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Today, I want to share some of the key literary themes in my book that resonate deeply with anyone who’s ever opened their doors to strangers - or just loves a good laugh at life’s absurdities.

The whole idea of making a resolution is to create positive change so hopefully the latter reason gets a little more airtime than the first one, lol. Without any further ado then, let's get on with it!

What do you think I did? Well, tempting as it was, I did not throat-punch them; that would probably guarantee that shitty tip I just referenced. I tried baking my own bread.

I used to always joke, "someone's gotta be the priciest, might as well be me". But I never just sat on those high rates, I always worked hard at/for them... and I deserved them.

It's my belief that an attribute separating a cook from a chef (other than red-seal certification) is the capacity to pivot and adapt - use what's available and not, necessarily, what is expected.

Just to balance the scales, since I wrote to you about a hospitality blunder last week, let's head into the Christmas week with a super-feel-good hospitality experience I was able to share with 5 friends a couple of weeks ago, none of whom had ever attended this particular event, with or without me, before. The evening was, in one word, STELLAR. A Shout-Out to Support Local! Most of my friends love to support local and we are pretty lucky to live in Canadian Wine Country and

A little trip to happy hour turned into an outrageously bad customer service experience.

Quicky info for the launch of my book, To B&B Or Not To B&B, and the new website. It includes how to get your own author-signed copy of my book!