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 TO CO-HOST AND COOK ON BT
On September 1, Gail will be on BT co-hosting with Bridget Ryan from 6 to 9 am. She will also prepare 3 delicious recipes (one recipe in each hour, with the last recipe at 8:40 am) with this season's bounty of apples from Steve and Dan's Fruit Stand a vendor at the City Market on 104 Street. Try to catch some of it -- it should be fun!

On August 25, Gail was on CTV Noon News preparing some easy and delicious recipes for school lunches. Click here for the recipes.

GAIL ON CBC
Listen to Gail every Tuesday morning at 7:50 am on CBC 740 am/93.9 fm, as CBC Edmonton AM's weekly food columnist. Recipes are easy to prepare, feature local and regional ingredients and where to buy them.

CULINARY TOUR UPDATE
The South Okanagan
October 29 to 31, 2010
The itinerary for this tour is done! Click trip brochure for the two-day summary, pricing and
registration details and click detailed itinerary for all the culinary details. These three days are chock-a-block full of food and wine experiences of the south Okanagan. Home base will be the beautiful new Watermark Beach Resort in Osoyoos click on www.watermarkbeachresort.com to view this gorgeous property.

Chile and Argentina
March 8 to 19, 2011
From 'churassco' to malbec, learning about authentic Argentian barbecue and Chilean empanadas to learning the tango. We'll experience much, much more as we explore the culinary and cultural riches of these two South American countries and travel through spectacular geography. Just click Chile and Argentina for itinerary, cost and registration details.

Sicily -- This trip is now sold out!!
October 9 to 20, 2010
Ever since her successful culinary tour to Italy in 2002 (Asti, Parma and northern Tuscany), Gail has longed to return to this country that is so rich in food culture and food traditions. Siciliy is a history lesson on a plate and to understand it, one must immerse themselves in its cuisine. Come and join Gail for a culinary tour that will be fascinating, delicious and paradoxical. Click here on Sicily for itinerary, cost and registration details. Right after this tour Gail will be attending Slow Food International's Terra Madre & the Salone del Gusto in Turin, Italy, and you also have the option of signing up for this culinary experience as well!

New culinary tours planned:
Eastern Townships of Quebec in October 2011
Vietnam and Laos in March 2012
Charleston, Virginia in May 2012

LOFT COOKING CLASSES:
The cooking class schedule for 2010 is up on the website. Just click on cooking school. These are hands-on cooking classes using local and regional ingredients and are filling 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:
ZOCALO on October 2 at 2 PM
Join Gail at Zocalo as she cooks up some fresh pasta dishes featuring local ingredients. Guaranteed you will be inspired to create these comfort foods at home and you just might find some interesting servingware to put it on! There's no charge for the demonstration. Zocalo is located at 10826 - 95 Street, 780-428-0754.

METRO CONTINUING EDUCATION
Gail conitnues to teach cooking classes MCE at with The Love of Chicken on November 23 and Holiday Appetizers on November 30, 2010. Both classes are demonstration classes from 6:30 to 9:30 pm at McNally School, 8440 - 105 Avenue. 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.

Cooking in the Mountains originally scheduled for September 18, 2010 is postponed. As soon as new dates are available, they will be posted on the website.