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On July 1, 1867, three colonies united into a single country they called Canada; the word comes from the Huron-Iroquois “kanata”, which means village. So on this day each year Canadians celebrate in their vast country. It would be appropriate if we ...

If you’re a foodie, you might recognise Herb Wilson. The former Top Chef: Masters contestant has worked at high-end restaurants in Las Vegas, New York City and Miami. He’s also one of only a handful of chefs to get three two-star reviews from the Ne...

If I were to ask you if you have ever tried a wine made from a mutation of the pinot noir grape that the French (where it originated) call pinot gris, you might not be familiar with it. Now if I were to say have you ever enjoyed pinot grigio from It...

Just a few weeks until the end of term and I am clinging on for dear life. September started out so well. I was laying out uniforms the night before, diligently supervising homework, packing prize-winning lunches … where did it all go wrong? With ju...

It’s a rare day that Johnny Eatherley doesn’t watch a few episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants. The 58-year-old is so hooked he incorporated the cartoon into the ice-cream business he runs with his wife Patricia, Scoops N Cones. SpongeBob and his friend...

If I were inclined to take the well-trodden path, I would suggest that we just stock sauvignon blanc, pinot grigio and chardonnay when it comes to white wine, as it would probably cover 90 per cent of our customer demand. We do not limit ourselves to...

If you love jerk seasoning, get ready: it’s two days away from the celebration of the year. Music will also be part of the entertainment at the One Love Jerk Festival but it’s the food that will take centre stage. Local chefs will go head-to-head; th...

Back in October of 2015 I wrote that prosecco was one of the fastest growing wine categories, as this Italian bubbly was gaining many new fans. In November, a Bloomberg report described perfect weather and the biggest harvest ever, that represented ...

Only chef Srinivasan “Srini” Nandagopal knew how to make chicken fried rice the way Mazahim “Maz” Shabdeen liked it — hot and spicy. For years, Mr Shabdeen ordered the dish from Traditions Restaurant in Sandys every Saturday afternoon on his way to ...

Nine bottles out of ten of all wine produced will be consumed within the first year and 99 out of 100 within five years. In truth, somewhere between 5 and 10 per cent improves after a year and only 1 per cent after five to ten years, the lower figure...

Last week, as I was reading Chloe a story, Belle pottered off to get a bedtime snack. She usually gets an apple or goat cheese (posh!), so I thought nothing of it. Once they were both tucked in I went downstairs to make lunch boxes and found a littl...

As our offspring now reside in other countries, it was up to me on Mother’s Day to prepare the requested rib-eye beef roast and select the appropriate wine. Although a suggestion was given about a cabernet sauvignon from Napa Valley, I made the deci...