A bonus article from me!

Toronto food writer Suresh Doss is known for finding those delicious spots often overlooked by mainstream food narrative.

I was thrilled to be asked to chat with him about his new show, Locals Welcome, on CBC Gem, & what makes a hidden gem.

#Canada #FoodWriting #Restaurants #EatLocal #BuyLocal #SMBs #CanadianFood #SureshDoss #CBC #CBCGem #Mastonom #Streaming #TV #CBCGem

📸 Yvonne Stanley

https://www.cbc.ca/television/writer-suresh-doss-celebrates-local-restaurants-that-bring-the-flavours-of-home-to-canada-1.7652299

On Being Ready to Write and Publish a Book

Author Elspeth Hay shares her story of getting a great book idea and then learning the hard way how difficult it is to write and publish it.
The post On Being Ready to Write and Publish a Book appeared first on Writer's Digest.
https://www.writersdigest.com/on-being-ready-to-write-and-publish-a-book

#WriteBetterNonfiction #foodwriting #howtowriteabook #howtowriteanonfictionbook #publishnonfictionbook
@indieauthors

20 years ago, a reader of my ex-ezine column emailed me about a Toronto Star food story. She said I would've done a better job of it and asked why I stopped writing. One reason why I started Confessions of a Cardamom Addict.

Total coincidence: I'm working on a story on that same topic, slotted three days before Cardamom Addict's 20th anniversary.

#FoodWriting

"As I meet these people who have devoted their lives to ice cream in different ways, I can’t resist asking the same question: 'Do you still enjoy ice cream?' "

Join Olivia Potts for a delightful journey through the captivating 250-year history of the ice cream truck. A real treat.

https://longreads.com/2025/08/26/ice-cream-truck-history-hysteria/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

#longreads #icecream #icecreamvan #icecreamtruck #hysteria #foodwriting #food #writing #nonfiction

Grandma’s sugar cookies weren’t just sweets — they were sanctuary, memory, and magic folded into butter and light. 🍪✨
Dive into the latest Pantry Psalm and taste a little nostalgia: [link]
#PantryPsalms #FoodWriting #DreamspaceStudio

https://dreamspacestudio.net/pantry-psalm-in-praise-of-grandmas-sugar-cookies/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

On this sacred Sunday, we offer a humble hymn in praise of the potato—holy root of comfort, fryer of nations, mashable miracle. A Pantry Psalm, scribbled in starchy reverence. #PantryPsalms #InPraiseOfThePotato #DreamspaceDispatch #FoodWriting #SacredSnacks #SundayBlessings

http://dreamspacestudio.net/2025/07/27/the-sacred-world-of-potatoes-a-culinary-ode/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

As Cole Porter once wrote, it's too darn hot.

To give you a break from summer's swelter, this week's CBCKW food column is about refreshing and tasty cold soups found here in Waterloo Region

#Food #Mastonom #Summer #Heatwave #FoodWriting #WaterlooRegion

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/cold-soup-kwc-zupa-kw-korean-la-lola-1.7582670