It was high tide last night at Toronto’s Fairmont Royal York hotel as thirteen of Ontario’s best chefs went ladle to ladle during the Vancouver Aquarium’s Ocean Wise Chowder Chowdown. The issues that continue to trouble our marine environment played a supporting role to the…
Tonight, at Toronto’s Fairmont Royal York, some of Ontario’s best Ocean Wise chefs battle it out to become the 2012 Chowder Chowdown Champion. The chefs are all participating in this remarkable Toronto event, as a means to call attention to the fact that overfishing is the greatest…
It was a fast day of honey seeeking drop-ins at BEEGrrl on Dundas West. I shared a honey flight tasting with Sayyad. He found me through my membership with the Ontario Beekeeping Association www.ontariobee.com , as he was in persuit of a local urban flavour. Sayyad…
Since Chef and I (BEEGrrl) partnered with the Toronto Beekeepers Co-op and Food Share in 2008, the rooftop apiary at Toronto’s Fairmont Royal York has always been the bridesmaid and never the bride. My last post referenced our honey “ranking,” at Canada’s annual Royal Agricultural…
Country bees went up against city bees this weekend at the home of fellow urban beekeepers: Melissa Berney and Shawn Caza. The invitation to participate in a “honey party” came earlier in the week and it turned out to be sweeter than ever imagined. In…
The annual Royal Agricultural Winter Fair (RAWF) brings hundreds of breeders, growers, exhibitors and a handful of beekeepers to Toronto, Ontario’s Exhibition Place from November 2 through to November 11, 2012. The fair offers a rare opportunity for growers, breeders and a Toronto urban…