I’m really excited to share that I will be contributing to Bazaar, one of the two FoodTV.ca blogs: “Bazaar is a blog dedicated to those extra things that make dining and eating a great experience. Entertaining plays a big part in the whole thing. This blog is about the tools, items and venues that add [...]

Though I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my time under Blogger’s platform, and more than that, blogging under my West Wing-inspired title, Optimistically Cautious, I’ve decided to change things up a bit. Highlighting my adventures in food, this design and name should make it easier for those looking for inspired eats in Edmonton to locate and navigate my [...]

Plugging away at this blog, juggling restaurant reviews, staying afloat of local culinary news, and maintaining my kitchen experiments have almost become an unpaid part-time job. But I love it. I didn’t start this blog with the intent of narrowing the focus to all things epicurean, but it has become that way, and I have [...]

Back in December, I vowed to overcome two challenges. The first, to maintain this blog for three months, which I reached back in January. The second was to accumulate three hundred posts. This is post #300. It seems that I reflect too much on the nature of blogging, especially considering the life span of this [...]

Via Eat Drink One Woman, I read a recent New York Times article about the proliferation of food bloggers. In New York, it seems, the fashion isn’t merely to report about the fare and the service (as critically as possible), but to also divulge details about chef appearances, menu changes, and restaurant gossip. The fight [...]

My own O.C. (cheesy, I know) celebrates its three month birthday today, reaching the first milestone I set for myself in December. As of this post, I have accumulated 100 entries, which works out to an average of 1 post per day. While I doubt I will be able to maintain such a breakneck pace [...]

I must confess that I quite enjoy blogging. More than fun, I believe it’s a healthy exercise to regularly reflect and record observations and events in one’s life. To an extent as well, I think the notion of being judged solely on the markers of thoughts, ideas, and experiences is a romantic one. I read [...]