“When you fall in love, recognize it as impermanence and let that intensify its preciousness.” –Pema Chodron We had only been dating for a week. I invited her for dinner: I had the reckless desire to feed her a delicious, sensual meal. The day before, I sent her an email, asking her, as I…

As a child, I loved to watch my mother’s face when she ordered coffee in a restaurant. When the steaming cup arrived, she’d frown, blow on it suspiciously. The suspense was unbearable. She’d take a first, dainty sip. Then she’d sigh, deeply, sensually. Dobra kava, she’d say – good coffee. I’d sigh too, with…

I want to tell you about a place with mountains wreathed in torn-paper strips of cloud, beaches every tone of blue and grey, and a particularly soulful shade of green that lines the road between there and there. But mostly, i want to tell you about the food in a part of Canada I…