Taking the Waters, in Tuscany

The more they raved about Tuscany, the more I doubted. I become uneasy when I…

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Canadian Whisky: A Brief History of Canada’s Spirit

(from “Canada’s Next Big Thing” by Davin de Kergommeaux, DINE and Destinations 2017-18) In 1801,…

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Canadian Whisky 101

from “Canada’s Next Big Thing” by Davin de Kergommeaux, DINE and Destinations 2017-18 How Local…

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Omakase at Shoushin

When I say the phrase “Omakase” at a Japanese restaurant, it’s the beginning of a…

500 Laps to Glory

Three hundred million TV sets around the globe are tuned in to watch the largest…

Yabu Pushelberg: Design of the Times

They’re at it again. From boys hitting the interior design books at Ryerson Polytechnic in…

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One Day in Naha, Okinawa

Kokusai-Dori, also known as “the miracle mile,” is Naha’s shopping district for everything from electronics…

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Lives of the Saints

“The rain in Spain stays mainly on the plain.” My Fair Lady Castilla y Leon,…

Karisma, El Dorado
Sharing Cultural Ties Through Cuisine

I imagine tranquility; walking on a beach at sunrise just at the point where the…

Friends, Romans, Countrywomen

“When in Rome, do as the Romans do.” —St. Ambrose, 387 AD Dining on the…