Awards

2019 North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA) Travel Media Awards Competition

“If you want to see a 100-snake orgy, book a ticket to Manitoba,” Daily Beast

(June 22, 2019)

2019 North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA) Travel Media Awards Competition

“From the Troubles to teen angst,” Globe & Mail

(July 2, 2019)

2019 North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA) Travel Media Awards Competition

“How to catch a baseball game in Cuba? Be relentless,” Daily Beast

(Jan. 5, 2019)

2019 Explore Canada Awards of Excellence

“Come to Dildo for the selfies, but stay for the good, clean fun,” Daily Beast

(Sept. 15, 2018)

2019 Travel Media Association of Canada Awards

“Cuba’s cowboy vibe,” Toronto Star

(Jan. 1, 2018)

2019 Travel Media Association of Canada Awards

“Sasquatch hunting goes mainstream in small Canadian town,” Daily Beast

(July 6, 2018)

2019 Travel Media Association of Canada Awards

“Mummer’s the word,” Toronto Star

(Dec. 20, 2017)

2019 Travel Media Association of Canada Awards

“Newfoundland hospitality on steroids,” Saltscapes

(December 2018/January 2019)

2019 Travel Media Association of Canada Awards

“How to swim with salmon,” Toronto Star

(Oct. 10, 2017)

2018 North American Travel Journalists Association Travel Media Awards Competition

“Cuba’s cowboy vibe,” Toronto Star
(Jan. 4, 2018)

2018 North American Travel Journalists Association Travel Media Awards Competition

“Beyond the inn,” Globe and Mail
(June 9, 2018)
Destination Travel — Newspaper

2018 North American Travel Journalists Association Travel Media Awards Competition

“Ivvavik dreams,” Toronto Star
(Sept. 16, 2017)
Illustrated Story — Print Publication

2018 North American Travel Journalists Association Travel Media Awards Competition

“Where the wild things are,” Toronto Star
(Oct. 21, 2017)
Illustrated Story — Print Publication

2018 North American Travel Journalists Association Travel Media Awards Competition

“Sasquatch hunting goes mainstream in small Canadian town,”
thedailybeast.com
(July 6, 2018)
Sports, Recreation and Adventure — Online Publication

2018 SATW Canadian Chapter Awards

“British Columbia embraces aboriginal experiences in tourism,” Toronto Star
(June 6, 2017)

2018 SATW Canadian Chapter Awards

“In pursuit of narwhals and adventure in Nunavut,” Toronto Star
(June 29, 2017)

2018 SATW Canadian Chapter Awards

“An Arctic camping experience in the Yukon with Parks Canada,” Toronto Star
(Sept. 13, 2017)

2018 Explore Canada Awards of Excellence

“Mummer’s the word,” Toronto Star
(Dec. 20, 2017)

2018 Travel Media Association of Canada Awards

“Spend a day prowling with the puffin patrol,” Toronto Star
(Nov. 14, 2017)

2017 North American Travel Journalists Association Travel Media Awards Competition

Canada 150 series, Toronto Star
(Various Dates, 2017)

2017 North American Travel Journalists Association Travel Media Awards Competition

“Canada’s walking safari,” Toronto Star
(Jan. 4, 2017)

2017 North American Travel Journalists Association Travel Media Awards Competition

“Wyoming dinosaur dig is a real Jurassic adventure,” Toronto Star
(Sept. 24, 2016)

Taste Canada, 2014

Toronto Star Cookbook: More Than 150 Diverse & Delicious Recipes Celebrating Ontario

Toronto Star Cookbook: More Than 150 Diverse & Delicious Recipes Celebrating Ontario

Toronto Star Cookbook: More Than 150 Diverse & Delicious Recipes Celebrating Ontario

My Saucy Lady columns in the Toronto Star won first place in this North American competition in 2011, as well as third place in 2005, 2006 and 2012.

As Toronto Star food editor, I was part of a team that won six awards between 2001 and 2008 for our food section covers.

“Breakfast at the Hoito … and other Finnish rituals” in the Toronto Star won third place in the newspaper category of this North American competition.