New Classes! I'm pleased to announce I am teaching a series of courses in Food Culture and Italian Cuisine for the Thrifty Foods Cooking and Lifestyle Centres in Victoria and Morgan Creek, White Rock. Just click here to review all the courses. Look for me in March at Morgan Creek and March and April in Victoria.

Classes at University of Victoria Two courses coming up in March and April...First, 'Ethnic Cuisines: How World Cuisines Survive and Thrive in Canada', then, 'Exploring Local Foods'. These courses involve food sampling and lively discussions at very reasonable prices. Details on Ethnic Cuisines Details on Exploring Local Foods

Classes at University of British Columbia The spring editions of my popular food and travel writing courses are also open for enrolment. If you can't make it to the UBC campus, no problem, the course is offered online as well. By the end of the 8-week session you'll know how to construct a creative query letter that will sell your idea to a publication, and have an edited version of your full-length story. Learn how to do what I do! Click here for more information or to register.

Pastry In Europe 2010 Now Available! I am the copy editor for this amazing hardcover Pastry book now available by mail order. It captures all the best new recipes from pastry chefs in Europe with beautiful photography, and also contains fascinating chef profiles and stories of pastry traditions and innovations. If you are a pastry chef this book is for you! If not, the city profiles provide a guide to the best patisseries in European cities like Vienna and Copenhagen! Click here to out more.

Island On The Edge a Top Ten Food Documentary! Mike Devlin of the Victoria Times-Colonist has named Island on the Edge one of his top ten 'must-see' documentaries about food. Nick Versteeg, Jason Found and I produced this documentary about the food security of Vancouver Island and what can be done to ensure our future survival without relying on too many outside food sources. It doesn't matter where you live, this film will make you think about where your food comes from and how you eat. To order visit Nick's website.

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.

My podcast, All You Can Eat, is on hiatus for the time being. However, there are 55 episodes of All You Can Eat archived here for your listening pleasure.

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.