Your guide to #eatdrinktweet!
Pondering registering for Eat.Drink.Tweet., coming up February 17-19 at Okanagan College in Penticton, but not sure what to register for? Here’s a handy-dandy guide. First, determine if you are in one of these categories, or if you are simply someone who enjoys learning over craft beer, a glass of wine, and gourmet munchies: a marketer in the hospitality sector — wineries, restaurants, attractions, accommodations, arts and culture organizations a tourism operators and...
Read MoreThings that happened in 2011
Over the last four or five years, I’ve sent a list of “things that happened” with my Christmas cards, instead of a standard holiday letter. This year, however, the cards were halted…I spent the cash I would have used for cards and postage to buy some items for the SPCA. Nevertheless, as 2011 draws to a close, I give you: things that happened in 2011. Enjoy. Did not learn to cook. Anything. | Continued to win fans with Twitter hashtag #coupdeschats. | Visited Thomas...
Read MoreContest alert! Who likes to eat, drink, and SKI!
The fine folks at Big White Ski Resort <Twitter: @bigwhite | Facebook: Big White Ski Resort> have teamed up with All She Wrote for a cool — pun intended — contest. Who likes to eat, drink and ski? Coming up December 10th at Big White, a fabulous event for foodies and wine lovers: Big Reds at Big White <RSVP to the event on Facebook>, now in it’s fourth year, featuring more than 30 local winemakers pairing their reds — it’s winter, of course...
Read MoreBy popular demand: Mom’s borscht recipe!
I’ve had a few requests via Twitter for borscht recipes, because, according to my Doukhobor heritage, I should know how to cook it. As I say on my Yelp profile, I don’t cook, therefore I restaurant. As for the Doukhobor thing, that’s a whole other post entirely. Look it up. Thankfully, my mom is a fantastic cook, even if she refuses to make anything from a Paula Deen cookbook (like this awesome creation that I am so making for her one day, if I ever decide to turn on my oven)....
Read MoreSocial media replaces the golf game, and begets another hockey contest.
I’m freakin’ awesome at glow-in-the-dark mini-golf. Got a good hockey proverb? Post it in the comments below. Best one wins a seat at the next Eat.Drink.Tweet. event, Beer’n'Blogs. Why hockey? Because Canucks blogger Harrison Mooney of Pass It to Bulis fame is one of the speakers! Now back to this post… Years ago, I attempted to learn how to play golf. The last time I took a lesson, it was in the midst of the NHL playoffs, and I ticked off my classmates by opening...
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