Food
Food is my passion. I cook it, eat it, think about it, talk about it and write about it.
I enjoy food writing, as well as creating food-related experiences through menu planning and hosting gatherings that centre around food and wine. I work with local food organizations to ensure good, clean and fair food for all.
Skills
- Judging and evaluating food, recipes and cookbooks
- Communicating evaluation of food either verbally or in written form
- Menu development and event planning
- Catering
- Wine and food matching
- Cooking for a variety of palates
- Speaking on the subject of local food, gardening and cooking
- Navigating networks in the food industry
Food Related Roles and Projects
- Researched and wrote a report and recommendations on YXE Food Tours, 2022
- Judge, Taste Canada Book Awards, 2021
- Managing Editor, Co-op Table Magazine, 2020–present
- Contributing several articles to Co-op Table Magazine, 2019
- Contributed a 2-page spread on culinary recommendations to Tourism Saskatoon’s Explore YXE Guide
- Led the team that hosted the Slow Food in Canada National Summit in Saskatoon, April 2018
- Slow Food events:
- – Eat These Words Fundraising Dinner
- -Whole Animal Butchery Demonstration and Dinner
- – Terra Madre Day Good Food Box chefs’ competition
- Dining columnist for Planet S magazine, 2003-2015.
- www.amazoninthekitchen.ca
- Convivium Leader, Slow Food Saskatoon
- Saskatoon Senior Judge, Gold Medal Plates (2015 to 2017), Canada’s Great Kitchen Party (2018-present) and Canadian Culinary Championships (2016 to present)
- Member of Food Bloggers of Canada (speaker at 2016 conference)
- Appeared on CTV and Global morning shows to do food demonstrations
- Regional contributor to Flavours Magazine
- Member of the Opimian Society
- Hosted fermentation workshops
- Hosted liqueur-making workshops
- Team-building event involving cooking
- Pouring wine at tasting events (because it’s so much fun, and I get paid in wine!)
