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Never Judge a Country by a Cartoon

Before April 12th, the only thing I knew of America’s northern neighbor was the South Park song “Blame Canada” and some vague-ish stereotypical notion of folks with gosh-golly, toe-the-dirt-with-their-shoe humility. Oh, and Michael J. Fox. What a perfect object lesson: Never judge a country by a cartoon. Once I got over my gnawing sense of [...]

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Our glittering future

It was fitting that the inaugural Food Bloggers of Canada Conference was book-ended by winter weather. My drive to the conference took me along the side roads north of Toronto. On Friday afternoon I wended through a twinkling, ice-shellacked landscape. It was so beautifully distracting that I needed to remind myself not to let my [...]

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Culinary BFFs: Six Great Tips For Befriending a Chef

As prominent as they in their ever-popular restaurants and open kitchen concepts, chefs are still mysterious creatures. They work hard in the background to perfect your dinner and don’t always have time to banter with a full room of eager foodies. Regardless of what city you’re in, it’s pretty much guaranteed that chefs will proudly [...]

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How to create a sponsorship pitch like a pro

These days, sponsored content is becoming more popular especially as contextual (or more targeted advertising) becomes a more effective means for brands to reach consumers in a less disruptive manner. Often brands will look for blogs to sponsor but there are other times when you may want to be proactive and propose a sponsorship idea [...]

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Preparing to attend a food blogging conference – what are your best tips?

It’s just over two weeks to go before FBC2013 – Canada’s first national conference dedicated to food blogging. We’re busy putting the finishing touches on the conference to make the weekend a truly memorable experience for all attendees so today, we thought we’d put YOU to work! You may be preparing to attend FBC2013 as [...]

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