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• Me & My Camera: Pieces of Kenya

  04 August 2015 ( #kenya, #travel, #Africa )

• Cider of the Week: Folkin' Hard Cider from Bonnieheath

  06 August 2015 ( #Cider, #Norfolk County, #bonnieheath, #wineoftheweek, #ontario, #travel )

  Bonnieheath Estate in Norfolk County is so many types of fantastic, as are the owners, Anita and Steve Buehner. Not only does Bonnieheath produce heaps of lovely smelling lavender, oils and creams, they craft a number of delicious wines and our personal...

• Wine Of The Week: Burning Kiln Winery

  16 July 2015 ( #winelover, #wineoftheweek, #Norfolk County, #Burning Kiln, #travel )

  Burning Kiln winery is nestled in the heart of Norfolk Country, Ontario's garden. A former tobacco growing region, Norfolk County is now also home to a number of unique wineries who have repurposed their land in order to produce some of Ontario's finest...

• A Visit to Norfolk County: Ontario's Garden

  06 July 2015 ( #travel, #ontario, #winelover, #Norfolk County, #newwine )

  Simcoe was made famous by Mumford and Sons' gentleman's tour a few years ago but other than that, Norfolk County is fairly unknown. They are that quiet friend that never talks about himself and then years later, you find out that they invented bit coin...

• Beer Of The Week: The Blue Elephant's Super Masculine 'Very Berry Strawberry'

  24 July 2015 ( #ontario, #Norfolk County, #Beer, #wineoftheweek, #travel, #Ontario )

  The Blue Elephant rose to fame when two members of Mumford and Sons tasted their home brewed pilsner and asked to make it the official beer of their 'Gentleman of the Road' tour in 2013. Owner Heather Pond-Manorome agreed and quickly turned what started...

• NYC: More Than A City

  30 June 2015 ( #travel, #NYC, #New York, #Celebration, #drinks, #Pride, #Freedom, #America )

  A weekend in New York City will forever remain one of the most fantastically fabulous travel destinations of all time...and that is exactly how I would describe my time in NYC. The combination of NYC Pride and America's new law on same-sex marriage made...

• Wine Of The Week: Jacob's Creek Double Barrel Shiraz

  13 August 2015 ( #wine of the week, #winelover )

  As seen on Girls of TO Next month, Jacob's Creek is launching a brand new Double Barrel Shiraz, a wine that has been aged in whisky barrels as opposed to normal American and/or French oak barrels. While this may sound like a marketing gimmick, let me...

• My 6 Best Kenyan Animal Butts

  12 July 2015 ( #kenya, #Animals, #travel )

  ...A booty so fat that you could see it from the front... I hate to see you go but I love to watch you leave My anaconda don't want none unless you got buns, hun. I don’t think you’re ready for this jelly Brother, wanna thank your mother for a butt like...

• Johnnie Walker Whisky Week: Day 2

  26 May 2015 ( #Johnnie Walker, #whisky, #Scotch, #cocktails, #Father's Day )

  Last night, we kicked off Johnnie Walker Whisky Week by celebrating some of my favourite Dad's and of course, the lovely Curious Creature. Together with our Johnnie Walker ambassador, Cameron, we sampled Red Label, Black Label, Gold Label Reserve, Platinum...

• FIOL: A Prosecco Project of Passion

  28 January 2015 ( #wineoclock, #winelover, #prosecco, #passion, #italy, #bubbly, #newwine, #Toronto )

  FIOL translates as 'sons' in Italian. In Venetian colloquy however, FIOL derives from 1400 year old slang and means 'the cool guy.' In this particular instance, FIOL is a community of friends that share a passion for wine and 'enjoy life with a sparkle'...and...

• A Post-Reno Adventure on Ottawa Street

  21 January 2015 ( #hamont, #ottawastreet, #Inspiration, #Hamilton, #Adventure, #travel )

  "I wish I knew about this place before I renovated!" I exclaimed throughout our guided tour. My friend Solmaz and I were escorted along Ottawa Street in Hamilton, a place previously known for its textiles and lack of economic opportunity. The street is...

• Wine of the Week: A Walk down Jacob's Creek

  29 January 2015 ( #wineoftheweek, #wineoclock, #winelover, #jacobscreek, #redwine )

  As seen on Girls of TO ‘Moscato is much too sweet for me,’ I often hear/often say myself. When the anticipated Jacob’s Creek Reserve Coonawawa 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon arrived, accompanied by a Jacobs Creek Moscato, I dutifully put the white in my wine...

• The Cottage is not on Sauble Beach

  19 May 2015 ( #cottage, #famjam, #love, #beach, #summer, #ontario, #canada, #travel )

  Perhaps it's snobbery that makes me feel as though I need to explain 'The Cottage' when I say that it is on Sauble Beach. Maybe it is because I automatically think of the riffraff and the guys in pick up trucks with flags inviting me to 'Git 'R Done'...

