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ABOUT
I write. I focus on people and culture, generally through food, travel, or music. I am a contributing editor at The Coast in Halifax, where I regularly write about the food and restaurant scene in Halifax and Nova Scotia.
My writing has also appeared in Saveur, Rodale's Organic Life, East Coast Living, Skyscraper, Exclaim!, enRoute, Hello Giggles, and more. I have also written and produced many live and pre-produced radio shows, including a syndicated magazine-style pop culture show, Popped Culture and content for CBC Radio 3, and I have appeared as a guest commentator on Q and Assis Toi on CBC Radio One.
I love the peaks and valleys of waveforms just as much as the curves and slants of letters. So, yes, I write. But really I just love words.
WRITING
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ORGANIC LIFE
Nov/Dec 2015The Sweetest Feast
At a Maple Syrup Farm in Nova Scotia, Holiday Flavor is Tapped from the Trees -
SAVEUR
Issue 159Where the Farm Meets the Sea
On Canada's Prince Edward Island, the rhythms of life are punctuated by home-cooked meals made with crops from agricultural lands and fish caught fresh from the surrounding watersp> -
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THE COAST
Vol. 23, No. 13
Aug 27 - Sep 2, 2015Halifax's Market Ability
Nova Scotia has the highest number of farmers’ markets per capita in Canada, but is it enough to help the future of farming? -
THE COAST
Vol. 21, No. 38
Feb 20-26, 2014The Life and Times of Pizza Corner
When the trio of pizza joints turned into a duo, did it put the nail in Pizza Corner’s coffin? Or is this Halifax legend unkillable? -
THE COAST
Vol. 22, No. 25
Nov 20-26, 2014Run This Town
A business owner, a boss, a partner, a mentor and a cook—The Canteen’s head honcho is The Feisty Chef and then some. -
THE COAST
Vol. 23, No. 42
Mar 17-23, 2016ACutAbove
A Visit to Oulton's: The story behind your burgers, bacon and burnt goat. -
QUILL & QUIRE
October 2012Recipe for Success
What are the ingredients of a classic Canadian cookbook? -
QUILL & QUIRE
June 2014Stepping Up the Plate
How professional food stylists turn cookbooks into works of gastronomical art. -
The TIBS Guide to Desserts
By Tara MacDonaldI styled the shoots and took the photos for this cookbook. (Bicyclette Publishing)
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True Story
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EAST COAST LIVING
Spring 2011Libations: A Toast to the Garden
Learn how to make the best summer cocktails using fresh veggies, herbs and fruit straight from the soil, with advice from some of Atlantic Canada’s top beverage gurus. -
CANADA'S 100 BEST
2015 & 201While I have no writing in this magazine, I was delighted to be included on the panel of jurors for MacLean's list of Canada's 100 Best Restaurants.
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THE COAST
Vol. 21, No. 51
May 22-28, 2014Shawarma Feelings
After seven consecutive Best of Food wins for Best Shawarma, Mezza Lebanese Kitchen’s dreamy chicken pita has been deemed as unbeatable as it is delicious. -
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SKYSCRAPER
Various IssuesI wrote for several issues of this New York-based magazine, reviewing albums, and covering bands like Erase Errata and North of America. Unfortunately none of the content is online.
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POPPED CULTURE
CKDU 88.1FMProduced and hosted this syndicated pop culture radio show.
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PASSABLE.ca
This food blog explored food in Nova Scotia and beyond. See the bloghere.
Contact
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