Hi there, I’m Gabby! I love to write about travel, food and culinary history — I have to know the origin story of every dish I eat. My writing has appeared in Eater, Chatelaine, and CBC and I’m the restaurant critic for The Telegram in St. John’s, NL, where I live.

My first book Where We Ate: A Field Guide to Canada’s Restaurants, Past and Present will be out in June 2023 with Appetite by Random House.

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Recipes

The recipes people are always DMing me about, but also historical recreations of iconic restaurant dishes the world over (like the Eggplant with Buttermilk Sauce from Ottolenghi in London and the Kobe Beef Lettuce Wrap from Adelaide Oyster house here in St. John’s).

Travel Guides

The best places I ate in on my travels, and discussions about the importance (and pitfalls) of culinary tourism.

Food Trends

From restaurant memories like that time we ate at the best wrong restaurant in Paris to why I hate QR code menus so very much — and I’ll probably talk about that viral baked feta pasta. 

Culinary History

I’ll dive into the origin stories of your favourite dishes like how the Caesar Salad was invented in Tijuana, or the reason we have salt and pepper shakers on the table but not other spices.

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