When I lived in Amsterdam, a winter highlight was the Amsterdam Light Festival. Incredible light installations across the city, reflecting on the canals, creating art and conversation during those few drab weeks of mid-winter. My favourite installation was this giant net hung over the Amstel River, as the colours of the lights changed, it appeared […]
Mount Julian is a nine-table restaurant sitting cozily next door to the Viamede Resort on Stony Lake in the Kawarthas. A ‘forest to table culinary journey’, this historic restaurant creates their dishes only using the freshest ingredients from local farms and farmers. Dating back to 1874, Mount Julian has continuously been a local institution while also being […]
I’ve lived in Calgary for the last 15 years. For the first seven I lived near downtown in the Beltline. And then, with the dreams to own my own home, I moved out to the suburbs… Big mistake… Huge. Away from all the restaurants, shops, night life and the heartbeat of the city, I felt […]
