Toronto based travel, wine & cocktail writer embarking on adventure and discovering the world
I wrote the following while sitting on a chair in the Massai Mara, a 1500 km sq conservancy home to many great an beautiful animals. The big five (Lion, Leopard, Elephant, Water Buffalo and Rhino) and other creatures roam free and to say our presence...
Bourbon is cool again. So is tequila and mescal. Now a Portuguese winery housed in a 12th century monastery is making Port cool again too. Already a creator of award winning Ports, Senhora do Convento (SDC), launched two new Ports called ‘Ruby’ and ‘Tawny.’...
As seen on Girls of TO Last week we talked about the house wine at Sandals Grand Rivera Jamaica , endless bottles of a surprisingly nice Stone Cellars by Beringer. This week is both a shout out to the deliciousness of the resort’s cocktails and mixed...
Here is my final instalment for Johnnie Walker Whisky Week. It was a fantastic few days full of peat, oak and hints of vanilla- Yum! This week we learned that whiskey makers are obsessive in creating their perfect blend, taste and colour. Hundreds of...
It's Day 4 of our Johnnie Walker Whisky Week- Have you thought about hosting your own whisky tasting yet? We gave you tip one on Tuesday but still wondering about the rest. Tomorrow we will reveal all! (Pssst- It's really easy!) The most important thing...
Toronto's famous The Carbon Bar is renowned for its delicious BBQ, inspired cocktails and an overall unique menu. Their recent Smoke, Meat & Whisky event showcased their creativity on the grill and behind the bar. In case you couldn't make it to this...
Montes Alpha: Cabernet Sauvignon As seen on Girls of TO Full disclosure, I managed the media relations for Montes Wines trip to Toronto but I will also say that I knew nothing about the brand prior. I knew that they had pioneered dry farming in Chile...
I'm giving away tickets to Summer Craft Beer Fest 2015 featuring some of the best craft beers on the planet. Not only will the winner receive two tickets to the July 9th festival in Liberty Village, they will also win two tickets to the after party hosted...
Happy Humpday everyone! We are almost at Friday and under a week away to June. June brings the official start of summer, lazy cottage days, burgers on the BBQ...and a beverage or two. I am primarily a wine drinker but in the last year or so, have come...
As seen on Girls of TO My hands and feet have been cold for the past month and my inability to raise my core temperature means that at the moment, I tend to drink reds instead of cool whites. So when I hosted a double date dinner and my guest kindly brought...
On a scale of 'every single day' to 'never ever,' tasting whisky that has been aged in space is most likely on the latter end of that scale. Luckily, Ardbeg, a scotch maker from Islay (an island in the north of Scotland), brought some of this single malt...
As seen on Girls of TO Wine of the Week: Cucumber Dream at Bar Fish Last week I tried a Cucumber Dream, a gin based cocktail at Bar Fish , part of Japanese restaurant, BlowFish, on the corner of Bathurst and King West. With a Vegas Hakkasan feel, the...
As seen on Girls of TO Winter is here and let’s be honest, we all spend a few hours a day scrolling through Expedia and wishing we were somewhere warmer. North Americans are big fans of the all-inclusive vacation and with 2 weeks vacation a year, these...
The Snap Dragon As seen on Girls of TO After a week full of sunshine and a glimpse of spring, we can all raise our glasses to the possibility of being warm again. To help you celebrate, here is a recipe from Queen East's The Carbon Bar, an exclusive cocktail...
As seen on Girls of TO It’s the time of year for poppin’ bottles! Whether you are celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza (or Festivus), there is almost always a moment that deserves some sparkling wine. Come to think of it, we think there is never an...
Courtesy of Wine and Spirits Magazine Cinco de Mayo was all about palomas and twists on margaritas- Yum! These delicious drinks got me thinking about the many tequila and mezcal cocktails out there. Here is a personal favourite from The NoMad Bar in New...
As seen on Girls of TO While at the cottage, the ladies drink a lot of red wine. We try different grapes, different regions and different vintages, always willing to sip something new and perhaps discover a new favourite. The men drink rum- Lamb's rum-...
As seen on Girls of TO Happy Holidays! Cheers to a season filled with office parties, family dinners, get-togethers and more…and because your mother taught you to never show up empty handed, the holidays can bring last minute gifting woes. While it would...
Your golf season is about to hit full swing with the GTA's best public courses. With spring comes the start of golf season, the chance to spend good hours on the green (and hopefully not in the ... I am reposting this article just in time for you to plan...
For those of you who have missed my #WineoftheWeek on Girls of TO, here is a recap ofsome recent articles: http://www.girlsofto.com/2014/10/09/wine-of-the-week-a-pure-and-extravagant-evening-of-wine/ http://www.girlsofto.com/2014/06/05/le-beat-tropique-with-ciroc-and-mahiki/...
As seen in The Broken Heel Diaries My heel was broken as I starred at the end date stamped on my visa, realizing that my beach paradise was coming to a premature end. After concluding that there was no physical way I could make it to a border in time,...
As seen on Girls of TO Before I say anything else, let me say that the Apothic Dark label is obscurely beautiful. Not unlike the wine itself, it is gothic, mysterious, even brooding: Edgar Allen Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne would be proud. I had heard...
As seen in The Broken Heel Diaries My heel and my heart broke as I watched the IV slip into my best friend’s arm. She looked at me from the surgery table with sad big brown eyes, silently begging me to save her from the pain. She was my traveling partner,...
Summer is over. Wedding season is over. It's all over. The summer of weddings culminated in the marriage of two very close friends, who true to form, celebrated with wine, shots and reality show video cameras all around them. It was fabulous! This summer...
While studying for my exam on English Renaissance literature, I was baffled to come across a Catholic website which quoted Milton's work, claiming Paradise Lost promoted a Catholic rhetoric. The priest relayed his favourite passages from the poem and...
