Category Archives: Announcements

James Barber Passes On

Posted on December 2, 2007 by Don Genova

Sad news came to me on Saturday…a man that I looked up to for many years has passed away.  James Barber, known to many Canadians and people around the world as the Urban Peasant, died suddenly at age 84 in … Continue reading →

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Parma Palate – I Graduated!

Posted on November 15, 2007 by Don Genova

I Graduated!Earlier this month I received my Masters of Food Culture, Communicating Quality Products from the University of Gastronomic Sciences near Parma, Italy. To see photos from my grad week in Italy visit my Facebook photo albums here and here. … Continue reading →

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enRoute Magazine, my first contribution

Posted on November 15, 2007 by Don Genova

I have just had my first contribution to enRoute Magazine published.  enRoute is the inflight magazine for Air Canada, so it means my story will  be traveling all over the world this month. The story is about Eataly, a wonderful … Continue reading →

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Take My Course! And Watch a Free Lecture!

Posted on October 2, 2007 by Don Genova

Next Tuesday night (October 9th) the course I teach on Freelance Food and Travel Writing begins at UBC, as offered by the Writing Centre. Professor Ira Nadel, shown with me putting all of our eggs in one basket, will be … Continue reading →

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Catch Me On the BC Almanac Open Line! (and take my course)

Posted on August 13, 2007 by Don Genova

Hi everyone….Tuesday, August 14th I will appear on the CBC BC Almanac Open Line show with host Mark Forsythe (pictured at left) between 1:30 and 2:00pm.  I’ll be talking about the Slow Food movement, my travels and studies in Europe, … Continue reading →

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Blogs Updated

Posted on February 1, 2007 by Don Genova

For those of you who didn’t get their fix of my wife’s trials and tribulations with lasagna making last year, she is still catching up with some postings on her Lasagna Blog.  The lasagna for May has just been posted.  … Continue reading →

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