CHATEAU LYNCH-BAGES
Savouring the Bordeaux Culture of Wine In the tasting room of the Bordeaux winery, Chateau Lynch-Bages, I raised my glass, noted the dark brick colour of the wine and inhaled…
“Corsica, that’s in Sicily, isn’t it?”
Not true, but my well-traveled friend’s mistake is typical. Few North Americans know much about Corsica and most have strong misconceptions about this Mediterranean island that is much closer…
Authentically Israel
This story originally appeared in the 2012 October-December Issue of Taste & Travel International. Click here to see a PDF of the original magazine article Authentic Food in Israel It…
Trekking in history’s hiding place
This article originally appeared on June 19, 2009 in The Globe and Mail. Click here to see the original version I am floating like a cork on the salty…
Klimt’s Vienna
This article originally appeared on March 2, 2009 in MacLean's Magazine. Click here to see the original version Vienna is known for its ornate palaces, for Mozart for pastries –…
DREYFUS SPEAKS
(a version appeared in Maclean's Magazine) Paris.... Charles Dreyfus, in his mid-80's, carries his famous name with dignity and his tall frame with military bearing, as he continues to be…
FAIRMONT GOES FORWARD TO ITS PAST (appeared in The National Post Nov/2007)
The most vivid memory I have of my senior prom is not the boy (it was a date of convenience) or the place (a downmarket hall for a blue collar…
HEALTH: SECOND HAND CAT (appeared in the Globe and Mail)
“I got rid of the kids ‑ the cat was allergic”, reads the sign in the allergist’s office. It’s a rueful reminder of the denial, verging on hostility, to cat‑caused…
INDIA: Shopping for Silk in Mumbai
This article originally appeared on October 14, 2006 in The Globe and Mail. Click here to see the original version MUMBAI — If there's anything coherent about Mumbai, where poor…