• House of Mandela: A Legacy Made in Wine

  31 May 2015 ( #wine, #winelover, #mandela, #South Africa, #House of Mandela, #iYellow Wine Club )

  The name itself commands greatness...or even reverence. Few have come close to Nelson Mandela's international notoriety, a legend who left a legacy of leadership, tolerance and social activism on the entire planet. Maybe Jesus did? But even then it is...

• EDO Toronto: The Fruits of A Japanese Bromance

  27 January 2015

  As seen on Girls of TO Edo is the former name of Tokyo- That one fact alone should tell you how serious this restaurant is about Japanese food: Real Japanese food. On my arrival at EDO Toronto last week, owner Barry Chaim immediately introduced himself...

• WINE OF THE WEEK: SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE SOUTHBROOK CONNECT ORGANIC WINE

  27 April 2015 ( #wineoftheweek, #winelover, #southbrook, #girlsofto, #ontario, #travel )

  As seen on Girls of TO I know I have written about Southbrook Vineyards before but I feel like I am seeing this brand everywhere recently. When it comes to giving your brand a personality, Southbrook has this down pat. As I mentioned before, Southbrook's...

• Happy Johnnie Walker Whisky Week

  25 May 2015 ( #Johnnie Walker, #whisky, #Scotch, #Father's Day, #cocktails )

  Happy Monday and more importantly, Happy Johnnie Walker Whisky Week with Natty P! This week we will be will be exploring the wonderful world of Walker with delicious recipes, whisky factoids and most importantly, steps to hosting your own whisky tasting...

• COCKTAIL OF THE WEEK: JOHNNIE WALKER BLACK BLOOD AND SAND

  23 April 2015 ( #wineoftheweek, #winelover, #wineoclock, #cocktails )

  As seen on Girls of TO Mad Men is heading into their final season and it only seems right that one would celebrate with a whisky cocktail. Because Bar Raval thinks so too, their mixologist Jenner Cormier has created a Mad Men inspired Johnnie Walker Scotch...

• An Evening in Conversation with Chefs Corey Lee and David Chang

  28 May 2015 ( #food, #Toronto, #TorontoEats, #Inspiration )

  Chef Corey Lee and David Chang are Asian American chefs who found fame first in NYC before becoming worldwide cooking sensations. Hosted by George Brown Centre for Hospitality and Culinary Arts, the two Chefs were in Toronto to launch Lee's new book and...

• My #TasteSafari with Taste of Toronto 2015

  12 May 2015 ( #wineoftheweek, #cocktails, #Toronto, #TorontoEats )

  As seen on Girls of TO Last week, I was lucky enough to attend Taste of Toronto's Taste Safari, a media preview of the fantastic annual food festival that takes place July 2-5th, 2015. For those of you on Periscope, you may have joined me for some of...

• The Art (and Futility) of Worry

  08 February 2015 ( #lifestyle, #worry, #self, #anxiety )

  Cover: K. Hewitt (1986) and S. Kellog (1976) I'm a worrier. I think I was born worrying. When I was a child, my mother read me 'The Three Sillies,' an English fairytale that highlighted the futility of worrying. The moral of the story was obviously lost...

• VIDEO: The Wine List - Cibo Wine Bar

  26 May 2015 ( #the wine list, #cibo, #winelover, #wineoclock, #pasta, #foood, #italian, #TorontoEats, #Toronto, #wine )

  Welcome to The Wine List! In this web series, Toronto Wine Drinker, Sean Berry, and myself will be exploring Toronto's eateries to find the best bottle of wine we can: We want to show you where you can have a good time in the city, what to eat and most...

• Johnnie Walker Whisky Week with Natty P

  21 May 2015 ( #whisky, #Johnnie Walker, #cocktails, #Father's Day, #Scotch )

  Next week, Natty P Online is being taken over by Johnnie Walker whisky. I will be exploring the wonderful world of Walker with delicious recipes, whisky factoids and most importantly, steps to hosting your own whisky tasting at home...Just in time for...

• Wine of the Week ABROAD: Kenyan Dawa

  24 June 2015 ( #wineoftheweek, #cocktails, #kenya, #vodka, #travel )

  On a recent trip to Kenya, I discovered a refreshing East African cocktail called ‘Dawa.’ Dawa is the Swahili word for ‘medicine’ and definitely cures a whole host of ills- mainly thirst, jet lag and the desire for a delicious cocktail. At a restaurant...

• The time I tried to put a Periscope video on YouTube

  05 May 2015 ( #periscope, #social media, #Toronto, #TorontoEats, #food, #cocktails )

  The good news is that Periscope was a successful social media tool This is the email I wrote to the amazing team at Rock It Promo: Hey Ladies- So am promised, I attempted to put a video together with my Periscope footage- You will see that I am still...