David Chang, Daniel Boulud, Albert Adria, Normand Laprise, David McMillian & Frédéric Morin as well as several other great Canadian and international chefs and food industry personalities will all be gathered at this year’s Terroir Symposium in Toronto on May 12th, 2014. When I attended last year’s Terroir Symposium under the theme “For the love of …
It seems like for the past few months, South Africa – and more specifically Cape Town – has been on everyone’s list. Friends, fellow travelers, travel sites and the New York Times have listed the southern-most country in Africa as the next must-see destination. After having visited this past October, I can say without the …
I am focusing on New York City in this second 2014 edition of Current Crush! I have been back to the city that never sleeps several times in the past year or so and I haven’t had time to write about it so I thought I’d put some of my most memorable experiences in a …
After our 5-day safari in the middle of the bush at Kruger National Park, we hopped on a plane in Johannesburg and landed in Cape Town two hours later. We rented a car and headed east to visit some of Western Cape’s wine region. Apartheid and the ensuing international embargo on the country lifted about …
2013 is down to its last few days and like many of you I’m sure, I am still wondering where the year went. It all went by so fast, just like every year, and I find myself reflecting (and reminiscing) about everything that happened in the last 365 days. There were great meals, countless cups of …
