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Published date March 18, 2014
It was the day JC was leaving to go back to Toronto, one day before me, and we had spent most of our days at ExpoWest, and some of the time vegetating in the sunshine or in our air conditioned, but otherwise sparse, hmotel room. We woke up and wanted...
Published date March 16, 2014
I’m surprised and also not surprised how much I have to say about my first visit to ExpoWest. I never expected to have so many posts on one event, but there are genuinely a lot of interesting products releasing new or new-to-me ideas. Part one focused on the vegan meats &...
READ MORE Awesome Vegan Stuff We Saw At ExpoWest – Part Three – Non-Dairy Cheese & Other Products
Published date March 15, 2014
This is a continuation of yesterday’s post on the awesome stuff we tried at ExpoWest last week. Yesterday I covered a few of the Not Meat & Other Alternative products, There were lots to choose from for that category, and also lots to choose from in the Non-Dairy Dairy-like products...
READ MORE Awesome Vegan Stuff We Saw At ExpoWest – Part Two – Not Dairy Milks
Published date March 14, 2014
I went down to California last week to check out ExpoWest and soak up some sunshine. It was a pretty spectacular show and an amazing point of convergence for distributors, promoters, exhibitors, marketers, health professionals, and bloggers. I originally went without intending to blog about it. I was focused on...
READ MORE Awesome Vegan Stuff We Saw At ExpoWest – Part one – Meat
Published date March 13, 2014
Last week I was in beautiful Southern California for the Natural Food Expo West in Anaheim California. I like that I didn’t bring boots, or a coat, or gloves. There was no need for hats or scarves. It was consistently around 20C, and sunny. I went outside in sandals. I...
READ MORE Thursday Navel Gazing & Things I Like. Things Like Sunshine
Published date March 3, 2014
First of all – you have a little under a month to use up your Indie Coffee Passport! It’s crunch time people, let’s get caffeinated. I rarely write a post from the cafe I’m sitting in, but I’m breaking that trend with this one (I also rarely go to these...
READ MORE Coffee Monday – The Abbott – Indie Coffee Passport
Published date March 1, 2014
Thursday evening was FoodShare Toronto‘s annual Recipe for Change fundraising event, and the third time we’ve gone. It’s one of the food related fundraisers I look forward to every year, and we had a lovely night. It’s great to support the food literacy work that FoodShare does, while also having...
Published date February 27, 2014
Travel As much as I love where I live, or as much as I always try to love where I live, wherever that might be, it’s always nice to leave the usual for a while. I enjoy the act of planning a trip, even a brief one, (& even if...
READ MORE Things I love Thursday – Travel for business or pleasure
Published date February 24, 2014
Every once and a while I get an email about a new product or event or whatever that really resonates with me. It’s one of those things that if I stumbled upon it myself, I’d be excited about and would start telling my friends. The Roasters Pack is one of...
Published date February 18, 2014
George Restaurant is a fancy upscale restaurant in the Verity/Ivy Hotel building. It features booths and tables, and an open kitchen that you can see as you pass by on Queen. Last month, JC and I went over there to celebrate the 3-year anniversary of the first day we met....