Category: Food & Drink
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Tibits: Vegetarian Dining to go out of your way for
WHEN it comes to eating vegetarian I’m no aficionada. But I recognise fresh ingredients, balanced and lively flavours, enjoyable textures, inviting aromas, and the pull of pleasing colours on the eye and appetite.
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Oak Orchard Edibles: from Garden to Table
ONCE UPON a time in a canton not very far away (Basel, that is) there lived a young man who one day returned from Boy Scout camp to take over his mother’s kitchen. Uninspired by the prospect of boiled salt-water potatoes, Martin fried the uncooked spuds in oil and butter, added salt, pepper, a dash…
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Delicate, delicious London Fog Tea Latte
IT SEEMS this delightful brew has been around awhile, but it took my sister (thanks, sis!) to introduce me to it on my recent visit to Vancouver. I guess it was always just around the corner waiting for me to discover it — and what a pleasant surprise.
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Switzerland’s Loveliest Cafés and Tea Rooms, 2nd edition
IF coffee culture and architecture are among your passions, then search out the best of both in one spot with the revised, 2nd edition of the Swiss Heritage Society booklet “Switzerland’s Loveliest Cafés and Tea Rooms”. In recent years, there’s been a revival of coffee and tea houses not only as places to enjoy a stimulating…
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A few fun finds…
MY love affair with coffee in almost all its permutations continues apace and in the past few months I’ve come across a few more “finds” to keep my caffeine levels topped up while on the go.