Category Archives: Food For Thought

Food For Thought – Canzine West-Food Writers

This week on Food For Thought, a visit to Canzine West, an independent ‘zine and website fair put on by Broken Pencil.  Meet some young food writers who read excerpts from their works.  Listen to the audio file here. One … Continue reading

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Food For Thought – Vij’s Cookbook

This week on Food For Thought, meet Meeru Dhalwala and Vikram Vij, owners and operators of Vancouver’s most famous East Indian restaurant, Vij’s.  Here is the audio file of today’s documentary. Their first cookbook, Vij’s, Elegant & Inspired Indian Cuisine … Continue reading

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Food For Thought – Olive Trees and Mills and Oil

This week on Food For Thought, a visit to an olive grove with trees that are at least 500 years old, and a subterranean olive mill at least that old as well.  Here’s the audio file and a link to … Continue reading

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Food For Thought – Tetra-Pak wines

This week on Food For Thought, why you will see more and more Tetra-Pak wines on the shelves of your local wine or liquor shop in the years to come.  The boxes look cool, does the wine match up to … Continue reading

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Food For Thought – Wine Atlas of Canada

This week on Food For Thought I feature Canadian wine writer Tony Aspler’s latest book, The Wine Atlas of Canada.  Click on the name of the book to order it from Amazon.ca and save 34% off the cover price! To … Continue reading

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Food For Thought – Natalie Maclean

This week on Food For Thought, some advice on wine shopping from popular Canadian wine writer, Natalie Maclean. You can find out all about her and her take on wine by visiting her extensive website. To listen to the audio … Continue reading

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