Been There, Ate That
Coming in May. Jules Torti, a self-appointed junk food historian, shares sugary secrets and tasting notes from the kitchens of her youth. She believes a fond food memory is like… Read More
By: Jules Torti (CA)
Coming in May. Jules Torti, a self-appointed junk food historian, shares sugary secrets and tasting notes from the kitchens of her youth. She believes a fond food memory is like… Read More
By: Justine Williamson (CA), Greg Vardy (CA)
Full-colour guide to all things Cape Breton from the dynamic comedy duo Tracy & Martina, featuring photos, stories, and activities for mainlanders and Capers… Read More
By: Grandpa Pike (CA)
You won’t know what’s in Newfoundland pea soup until the host starts dishing it out. It may have bits of turnip, potato, carrot, ham bones, chunks of salt beef, or… Read More
By: Anne-Marie Siros (CA)
English description follows. Quand une artiste introduit une superbe assiette nommée Riette dans sa salle à manger, elle ne se doute pas que les autres objets feront des pieds et… Read More
By: Laurie Blackwood Pike (CA)
Grandpa Pike may not have “seen it all,” but he has a lifetime of encounters—both serious and humourous—from his life in Newfoundland, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia that make for… Read More
By: Harry Bruce (CA)
Favourably reviewing Harry Bruce’s Down Home: Notes of a Native Son more than 30 years ago, a critic in The Globe and Mail reported that it was from this book he’d learned… Read More
By: Steven Laffoley (CA)
”My reason for being in the tavern was important. I wanted to better understand the history of beer in Nova Scotia. Or more specifically, I wanted to know how it… Read More
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You Might Be From Canada If… is an examination of Canada at 150 by one of the country’s great satirists/cartoonists. Michael de Adder draws for the Toronto Star and is the… Read More
By: Michael De Adder (CA)
MICHAEL DE ADDER is back! Six years and multiple national and regional newspaper awards later, Michael de Adder is back home where he belongs. If you thought you laughed and sighed with recognition in the original, get… Read More
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