Samantha McLeod

From Alberta farms, to the corporate world, to 40 Knots Winery. It has been a journey well-travelled for Brenda Hetman-Craig, co-owner, 40 Knots Vineyard and Estate Winery. One can sense Brenda is an Alberta girl before she speaks. The direct gaze, and the wholesomeness of her personality is quintessential prairie…

“You have to come visit, it is beautiful out there, 16 miles of beach, it is beautiful. I have lived there for almost 80 years and I am telling you, it is beautiful. I will never leave,” Moses Martin, Clayoquot Wild. On my last media trip, for SeaWestNews, to the…

We love these Vietnamese-inspired Salmon Wontons for the healthy bites…equal amounts salmon and vegetables all together. After Jillian Dang’s (pictured below) last visit to us with a bowl of her exotic beef stew, the comfort dish of Vietnamese Bo Kho, we asked her to create something with fresh salmon, on…

Bo Kho (pronounced Ba Kha) is a Vietnamese stew made in the homes in every Vietnamese family. To “stretch” this dish, many mothers like to add wholesome root vegetables. What do you do when someone knocks on the door, on a random Tuesday, bearing a massive bowl of Bo Kho…

At Bauhaus Restaurant expect to enjoy true upscale European cuisine that has travelled a smooth journey from European lands to our shores. The name Bauhaus is based on the Bauhaus architectural movement circa 1919 when Walter Gropius had a vision of bridging the gap between art and industry by combining…

“The history of Greek Day has its deepest roots in the word “PANIGYRI”, a day of special festivities usually of the patron saint of a particular village or region in Greece. It is a time when all problems and worldly cares are shelved for a celebration of life – manifested…