Cooking in Ottawa Barbara Kingstone January 19, 2011 Canada, Cuisine 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....
What a way to start the day. Cooking class among herbs and veggies Barbara Kingstone January 19, 2011 Canada, Cuisine 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...
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Barbara Kingstone January 19, 2011 Canada, Cuisine, North America Not all bars are equal. And not all are the boozy type we've come to think of. Some are for ice cream junkies, others go for their latte or frappacino fix. However, when I was in Victoria B.C., I discovered...
A local New Orleans legend. Mignon Faget is an inspiration Barbara Kingstone January 19, 2011 Indulgences, Jewellry, United States Located in the fashionable, The Shops on Canal Street, in the center of New Orleans’s French Quarter, is a bijou of a boutique, Mignon Faget. It’s here that I’m surrounded by some...
Gauthier, the gem of Scottsdale Barbara Kingstone January 19, 2011 Indulgences, Jewellry, United States For several years I’ve been enchanted by ads in glossy American magazines of the innovative designs by Gauthier, a designer who lives and works in Scottsdale Arizona. I even tried to have...
Idé, is Fernando Rodriguez’ creative jewelry ideas in a sun filled playground, Mexico’s Playa del Carmen Barbara Kingstone January 19, 2011 Indulgences, Jewellry, Mexico, North America There’s no question that after you’ve walked along Riviera Maya’s shores of the truly aqua colored Caribbean and felt the powdery never hot white sand along the long strip of beach of...
Tulum Riviera Maya… a temple for all good things Barbara Kingstone January 18, 2011 Mexico, North America Every once in a while, I admit I make foolish decisions. For a few years, because of the shipwreck of their reputation with avid crime, whenever I’ve been invited to Mexico, I’ve found an...
Trekking in Jackson Hole, Wyoming Barbara Kingstone January 18, 2011 North America, United States I’ll readily admit to not being the sporty type. Trekking doesn’t do it for me. However, my inner adventurer had a yearning to visit the Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks in Jackson Hole, Wyoming....
Jews of Milwaukee – Golda’s Hometown Barbara Kingstone January 18, 2011 North America, United States The old neighbourhoods aren't what they used to be in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. As with other cities, the Jewish scene there is changing. The older sections which traditionally catered to immigrants, have...
Dallas, a city that thinks big and lives large… Barbara Kingstone January 18, 2011 North America, United States Live Large, Think Big is the slogan for Dallas and finally, it’s a phrase that states truisms. Nothing small or diminutive about Dallas. For starters take the fact that there are 200 golf courses and...
