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Food Trends Feature Writer: Mary Luz Mejia

Whether it's that "secret ingredient", fantastic food finds, the latest cookbook reviews or culinary personality interviews you're after, Food Trends has all the ingredients to keep your pantry fresh.

Look for international restaurant reviews, street food finds and foodie hot spots from around the globe. Try new recipes, make culinary discoveries, check out the latest kitchen gadget and the best TV food shows. From hot cocktails such as the mojito to the caipirinha, to Montreal's best chocolate boites, and Miami's best Cuban fare, we'll do some globe trotting to bring you some of the finest food news around.

I invite your comments, suggestions and emails. Pull up a chair in our discussion area. As we say in Spanish, "mi casa es tu casa!"


Feature Writer Articles in Food Trends

C Food - Sustainable Surf and Turf Cookbook
Vancouver's proximity to ocean, forest and valleys has given Chef Robert Clark a bounty from which to create. He's distilled that into his cookbook- C FOOD.
Culinary Walking Tour of Florence, Italy
When in Rome or in this case Florence, the savvy food-enthusiast would be wise to call upon the trusted expertise of the most generous and jovial food-expert in Florence!
Apple Nog Recipe and No-Stress Entertaining Tips
Keeping it simple - one of Nadine Hughes' sure-fire ways to celebrate any time of the year without losing it. Here, she offers her signature cocktail too, the Apple Nog.
Festive Spanish Sangria Recipe
This Spanish Sangria recipe is balanced, vibrant and not cloying in the least. Enjoy with your favourite people and let the fiesta begin!
Argentinean Wines Popular in Canada
Canadians have helped make Argentinean wines a favourite import. Federico Boxaca of Familia Schroeder Winery tells us why.


Contributing Articles in Food Trends

Cardoon Season In Geneva
Several feet high, thorny, daunting to prepare, a protected variety of local cardoon nevertheless remains a Genevois 'must' - particularly with the Christmas turkey.
How to Eat Out for Half the Price
Those who enjoy dining out and sampling new cuisine will be happy to know they can do it for half the cost of an ordinary restaurant meal. Here's how.
Marmite - A Uniquely British Obsession
Marmite is almost entirely consumed by Brits and members of other European counties as a unique spread for toasts and other bland delivery mechanisms.
How to Get Free Birthday Meals
Why would a restaurant provide a free meal for anyone ever? What is required to get that free birthday meal?
Florida Oysters To Become Scarce
A disease so rare it hurts fewer people than lightning may soon reduce the annual Florida oyster harvest and the Gulf Coa seafood purveyors are questioning the reason.