Samantha Bacchus McLeod

We need to spread awareness of the good food being grown in BC, of the massive opportunities available to us right now…before it is too late. Over the last few decades our relationship with food has been rapidly changing, we were losing sight of our food in its natural forms;…

Despina and Costas, 44 Miles Restaurant, used to operate Duetto Restaurant on Filoti’s main drag, if you should look up their reviews you will get an inkling of how well known they are for serving up fantastic food and good service. 44 Miles Café/Restaurant is a paradise in the midst…

I read that if humans live within a capsule away from friends and family then their appetite for actual food will fade away, that is a horrifying future – Chef Han, Sai Woo by Kosoo Group of Restaurants. Sai Woo Building in Chinatown is a place that is an integral…

I am ashamed to be Canadian, I live on stolen land, I took the lives of the babies, their land, their future, their children’s children…I live off their pain. Watching in horror the sadness being unearthed in Canada…mass graves full of the remains of babes…that shame, pain and horror we…

The alpha and omega of chicken soup – no matter what research you conduct you will always return to one profound thought…it makes me feel so damn good! The beginning – Chicken soup has been around for over 12,000 years when farming became a part of cultures. Traditionally, a good…

But pandemic or not, we must be strong and resilient, because one day soon when “this plague” has passed we will recover and limp onwards, triumphant. Fifty+ years of being in and around kitchens and at the ripe old age of 52 I lost a part of my finger. Yes,…

Cassava puffs are filling and delicious, Vegetarian and Low FODMAP. Follow the recipe, and enjoy the finished product without any guilt or tummy pains. These cassava puffs, with green specks of a homemade Guyanese-style chimichurri, served with a quick green mango sour, is a serious comfort food for me. The…

Feminism is a religion. Fighting racism and injustices are our passions…should we be asked to choose our passions over our religion, we will always choose to defend and applaud women first. A woman’s life is strife with pain gained from lessons learnt against our will. We yearn for those unlearned…

I arrived happenstance in March on the island of Naxos, in the village of Filoti, where they still celebrate the ancient “Dionysian feasts” of the Greeks I have an obsession. I really do. Filoti, Naxos, grabbed me by the heart from my very first visit. Actually, I fell in love with…

When they were ‘arrested” they were quickly released as though the powers that be were apologizing for the inconvenience caused to them the chosen white racists godfearing face of America. Unite the White Like a dream, we watch this unfold. Helpless, hopeless “Clear them from the streets” “You ain’t seen…

On a cold wintery day pandemic day, nothing beats this tummy warming, childhood favourite of mine…Mama’s Cottage Pie. There is a dish I absolutely love this time of the year, not Shepherd’s Pie but Cottage Pie. This is so easy to make, mainly because there is no need for elaborate…

Byron Dueck’s fluid-timeless make of this film is impressive. It is as gentle as taking a quiet walk alongside the river, and as deep as an epiphany in its lucidity FILMED ON TREATY 8 PROPERTY, Valley of the Southern North is a love letter to the Peace Valley and the…