 CHILE’S EXTRAORDINARY AND DELICIOUS FOODS by: Hrayr Berberoglu Most North Americans think of Chile as a tropical South American country. In reality, Chile stretches from north to south 4500 kilometres and approximately 120 kms. from west to east, and enjoys a range of climates from hot, to Mediterranean, to cool, and cold in teh very south close to the Antarctic. |   |
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| TWO SOUTH AFRICAN RED WINES TO ENJOY by: Hrayr Berberoglu This country has been producing wine ever since the first Dutch settlers set foot on the land in the 16th century. Over centuries, vineyards expanded from Cape Town north, east, and southeast. South African wine making technology is now much better than it was only two decades ago. | |
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| GOOD NEWS FOR WINE LOVERS EVERYWHE by: Hrayr Berberoglu Studies indicate that the average wine drinker opens the bottle after 90 minutes after purchase. That means that shortly after purchasing and travelling the wine is in the glass ready to be consumed. | |
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| CAVEAT EMPTOR by: Hrayr Berberoglu Ontarians living in major cities seem to be looking more and more for fresh food, and most are willing to pay for perceived or advertised freshness. | |
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| CAMEL MEAT by: Hrayr Berberoglu Western cultures equate meat with beef, veal, pork, and occasionally lamb. Chinese on the other hand eat whatever protein they can get and that happens to be mostly pork, but also pending on location and religion, mutton, horse and camel. | |
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