Recipe for success:

Build one of the top catering companies in Canada.

Mix in active involvement in education and industry volunteering.

Bring to a boil with a desire for excellence and a passion for food.

Season with numerous catering and community awards.

Simmer for 20 years and what do you get?

Seasoned Solutions with Gail Hall!

GAIL ON BT CITY TV ON DECEMBER 15, 2011
Gail will be preparing party foods for the holiday season at 7:10 and 7:40 am. Tune in to catch these easy new recipes to add to your cooking repertoire.

GAIL ON CTV MONRING SHOW ON DECEMBER 22, 2011
Tune in at 8:15 am to watch Gail prepare a scrumptious breakfast recipe that you can make over the holidays!

HOLIDAY ENTERTAINING ON TELUS TV
If you have Telus TV, tune in to the information station for Gail's take on party foods. Download recipes.

GAIL'S CBC EDMONTON AM RADIO FOOD COLUMN
For the past five years Gail has been the food columnist on Edmonton AM radio 740 am, 93.9. The column was on June 28. If you've enjoyed the column and found it valuable, let CBC know by sending them an email at edmontonam@cbc.ca.

GAIL'S BLOG -- COOK EAT ENJOY
Check out recipes and Gail's food experiences on her 2 month road trip to the West Coast and down the Pacific Coast Highway. Just go to http://cookeatenjoy.posterous.com to share in the adventures.

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CULINARY TOUR UPDATE

Vietnam March 9 to 21, 2012 with an extension to Angkor Wat, Cambodia March 21 - 24, 2012
The signature flavours of Vietnam are the signposts along our route; we’ll meet nuoc nam, the distinctive fish sauce; rice, the essential staff of life; wet, dry, thick and thin noodles and throughout, the fresh herbs, leaves and vegetables that so essential to Vietnamese cuisine. There is also the influence of the French who introduced baguettes, crème caramel with coconut milk and the delicious ca phe. We’ll prepare meals with Mrs. Cuc in Hue and with renowned chef Didier in Hanoi. We’ll spread nets with fishers and bike through rice paddies with farmers. We’ll dine with monks in a monastery, with friends in a small village and in cafes and French-Vietnamese fusion restaurants. And all of this against a backdrop of stunning scenery and gracious hospitality. Accommodation is in first class hotels with the flavour of Vietnam’s colonial past. Click here for itinerary, costs and registration details.

More New Culinary Tours Planned:
Spa and Wine Retreat in Sonoma February 17 to 20, 2012
We all need a break from winter, so why not join Gail over Family Day holiday weekend and take in the Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn and Spa along with wineries, restaurants and a cooking school, all in the Sonoma area. Click Willow Stream Spa: The Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn to view the spa and its services. Itinerary and costs will be ready in September, 2011.

Culinary Tour of New York May 17 to 21, 2012
This will be Gail's third culinary tour of New York. We'll explore new districts including Chinatown, Greenwich Village, DUMBO, the High Line as well as food stores, bakeries, markets, producers and take in cooking class. Itinerary and costs will be posted on www.seasonedsolutions.ca by the end of December.

Charleston, Virginia and South Carolina October 2012
Itinerary will be ready by August 2011

Mexico February 2013

Portugal October 2013

Burgundy and Piedmont October 2014

LOFT COOKING CLASSES:
The cooking class schedule for 2011 is up on the website. Just click on cooking school. These are hands-on cooking classes using local and regional ingredients and fill up quickly. So, if you see a class on the list for 2010 that you would like to take, e-mail Gail at gailhall@shaw.ca or call 780-437-0761. Class registration is confirmed on a first paid basis. Private cooking classes for groups of eight can also be arranged.

Need a unique gift for a birthday, anniversary or other special occasion? Purchase a gift certificate for a loft cooking class. It's easy to arrange. Click on gift certificates for information on how to arrange a gift certificate.

GAIL ON LOCATION:
METRO CONTINUING EDUCATION
Gail conitnues to teach cooking classes MCE this fall. for. For more information and to register, go on line to www.metrocontinuingeducation.ca

Check out our corporate cooking classes (something wonderful happens when colleagues experience team-building away from the office environment) or book Gail for a speaking engagement or lunch and learn.