New Classes at UBC October: Freelance Food and Travel Writing. Learn how the freelance food and travel writing business works and how to break into the field. Also offered in an online version, with personalized feedback on all of your coursework. For more info on both versions just go to the UBC Writing Centre website.

New Classes at UVic October: Exploring Local Foods introduces you to classic Vancouver Island products with the help of the people who grow it, raise it or fish for it. You'll taste the foods and talk to the producers. Course fee includes food samples. To register, click here. November: Pick and Choose: Navigating Your Way to the Greenest Food Choices. Discover the true meaning of the words that are used to market a meal in a restaurant or advertise food in the grocery store. I also delve into the mysterious world of labeling, advertising and carbon footprints. To register visit the UVic Continuing Studies website. For more on classes and courses I teach, click here.

Island Artisans Every other Wednesday afternoon on CBC Radio One's All Points West show I present another Island Artisan. These are people from Vancouver Island or the Gulf Islands who create unique products within the fascinating world of food and beverage. To see stories, photos and more information about past Island Artisans visit my blog. You can also listen to a selection of Island Artisan columns at my page on the All Points West website.

Island On The Edge a Top Ten Food Documentary! Mike Devlin of the Victoria Times-Colonist has named Island on the Edge one of his top ten 'must-see' documentaries about food. Nick Versteeg, Jason Found and I produced this documentary about the food security of Vancouver Island and what can be done to ensure our future survival without relying on too many outside food sources. It doesn't matter where you live, this film will make you think about where your food comes from and how you eat. To order visit Nick's website.

Pastry In Europe 2010 Now Available! I am the copy editor for this amazing hardcover Pastry book now available by mail order. It captures all the best new recipes from pastry chefs in Europe with beautiful photography, and also contains fascinating chef profiles and stories of pastry traditions and innovations. If you are a pastry chef this book is for you! If not, the city profiles provide a guide to the best patisseries in European cities like Vienna and Copenhagen! Click here to out more.

Slow Food Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands I am now the leader of the Vancouver Island and Gulf Islands Slow Food Convivium. To check out what Slow Food is all about and how you can get involved, just visit our website.

My podcast, All You Can Eat, is on hiatus for the time being. However, there are 55 episodes of All You Can Eat archived here for your listening pleasure.

For over ten years I produced several programs about food for CBC Radio called Food For Thought, Pacific Palate and So Much On My Plate. You can find some of the audio programs in My Archives, as well as recipes, recommendations and links from the other programs there as well.