by Twyla Campbell | Oct 7, 2013 | Travel
Sigh. Vegas is getting old. I’ve just returned from Sin City – my third trip this year, 15 times in the past decade. I’ve stayed in hotels on the Strip, and off. I’ve spent $1,000 on meals at Michelin-starred restaurants, and eaten $1.99 shrimp cocktails on Fremont...
by Twyla Campbell | Dec 12, 2011 | Food
A night of over consumption in Las Vegas had us in search of hangover food the next day. Vietnamese Pho is usually a good fixer-upper but lately I’ve been curious about ramen, a soup dish that has become hugely popular across North America. In fact, I had just...
by Twyla Campbell | May 4, 2011 | Travel
and I went willingly into her arms. I planned the trip months ago knowing that I’d need a break after Northern Food Night was done. Nothing like stimulation overload to balance the mind and body. This was my 9th trip to Vegas and the first one as a girls trip...
by Twyla Campbell | Nov 13, 2010 | Food
I first read about XO sauce in an August article of the Edmonton Journal. The condiment, created by Hong Kong chefs in the 1980s, sounded exotic, strange and delicious—a combination, naturally, that appealed to me. The name XO, synonymous with top shelf cognacs, was...
by Twyla Campbell | Oct 8, 2010 | Travel
I’m tired, broke and fatter than I was four days ago; that’s right, I’ve just returned from Las Vegas, aka Overindulgence, USA. At McCarron Airport on our return to Edmonton, I was taken aside after beeping my way through the metal detector. The female security...
