Anna Hobbs

Creemore

Food, Wine and Travel Writer at Freelance

Food, wine and travel writer | #SATW member for 23 years https://t.co/tvQRO7xyOP

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Articles

At Pioneering Wellness Resort Rancho la Puerta, the Definition of Healthy Travel Evolves

1 month ago | vacaynetwork.com | Anna Hobbs

Some people call it a spa, others consider it a boot camp, but the procession of guests who come year after year to make a serious commitment to wellness, fondly refer to it as The Ranch. One hundred and fifty guests (mainly women) come, usually for a week. Some tell you they come to launch an exercise regime. Others, to eat healthy organic food and perhaps inch the belt a notch. The appeal for others means relax, refocus, and invest in their spiritual well-being.
In Istanbul, the Delights are Turkish and They’re Tremendous

Feb 26, 2025 | vacaynetwork.com | Anna Hobbs

In the world of cuisine-centric cities, Istanbul is a culinary Camelot. The city of about 6 million, marks the ancient intersection of East and West. With 2,500 years of shifting cultures including Ottoman, Greek, Armenian, and Persian, the city has a legacy of as many diverse cuisines.
At Montreal en Lumière, Female Gastronomes Earn the Spotlight

Feb 12, 2025 | vacay.ca | Anna Hobbs

Much more, than your average festival, Montreal en Lumière, is a grand celebration of Quebec’s largest city in winter. From February 20 to March 9, the city lights up with musical performances, cultural attractions, an illuminated and immersive skating trail, art installations.
Cookbooks That Send You Around the World

Dec 5, 2024 | vacaynetwork.com | Anna Hobbs

All aboard with this season’s best cookbooks. They will excite you to eat when you travel. They will prepare you for a gourmet experience on your next trip. They will bring the corners of the world into your own kitchen. They will up your Santa smarts for foodie friends. Savour the joy of Paris we all experienced during the Summer Olympics. There’s so much to love about the City of Light and this delightful little book is all about apéro hour and fashionable drinks for all seasons.
The Best Books for Cooks for 2025 — Modern Mississauga Media

Nov 29, 2024 | modernmississauga.com | Anna Hobbs

Just in time for playing Santa, bookstores are flooded with tempting new cookbooks. You will find something for every taste bud and type of cook imaginable, and for treating yourself. Happy gifting and happy cooking!Half Baked Harvest Quick and Cozy Tieghan Gerard is a recipe developer, blogger, food photographer and a New York Times bestselling author of three Half Baked Harvest cookbooks. Her specialty? Comfort food. Her eye is on meal prep in a hurry.
Chef Jonathan Gushue, Again, Reinvents Himself Impressively at The Gate

Oct 8, 2024 | vacay.ca | Anna Hobbs

I have been a fan of chef Jonathan Gushue and his culinary magic for 15 years. When I learned that he and his partners, Jennifer Bélanger and Phillipe De Monbrun, planned to open The Gate in Flesherton, 35 minutes from my then-home, I salivated. If you were to predict where a world-renowned celebrity chef would set up shop, Flesherton probably wouldn’t be your first or 50th guess.
From Mount Fuji to Best Pastry Chef in Canada

Aug 15, 2024 | vacay.ca | Anna Hobbs

He sculpts with sugar.He transforms sugar into flowers. He serves up works of art with food. This artistry and technique have earned him recognition as one of Canada’s true culinary artists. Meet Kenta Takahashi, executive pastry chef at Boulevard Kitchen and Oyster Bar, at Vancouver’s luxurious Sutton Place Hotel. It’s here where, based on the season, he creates masterpiece dishes that range from a visually stunning bonbon to an elegant dessert platter.
A Toronto Chef Explains the Inspiration for His $500 ‘Golden Ticket’ Tasting Menu

May 13, 2024 | vacay.ca | Anna Hobbs

Gerry Quintero is obsessed with food. He says the obsession goes back as far as he can remember, to his youngest recollections from his native Mexico. He reminisces about growing up in Monterrey, where his dad worked at the local food terminal and the family always had heaps of vegetables around the house. “We were vegetarians, all with a deep love of food,” he says. Particularly Mexican dishes. By the age of five, he was creating his own plates. When he was 12, the family immigrated to Canada.
In Georgian Bay, the Acclaimed Pine Restaurant Makes a Move to Creemore

Apr 7, 2024 | vacay.ca | Anna Hobbs

On April 18, The Pine, an award-winning fine-dining restaurant, moves from the historic main street of one small Ontario town to the edge of an even tinier little municipality. It’s a 25-kilometre (15-mile) change of location but the shift from Collingwood to Creemore marks the chance for The Pine to increase its capacity and narrow its vicinity to its most significant out-of-town market, Toronto.
Discovering Sooke, British Columbia — Modern Traveller

Apr 7, 2024 | moderntraveller.ca | Anna Hobbs

“Welcome to our island paradise,” a friend said as we arrived in Sooke. Home to a friendly village, lush rainforests, off-the-beaten-track hiking trails, unspoiled stretches of beach and the rocky coastline of the Strait of Juan de Fuca, visitors come to unwind and connect with the beauty of British Columbia’s wilderness. Find it on a map on the southernmost tip of Vancouver Island, 45 minutes from downtown Victoria.