04/14/2013

Food for Thought: The Week In Review

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Happy Sunday! I'm out of town this weekend, and look forward to telling you all about the very first Food Bloggers of Canada conference in the coming week. For now, here are some articles that caught my eye this week. 

  • How fantastic is this? An entire conference dedicated to Family Dinner. I want to organize one!
Apr 14, 2013 5:38:58 PM

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