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Sabzi Polo
Posted by | March 12, 2021
Recipe: Sabzi Polo by Bardia Ilbeiggi

Recipe: Sabzi Polo (Herbed Rice) for Norouz/Nowruz By Bardia Ilbeiggi  Oh, to travel. We might not be able to physically go anywhere right now, we can still scratch that wanderlust...

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Harvesting Wild Nettle
Posted by | May 16, 2020
BC Spring Foraging: 5 Edible Wild Plants in Season

Super, Natural British Columbia is called that for a reason – so beautiful you catch yourself starring – but also abundant in its edible offerings. When you know what to...

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Posted by | April 22, 2020
6 Food Waste Tips

As a cook and an adventurer, my connection to the land and bigger picture thinking feeds into everything I do. When the land is borrowed, you’re taught to leave no trace...

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vegetable burger
Posted by | March 19, 2020
Recipe: Beyond Real Burger

Introducing the Beyond Real Burger (like what I did there?). My own made-from-scratch plant-based burger without all the nonsense. Put simply, it's nothing like Beyond Meat or meat-like substitutes -...

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Posted by | January 7, 2020
My Canadian Pantry Project

Hello. My name is Aman and I have a pantry problem. I’m obsessed with pantry items. After returning home from a 7.5-month edible adventure where I literally ate the world,...

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Posted by | January 7, 2020
A Naturally Constructed Feast

The Halifax Brewery Market made quite the impression on me. The bigger picture mindset was definitely clear-cut compared to Kelowna’s. They had paper bags lining their compost bins, recycling galore...

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Posted by | January 6, 2020
East Coast Wild Foods: An Urban Forage

With help from social media, I met Sarah and her business, East Coast Wild Foods – it was literally a likeminded follow for a likeminded follow. When I discovered she...

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Posted by | January 6, 2020
48-Hours in Tatamagouche

I believe that behind every craft ingredient is a story, an idea, a passion. That’s what my pop up dinner series, SOURCED, is all about. I want to show how...

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Cocktail and Dream Neon Sign
Posted by | January 5, 2020
East Coast Adventure 2019

Oh, hello East Coast. Before I fill you on the details of our east coast adventure, I thought I’d rewind a little to share how Melissa and I first met...

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Posted by | July 10, 2019
Food is Pain

Food is Good. Food is Sex. Food is Pain. I remember reading Anthony Bourdain’s ‘Kitchen Confidential’ shortly after closing our family restaurant and thinking ‘yes’ – someone was able to put in...

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