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New Site Design!
Well if you are here it means you’ve noticed the new site design! I have been contemplating change for over a year. I really struggled with finding the perfect design, but I didn’t know what it was...
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The Year I Walked Toward Love
Without a doubt the most popular post on my site is The Year I Walked Away from Love. It was the first time I opened up and shared with people how difficult it was to end a relationship to travel. I...
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Pancakes and Porn aka Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls, Canada If you subscribe to my newsletter (gosh, why wouldn’t you??) you know that the last few weeks of my life have been pretty hectic. Chef Rouge left his job to pursue his passion,...
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Moving From Me to We
This post may not be a surprise to many of you as I have slowly started to introduce Chef Rouge into the fold. Bacon is Magic is different… and it has been for a long time. April 1, 2010: The last...
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Our Loka Life
It’s the last day of 2014 and if I had to describe it in one word it would easily be: Loka. Originally I wanted 2014 to be the year of focus but I had no idea it felt like my life would come full...
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Grey Bruce County is for Food Lovers
A couple hours north of Toronto, Grey Bruce County is home to many farmers and food producers and its also where Dave grew up. A few months back he was asked to lead a chef’s mentorship program for the...
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Cider, Apple Pie and Goats… Oh My!
I grew up in an apple valley in Nova Scotia. Apples are intertwined with so many childhood memories; my grandmother made a great apple pie, the biggest festival of the year celebrated the apple...
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Valentine’s Day is For Lovers…Unless You Work in a Restaurant
I’m not really the sentimental kind of person to celebrate Valentine’s Day. but it was the day Chef_Rouge and I finally arrived in Toronto after a crazy ride across country with a terrible U-Haul...
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An Unfussy Approach to Wine
The more time I spend in Grey Bruce County the more I realize it’s almost like medicine for living in the city. We take things far too seriously, get caught up in hype that doesn’t really matter and...
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Best Things to Do in Montreal? Eat!
Montreal, Canada We’ve been so busy with Loka Snacks we weren’t able to celebrate Dave’s one-year anniversary in Toronto – unfortunately it falls on February 14th and we were working on Valentine’s...
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How 5 Years of Travel Changed My Life
Travel changed my life. The person I am today is dramatically different than who I was 5 years ago. I may not seem so different on the outside but inside I’ve changed completely. I am content. And...
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Guide to Spring Foraging Edible Plants
It’s spring, which means it’s prime foraging season for edible plants. I went foraging mushrooms in Spain and I was hooked. So when Dave wanted we go foraging ramps for Loka Snacks I was all in. This...
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Autumn Colors Make For a Perfect Road Trip
Summer is over. Officially over. It’s also the start of Dave’s favourite time of year. As a ginger he loves sweater weather and can’t stand summer rays beating down on him but he loves the golden sun...
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In Search of Edible Mushrooms
Dave loves autumn and prefers it to summer. I guess I would as well if it didn’t lead to the crushing cold of winter. This year we’ve been busy in the midst of launching our new restaurant Loka, we’re...
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The Year of Kicking Ass
Each year I set a theme that guides the decisions I make for the year and helps me stay on track. Some would call it a mantra but I’m not so fussy, for me it’s more of a reminder of what I want my life...
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Elderflower Cordial Recipe
I don’t know what the groundhog said this year but spring is coming, I can feel it! This elderflower cordial recipe is brought to you by the generosity of one of Dave’s producers. One of the benefits...
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Feed It Forward
This February has been a tough time for Canadians, food costs are rising, families are facing holiday bills and the flood of food bank donations from the holidays have ended. Hunger affects 1 in 6...
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48 Hours of Gluttony: Best Calgary Restaurants
Calgary restaurants have not always had a great reputation. When we talk about food in Canada it’s always first about Montreal and then Vancouver and Toronto. But Calgary changed a long time ago and...
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Don’t Miss These Day Trips from Calgary
After eating in some of the best restaurants in Calgary it was time to move onto Edmonton. But first we wanted to explore a bit more and there are so many great day trips from Calgary we couldn’t...
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48 Hours of Gluttony: Best Edmonton Restaurants
We love underdog cities, they tend to be friendlier and more interesting. Edmonton has character and a personality that is different than big brother Calgary. We had a great time discovering the best...
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