When writing about books, travel, or food, I am often asked, “What’s your favourite holiday destination?” or “What’s your favourite restaurant?” or “What’s your favourite book?”. The first two vary depending on where I am in my life and the
I am a quick reader; I often devour books in one sitting. But Brigid Kemmerer’s Call It What You Want made me slow down and savour. This novel juggles many elements and does so masterfully.
Award-winning recording artist. Celebrity chef. Master of the California grape. Roger Mooking is a Trinidadian-born, Canadian-raised man of many talents. Born into a family of restauranteurs (his grandfather opened one of the first Chinese restaurants in Bonaire), Mooking couples his
Chloe Pierce wants more than anything to attend Avery Johnson’s dance conservatory in NYC during her senior year. Her mom’s not a fan of the idea, but is also leaving town for a well-deserved vacation. So Chloe decides to head
I love to read in social spaces and what better combination than a book, a coffee, and a sweet treat? Balzac’s is my favourite coffee house in Canada; each location, chosen for its historic significance, reflects the neighbourhood in
On Tuesday, a few of our Brookies had the great privilege of attending ‘In Conversation with Michelle Obama’ presented by Elevate Tech Fest. Since we devoured her incredible best-selling memoir, we were thrilled to have the opportunity to hear her
Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff, the duo behind the wildly popular The Illuminae Files, are back again for this story about a motley crew of graduating cadets who must make tough decisions regarding the girl they just rescued. This story has
By my early 50s, my right shoulder was in chronic pain, no doubt courtesy of the oversized purse I’d been schlepping around for decades. Time to downsize, both the bag and the contents, bearing in mind that the bag had
When one of her classmates, Martin Nathaniel Munroe II, texts her about homework, Haley thinks she knows who she’s talking to. But there are two Martins with the same name in Haley’s class (it’s a long story, which thankfully, the
Copenhagen is on the foodie map thanks to Rene Redzepi’s gastronomic restaurant Noma, but you don’t need shiny stars to serve amazing food. Here are a few of my favourite hygge* brunch spots from when I lived in the city: