Growing up, a favorite treat for me was the beef jerky my parents made. I loved that delicious, salty snack, but after I moved away I questioned my memory of those meaty treats. My subsequent encounters, left me cold, they were not so much dried as desiccated, tough as nails, so stringy that I...
When I was in Singapore, I had a few encounters that reminded me why I love to travel, finding instances that were not typical for me in the US. One was finding a ban on chewing gum, coupled with the fact that the sidewalks were blessedly free of those ugly black, sticky spots that...
I recently read an article in the Globe and Mail which posed the question, “Is fast food the pinnacle of civilisation?” My knee jerk, visceral reaction was “Absolutely not!” I thought “what crazy writer asks such a question?”, as visions of Whoppers, Big Macs, and KFC reverberated in my head. But I calmed down as he described one of...
When I travel abroad, I struggle with purchasing housewarming gifts. Obviously, I want something the recipient will enjoy, and not readily available where they live. I try to give something that identifies where I live, not only the US, but the city and region in which I reside. Being a foodie, my inclination is to give something food related. I spoke to...
