Island Times Magazine I am pleased to start contributing to a new Vancouver Island magazine called 'Island Times'. The magazine will be in wide distribution all over Vancouver Island...the easiest place to find it is on any BC Ferry! You can also see the current issue online, including my story about the bounty of Vancouver Island, starting on page 15. Read Online

Slow Food Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands I am now the leader of the Vancouver Island and Gulf Islands Slow Food Convivium. To check out what Slow Food is all about and how you can get involved, just visit our website.

Collaborations Chef Bill Jones and I are putting our heads and our knives together this summer for two back-to-back special events in July at Bill's Deerholme Farm in Glenora. They involve some of my favourite food elements, barbecue, Dungeness Crab and Cowichan Bay Farm chicken. Full details at this blog posting.

Classes I've just finished teaching my food and travel writing courses for the spring semester, they resume in-person and on-line in October, but there is still room for more students in my 5-day intensive program later in July. Get more info here.

January 6, 2009 Resolution: Eat More Fat! This podcast contains an interview with Jennifer McLagan, author of Fat: An Appreciation of A Misunderstood Ingredient, with Recipes. More Info »

For over ten years I produced several programs about food for CBC Radio called Food For Thought, Pacific Palate and So Much On My Plate. You can find some of the audio programs in My Archives, as well as recipes, recommendations and links from the other programs there as well.