North America

Las Vegas knows no bounds when it comes to bling. It’s the diamond and colour gem centre. Size does matter and the bigger the better when it comes to serious baubles. Sin City is vibrant and youth...

Country Club Plaza is the first outdoor shopping mall and is known for its Spanish/Moorish architecture and multi fountains a la Spain. HALL’S WHO;. The Hall family founded and owns this exclusive...

ENVI WHO; It’s the perfect name for eco friendly shoppers with a passion for the best, high quality clothing and the first in the city to ‘go green’ WHO IS WEARING.; Environmentally friendly...

Amagani Closer to home in the US is Amagani in Wyoming; the demonstration is right in their kitchen. They can accommodate 10 students. Each received a paring knife and a chef’s hat, not that these would...

Love is complicated, but marriage is the hardest thing you will ever do. Could the secrets of a lasting union actually lie in a simple roast chicken? According to chef Dean Maupin at the Clifton Inn in...

Realizing that Dallas is a foodie paradise, I was glad to have registered at the always filled and very popular cooking class at the Dallas Farmers Market. Unseasonably cold, as it was, there were just a...

Dallas is a cool place for foodies with a cutting edge culinary scene and acclaimed chefs. I should have thought more about their slogan, Think Big, when I first encountered Hilton Anatole Hotel (yes,...

Chef Kelly gathering herbs for our cooking class Barbara in the kitchen with recipe Only 2-3 hours, depending on traffic, from Toronto, Ontario (about the same time from Montreal, Quebec) is...

If you’re not up to crossing the pond and don’t want to stray too far, well the nation’s capital, Ottawa, may be the solution. Le Cordon Bleu Ottawa Culinary Arts Institute is a great weekend getaway....

Even though I’ve taken cooking classes around the world from Hong Kong to Bangkok, from Santa Fe to the South Pacific, on a bright Sunday morning, after driving through Picton, Ontario, Canada, only 2...