Yearly Archives: 2008

A foodie poet has told me about a literary journal in New York, Alimentum, which is about food! I had also heard that Gastronomica publishes poetry. Good to have a couple of markets for food poetry. Went to see How … Continue reading →

The day after the BC government announced funding for improvements for the province’s transportation, I travelled from Victoria to Vancouver using only public transportation. For those not familiar with the art of getting off this island, my options were: 1. … Continue reading →

Not a monumental one, but a week in which food and poetry converged at last. Some good food coverage on CBC, including a week on hospital food, a whole series on food issues in the new India, and an interview … Continue reading →

Hard not to start the year in a state of environmental angst. Water is always topical here on Vancouver Island: we either have too much or too little at any given time. In this our water-fronted, rain-sodden wintertime in Victoria, … Continue reading →

A lot of you expressed envy at my departure for Italy to study food for a year, and to anyone of that mindset in the Victoria area I offer glad tidings: my classmate Don Genova is offering a course at … Continue reading →