Travel & Food
![]() Trade Winds
Bold, December 2019 Check out my cover story on Antigua, the tiny Caribbean island with an outsized attitude. PDF |
![]() Experience Aufguss, Austria's Spectacular Sauna Ritual
EnRoute, September 25, 2019 Show aufguss is full-sensory overload, a strange combination of health and entertainment that is sweeping across north and central Europe. Link |
![]() Most Innovative Chef 2019: Antonin Mousseau-Rivard
Canada's Best 100, April 2019 Inventiveness and irreverence: I profile the founding chef of beloved Montreal restaurant Le Mousso. Link |
![]() The Island of Hawai'i
PAX News, November 19, 2018 Hawai'i's Big Island really is a world apart. Two stories, plenty of photos and social media postings kept me busy while touring Hawai'i for this must-read industry mag.... It's a hard life. Link |
![]() Montreal's Taste Revolution
Bold Magazine, Winter 2018 What happens when you send a historian to write about restaurants? A fun dive into Quebec history as refracted through Montreal's delicious and dynamic food scene. PDF |
![]() Into the Woods
Ontario LGBTQ+, 2017 I wrote the cover story on outdoor adventures in Algonquin Provincial Park for Ontario Travel's sumptuous LGBTQ2S+ travel guide. |
![]() Crumbling Beauty
In Toronto, June 2014 Havana is like no city on earth. Discover this vertiginous wonder city and Cuba's paradoxical record on human rights. Story |
![]() Bar Essentials
B Insider, Sep 2013 A service piece I wrote for Hudson's Bay on essential equipment for your home bar. Years of research went into it. Cool illustrations by Paul Dotey. |
![]() For Queen(s) & County
In Toronto, July 2013 A travel feature on Philadelphia and Bucks County I wrote with a focus on art and political history. Story / Link |
![]() Pimentón
In Toronto, Jan 2013 My review of the Spanish deli Pimentón and its signature dishes like made-to-order paella and flourless almond cake. PDF |
![]() Luxury & Nature
In Toronto, Nov 2010 The Riviera Nayarit, north of Puerto Vallarta, is ready for its moment in the sun. PDF |
![]() Nirvana
Xtra, Mar 29, 2009 A travel feature on Thailand with forays into the country's political troubles and bewitching cultural codes. Story Pairs with an op-ed on The King and I, the real Anna Leonowens and the chimera of "authentic" experiences when travelling. |