The beauty of Loch Lomond Anyone who knows anyone from Scotland - or who has listened to any Scottish folk music or read any Scottish...

We recently had an opportunity to spend five days on Manitoulin Island, the largest island on a freshwater lake in the world. It is a...

You can buy toasted nuts in the store, but it won't be nearly as good as what you can achieve at home (this is true for seeds too). Home...

Our stay in Tuscany placed us within convenient reach of Montepulciano. We’ve spent so much time luxuriating over Montepulciano wines in...

Crunchy, meaty, fatty and just plain decadent! We were skeptical at first too, but this treat blew our minds.

Is there a more widely prepared and consumed main dish across almost all types of cuisine than chicken fried in one form or another?...

This blog is about a fantastic hike though Scotland known as the West Highland Way. It's 155 km (96 miles) long. Since completing The...

Since completing The Way we've had many conversations (both in-person and virtual) with people about our experience, and offered more...

We love it when extraordinary food finds pop up in unlikely places. You might fairly assume that the best one would have to seek out this...

One of us learned to make this dish many (many) years ago when a school friend’s mother decided to share some of her family’s special...

These days the humble Bánh mì sandwich is one of the new “it” foods in North America. New Bánh mì -only shops are popping up everywhere,...

Getting There Since Drake Bay is located in such an isolated part of Costa Rica, getting there - especially from abroad - requires a...

There are always trends and fads in the foodie world and we’re generally not prone to following them down their respective rabbit holes....

If you're like us you're a huge fan of Anime, which comes with a fascination with Japanese popular culture. So imagine our surprise and...

Some dear friends invited us for dinner Hancook 치즈 닭갈비, one of their favourite neighbourhood haunts, to welcome us back to Toronto. Being...

After having had the opportunity to enjoy many home-cooked meals in Japanese households (both in Canada and Japan) this cuisine holds a...

We found every step of this 155 km hike to be pretty enough to paint. It is more than a walk, it is a way to discover yourself.

As part of our preparations for our permanent move to our Toronto home we’ve decided to embark on a whirlwind tour of as many of our...

France is famous for its love of food and wine, and that can manifest in some odd ways. Here's a story we found in Harper's Magazine that...

Every month we drive our butts down to Regina to bring some tasty treats to 10 Saskatoon homes! Our focus is to shop at independent...