One Great Thing
by Ann Thurlow

My lip finds the small chip in the rim; I trace it with my tongue. A familiar ritual, the same every morning. I cannot face the day without coffee and I cannot have it any other way but in this cup. Someone made it—someone thought about how the thin, elegant neck would fit so easily into a hand, how the sturdy base would keep the coffee warm. Someone’s thumb must have mad

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Garnet Schellen and his herd of Ayrshires

The Story of Your Food
by Nina Linton

It’s 5:15 am. Garnet Schellen’s hand fumbles into the murky darkness, silencing the alarm clock’s shrills with a slap. He slides out of bed and into his work clothes—a well-worn set of navy coveralls—before easing out the back door and down a path carved by decades of hurried footsteps.

All’s quiet except for a faint wind w

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I’m Dining Out Here
by Andrew Sprague

There has never been a better local food promotion than Burger Love. No promotion has ever seen the level of public engagement and participant payoff enjoyed by Burger Love. Several restaurants were reporting over a thousand burgers sold in the first twelve days of the month long event. That’s almost a hundred burgers a day. Social media channels were inundated w

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A couple of stories about Robert Pendergast

by Ann Thurlow

When he started culinary school his instructor asked the students why they were there. Robert’s answer? “To learn better ways to cook potatoes and mackerel.” He was being cheeky—but only a little bit.

He also likes to tell the story of a famous baker in France (a baker whose bread has been favorably compared to Robert’s). It’s a long story—but the

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The Cove Journal
by JoDee Samuelson

We had coffee down at the Cove this morning, and guess what: the Iceberg’s still there. It never left. I suppose it read The Buzz last month and decided that it would never get this much attention again, so why not stay. I understand that it plans to camp here all summer. My apologies for suggesting otherwise.

Today on our morning walk we observed that, right on

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by Andrew Spraque

I come from a smoking home. Dad smoked. Mom smoked. Both my sisters smoked. I think I was the last one to take them up seriously. I remember my first one. I was just about seventeen. I was driving down a country road with a girl I had a desperate crush on. She smoked and she made it look awesome. So I asked for one and lit it up. I felt like I'd reached a new level of cool. I was

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Summerside Scene
by Peggy Miles

Over the last few months, Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield’s adventures in space have touched individual communities around the world. This stream of photos has allowed us to see the Earth from his unique perspective and reframe the way we think about our planet.

These awe inspiring images give me the desire to protect this planet so beautifully mirrored back from space.

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The Cove Journal
by JoDee Samuelson

If you missed seeing the Cove iceberg, well, you missed it. It’s gone.

All through February and March, curious people tried to drive down to the park, found that the road wasn’t plowed past the gate, and—possibly for the first time ever—got out of their cars and walked. At the edge of the cape they stood and stared, took pictures, and felt happy. Some even brought along

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The Zeng sisters serve authentic Chinese food

In Her Own Write
by Ann Thurlow

If you’ve ever been to The Noodle House in Charlottetown, you’ve met Fiona Zeng. She’s the busy, friendly woman who greets you at the door—the one who always seems to remember what you like to eat.

But maybe you haven’t had a chance yet to meet Anna Zeng, Fiona’s sister. She’s the equally cheerful woman who’ll greet you at King’s

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I’m Dining Out Here
by Andrew Sprague

These days Jinny and I make it out to eat about once every two weeks. And like any couple we have our favourite spots. Pilot House is a regular stop, as are Claddagh Oyster House and Gahan House. Any place with house in the name, I suppose. You could say we’re creatures of habit. We try to mix it up every once in a while, for the sake of this column if for no other r

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