by Twyla Campbell | Apr 4, 2019 | This Happened...
For those of you who sat on the fence wondering about ticket price for Drags Benny at the Fairmont in Edmonton, I think I can safely say on behalf of those of us who jumped over that fence for a seat, that watching six trussed and spackled drag queens whip their hair,...
by Twyla Campbell | Dec 10, 2018 | Food, This Happened..., Travel
Harry McWatters is a Canadian wine industry icon. As founder, director, president, and chair of more boards, associations, foundations and wine industry bodies than you can shake a stick at, and as one who has accomplished more firsts and received more accolades...
by Twyla Campbell | Dec 4, 2018 | This Happened...
A couple of weeks ago, I was invited to Janet Shannon’s house to meet with some of her friends and to sign some Maps, Markets and Matzo Ball Soup books. Janet is one of the Kitchen Table Girls—the group of women I write about in the Gail Hall book. On her...
by Twyla Campbell | Nov 4, 2018 | Food, This Happened...
In case you missed it (and I don’t know how that’s possible, because I didn’t stop talking about it for almost 10 days), Eat North’s Prairie Grid pop-up dinner series took place September 27-October 4, 2018. The inaugural series happened last...
by Twyla Campbell | Aug 28, 2018 | Food, This Happened...
The secret to successful fundraising is to put good food in the bellies of the attendees—a ‘feed-them-and-they-will-give’ approach, you could say. Paul Shufelt and his crew at Workshop did exactly that at their Garden Party on August 16th, raising $4530 ...
by Twyla Campbell | Feb 14, 2018 | Food, This Happened...
Yesterday, I joined people from all over Alberta to take part in a long table dinner in a barn. Willow Lane Barn is a special events venue on the property of Ria and Ken Holgerson, just outside of Olds. It’s a very pretty barn, as you can see. We were there to...
