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2010

 

Cinda’s new books:











The Guy Can’t Cook by Cinda Chavich (Whitecap), sequel to the popular The Girl Can’t Cook

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And here’s Cinda’s new pressure cooker book, with 200 new recipes, including Caramelized Onion Soup, Kung Pao Pork, & Italian-style Pot Roast with Pasta.




 

Follow the ongoing adventures of food and travel writer Cinda Chavich as she savours the world. Find her published food, drink and travel stories, and regular blog here at TasteReport.com.

More travel stories:

Watching grizzly bears in B.C.


Gastro pubs in Britain


A scenic train trip to bike-friendly Whistler


Summer in Scottsdale


Touring Romagna


Michelin releases Alberta guide


Go Slow: a food tour of Italy’s Piemonte


Crawdad season in Cajun country


Saving the blue iguana of Grand Cayman


The science of watching humpback whales


Quebec’s Ile d’Orleans


Gourmet sea kayaking


Hawai’i’s Big Island


B.C.’s Cowichan Valley


More food stories:

Cooking wild game


Saskatoon berries


The best bacon


Classic British puddings


Canadian foie gras


Team Canada at Bocuse d’Or in Lyon


Making Sauerkraut from scratch


Wild Turkey


Cloud berries on the Rock


Canada’s authentic buffalo mozzarella



Recipes:

Saucy Lemon Pudding Cake


Quebec Christmas tourtiere


Saskatoon berry apple crisp


Cooking with sauerkraut


Vegeterian burgers


Cock-a-leekie soup


Grilled leg of lamb


Mac and cheese (from scratch!)


Banana pancakes


Pickerel in lemon butter sauce


Turkey dinner


ALL recipes....



More Drink stories:


Inniskillin Sparkling Icewine


The Dolcettos of Dogliani


Pretty Paso Robles


Super single malts


Cocktail Nation: Drink experts dish on latest


Orofino Riesling wins gold medal


Iced cider in Quebec


Taste Report: Prosecco


Touring Italy’s Veneto



More great hotels:


Pacific Sands Beach Resort, Tofino, B.C.


Three Ways House Hotel, Mickleton, UK


The Juniper, Banff National Park


The Banff Springs Hotel, Banff, Alberta


Opus Hotel, Vancouver, B.C.


Moraine Lake Lodge, Lake Louise,  Alberta


G Hotel, Penang, Malaysia


Shangri-la Hotel, Vancouver, B.C.


Hotel Arts, Calgary, Alberta


Kensington Riverside Inn, Calgary, Alberta




B&B’s and Country Inns:


Mission Ridge B&B, Courtenay, B.C.


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Just in time for the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver and Whistler, I headed to northern British Columbia to explore the historic First Nations traditions of carving totem poles. While you will find authentic poles in museums throughout B.C., and around the world, it’s wonderful - and humbling - to see them standing, in situ, in the communities where they have served to mark land and property deeds, and tell family and clan stories,  for centuries.  Read my feature story that appeared in the Globe and Mail... and check out the on line photo gallery. There are places across the province to see the finest west coast First Nations art in parks, museums and galleries.  Check it out...

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Canadian icewine is a product that’s known around to world, and thanks to a particularly chilly October and November, the 2009 Okanagan icewine harvest was a big success. Now Mission Hill Family Estate winery is celebrating the season by joining forces with Purdy’s Chocolates to create a line of icewine truffles, dark chocolate morsels infuses with Mission Hill’s Vidal icewine. These tasty and decadent bonbons are the perfect way to say I Love You this Valentine’s Day - or to serve to toast Canada’s gold medal Olympic athletes.

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Vancouver and Whistler restaurants are legendary but during the 2010 Olympics you might need to find a hidden gem that’s fast, inexpensive, and off the beaten path, or at least close to the Olympic hockey or speed skating venues. I scoured the city to find Vancouver’s best hidden restaurants for great sushi, late night izakaya eating, big bowls of hearty stews and Chinese noodles, exotic curries and delis for picnic-style takeout, cheese, sandwiches and other easy meals to fuel your Olympic dreams on a budget. Read more ...

TASTE, n. & v. : flavor, morsel, relish, sip, savor, enjoy, learn, experience -  the ability to discern the best quality.

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Okay, I didn’t sleep on the beach, but you can see my room from here (and now that I’m home in the Great White North, I’m seriously trying to conjur this view as often as I can). That’s the bit of creamy white Maxwell Beach that’s out in front of the modest Sea Breeze Beach Hotel in Barbados, a funky little all-inclusive on the island’s southwest coast. I love the laid back atmosphere and the people - seemed like we were part of a little Bajan hotel family after a week of rum punch and warm turquoise blue water. Read my story about Bargain Barbados....

WHERE IN THE WORLD IS CINDA NOW?

I’m just back from a trip to Britain where travel deals, from half-price theatre tickets and special menus at London’s Michelin-starred restaurants to bargain hotel packages, make this a great time to visit. I explored fashionable boutique hotels, like the brand new Missoni in Edinburgh, and locovore hideaways in the Highlands, and learned all about Scottish seafood.  And did I mention we had tea with Prince Philip at Buckingham Palace?

Listen to my first report on CBC radio’s Wild Rose, live from Scotland!