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Jan, 23
Jean Paré – “Company’s Coming”
Jean Paré – “Company’s Coming” Since 1981, a series of coil-bound cookbooks have engaged a couple of generations or more of [...]
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Oct, 21
Gellatly Nut Farm
Gellatly Nut Farm If you live in the Okanagan, you are probably familiar with Gellatly Nut Farm Regional Park on Okanagan [...]
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May, 21
Jan Peskett Nabob Foods
CHE Journal 1974 (1) Jan Peskett - Nabob Foods Jan Peskett was the first and last person to [...]
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Mar, 21
Joel Palmer: Pioneer Provisioner in British Columbia
Joel Palmer: Pioneer Provisioner in British Columbia By guest blogger Ken Mather, author of several books on pioneer and ranching history, [...]
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Dec, 20
UBC Food Group: Cinnamon Buns, Ponderosa Cake and more
UBC Food Group: Cinnamon Buns, Ponderosa Cake and more. There is something about the short cool days of December that turns [...]
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Nov, 20
Ethel Mulvany Changi Prisoner of War Cookbook
Ethel Mulvany: Changi Prisoner of War Cookbook The taste of longing: Ethel Mulvany and her starving prisoners of war cookbook (2020) [...]
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Oct, 20
Edith Adams
Edith Adams Edith Adams was a fictional name given to the food editor of women’s pages of the Vancouver Sun newspaper. [...]
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Sep, 20
Hogan’s Alley-Vie’s Chicken and Steak House
Hogan’s Alley- Vie’s Chicken and Steak House In January 2014 in honour of Black History month Canada Post issued a commemorative [...]
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May, 20
John S. Deas – First BC Commercial Salmon Cannery
John S. Deas - First BC Commercial Salmon Cannery I’ve enjoyed many walks on the trails of Deas Island Regional [...]
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Jan, 20
Penny Wise – BC Food Writer
Penny Wise - BC Food Writer "Penny Wise" (Vancouver Sun) joins "Edith Adams" (Vancouver Province) and "Cousin Rosemary" (Country Life in [...]