Food & Wine

5 Delicious Things You’ll Eat in Barbados

January 19, 2018 14 Alli Blair

Bajan cuisine is characterized by spice combinations of fresh lime juice, chili peppers, thyme, marjoram and parsley, unlike jerk seasoning like other islands’ Latin influences. Here are 5 foods that are unmistakably prevalent in any…

Castello di Amorosa: Winery Fit for a Queen

November 10, 2017 20 Alli Blair

Castles and wine, what more could a girl ask for? Chocolate. Luckily I found all three when visiting Castello di Amorosa, a 13th century Tuscan style castle in Napa Valley. The vineyard in its colourful autumn…

V. Sattui Napa Valley – More Than Just Wine Tasting

November 9, 2017 20 Alli Blair

As my husband and I finished a scrumptious meal at Cliff House restaurant in San Francisco, we filled in our waitress on where we were heading next: wine country! Upon asking for her recommendations of…

9 Tips for Eating Alone – From a Seasoned Solo Diner

December 12, 2015 32 Alli Blair

Whether you’re traveling solo and want to explore the local food scene but are too nervous to do it alone, or you’re simply looking to enjoy the occasional dinner out in your own city when friends and…

6 Steps to Taste Wine Like a Pro & Develop Your Palate

March 31, 2015 34 Alli Blair

Did you know that by following a series of steps before and during your wine tasting your overall experience will be greatly enhanced? By using a wide array of your senses, the smell and flavours…

Winter Wine Country Tour & Tasting in Niagara-on-the-Lake

March 28, 2015 34 Alli Blair

Come along with me for an exclusive Wine Country Tour, giving you access to Niagara’s best wine experiences! Tour and taste through beautiful wine country at four of the region’s most unique wine destinations: Thirty Bench…

Phenomenal Foodie Adventure in Phnom Penh

April 8, 2014 38 Alli Blair

If it weren’t for this incredible food adventure on my last morning in Phnom Penh, I couldn’t have said there was anything I particularly enjoyed during my time in the city. The night prior was…

Drinking Mekong Moonshine aka Laos Snake Whiskey

March 19, 2014 46 Alli Blair

The first thing we did once arriving in Luang Prabang was rent some bikes and visit the Snake Whiskey man of Luang Prabang. He makes some mean Mekong moonshine. Very mean, very intense and very…

A Thai Cooking Class in Chiang Mai

March 6, 2014 52 Alli Blair

We headed to a Thai cooking class for the evening in an outdoor kitchen to learn how to cook some traditional Thai meals. First, our chef Perm took us to the markets of Chiang Mai…

The Feasting & Drinking of 6 Continents

July 30, 2013 26 Alli Blair

Introducing you to the diverse cuisines unique to the 6 continents I’ve set foot on. I have personally devoured all of these specialties, enjoying them all greatly . . . except for one. I will…

Picton & Marlborough Region: Wine Sampling in the Rain

May 7, 2013 36 Alli Blair

Traveling Northbound, I reached the Marlborough region and went for some wine tasting at Hunter’s Vineyard. At this time of year in autumn the vineyard is so colourful with its spectacular lush fall foliage! (which…

Escargot & Wine Tasting in Bordeaux

March 5, 2013 8 Alli Blair

Never again will I veer away from escargot when I see it listed on a restaurant menu! What do I envision when I think of snails: groups of them hiding underneath a rock of course,…