by Nicole MacKay | Jan 11, 2026 | Travel
Fairmont Le Château Frontenac has just reached a milestone that’s making headlines. With the recent awarding of Les Clefs d’Or recognition to three additional concierges, the hotel now has ten of Canada’s top concierges — more than any other property in the...
by Nicole MacKay | Dec 28, 2025 | Wine
Prosecco has long been typecast as a casual, spritz-ready sparkling wine, but today’s top bottles reveal far greater reach. From approachable DOC selections to vintage-dated DOCG wines and the iconic Cartizze, the best Prosecco encompasses precision alongside festive...
by Nicole MacKay | Dec 18, 2025 | Wine
Calgary isn’t short on restaurants that make noise about what they’re doing, but OLEA isn’t one of them. There’s no overwrought concept, no choreographed plating, no self-conscious swagger. Instead, the excitement comes once the dishes actually...
by Nicole MacKay | Dec 9, 2025 | Wine
I’ll admit it: the first section I hit in any bookstore is always the cookbooks. It doesn’t matter how many times I’ve promised myself “just browsing” — there’s something hypnotic about rows of spines promising flavour and ritual....
by Nicole MacKay | Jul 31, 2025 | Wine
In a dusty corner of Naramata Bench, 1 Mill Road winemaker Ben Bryant stumbled upon a mystery that perfectly encapsulates Okanagan Chardonnay’s evolution. While scrambling for replacement fruit after his planned vineyard was compromised by disease, he discovered...
