Wise Cookbook, which was shortlisted in the English Cookbook Category. A freelance writer, editor and photographer based in Vancouver, BC, Jane  writes on a variety of topics, from food and travel to business and legal issues. Her articles have appeared in The Globe and Mail, The National [...]

Meet the Authors: Patricia Green & Carolyn Hemming

Patricia Green Patricia is a health-conscious mother, balancing family and career while constantly creating nutritious meals tasty enough to please her husband and two active children. Patricia’s post-secondary studies include nutrition, marketing and geography. Carolyn Hemming Residing just outside of Toronto, Canada, Carolyn Hemming is dedicated to eating right and being physically active. Always busy [...]

Meet the Authors: Meeru Dhalwala and Vikram Vij

Meeru Dhalwala and Vikram Vij are the authors of Vij’s at Home: Relax Honey, which was short-listed in the English Cookbook Category. Meeru Dhalwala was born in India, and grew up in Washington, DC, where she worked with various interna­tional non-profit organizations on human rights and economic develop­ment projects. Upon moving to Vancouver to join [...]

Meet the Authors: Jeff McCourt, Austin Clement, Allan Williams

Flavours of Prince Edward Island is co-authored by Jeff McCourt, Allan Williams and Austin Clement. It’s short-listed in the Canadian Culinary Culture category. Island-born Jeff McCourt is the vice president of the PEI Association of Chefs and Cooks. Jeff served as sous chef to Chef Michael Smith for five years before becoming executive chef at [...]

Meet the Authors: Kootenay Country Store Cooperative and the Nelson Municipal Library

Seasonings began with a January email from Nelson Library adult services coordinator Anne DeGrace to Kootenay Co-op marketing manager Jocelyn Carver. As editors of what developed into a community project, neither is willing to take credit, except to say that Anne loves writing and Jocelyn loves food, and vice versa — and so a literary [...]