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Latest news about Alexa Clark or about Alexa’s current projects – CheapEats Restaurant Guides, MiniBookExpo, HoHoTO or Secret Pickle Supper Club.

Toronto Life: Secrets of the Secret Pickle Supper Club revealed in new documentary

Toronto Life: Secrets of the Secret Pickle Supper Club revealed in new documentary

The Secret Pickle Supper Club is now a lot less, well, secret, thanks to a new mini-documentary. The two-year-old club got started when host Alexa Clark had a “numerically important” birthday and asked her friend, chef Matt Kantor to experiment with different foods for the shindig. The guests couldn’t stop tweeting while eating, and...

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Alexa Clark Judging the San Pellegrino Almost Famous Chef Competition

San Pellegrino Almost Famous Chef Competition

The San Pellegrino Almost Famous Chef Competition has invited Alexa Clark to be a Judge at the Canadian Regionals being held  January 30th at the Calphalon Culinary Center in Toronto. The S.Pellegrino Almost Famous Chef Competition brings together students from 73 culinary institutions across Canada and the United States  The Canadian Regionals will have...

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Foodie Adventure: Alexa Announced as a Longo’s Taste Ontario Ambassador!

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Toronto, ON, August 5, 2011 – Longo’s is pleased to announce its new Taste Ontario Ambassador Program. The goal of the ambassador initiative is to showcase Longo’s leadership in fresh and local food by developing an integrated program that builds awareness of Longo’s best quality, selection and variety of fresh foods from Ontario. Toronto...

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I Ought To Be In Pictures (Or At Least on TV)

Alexa Clark & Guy Fieri

Looking for someone “like Guy Fieri” to host a Food & Travel Show A couple of months ago there was a flurry of activity looking for someone “like a Canadian Guy Fieri from Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” for casting a Food Network Canada show. At the time a number of people ask me if...

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Chicken Feeds – Food Blogger Profile: Alexa Clark

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The Chicken Farmers of Canada Chicken Feeds blog added a few new blog features including their food blogger profile series, in which they interview a new Canadian food blogger every month and hear about what keeps them passionate about food and cooking. In January, 2011 they interviewed Alexa. This month, our interview is with...

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KV Style – Valley Foodie of the Month

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Craig Pinhey’s Wine & Dine column in KV Style magazine features a Valley Foodie of the Month. Craig profiled Alexa and got her recipe for Gnocchi with Wild Mushroom Whisky Cream Sauce for his September 2010 column. Valley Foodie Of The Month: Alexa Clark By Craig Pinhey This edition of Valley Foodie is a...

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National Post – Can Seaton House remake save George Street?

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In a recent National Post article by I was asked about the proposed changes to George Street which include rebuilding Seaton House and renovating and reclaiming the historic buildings to revitalize this beautiful street and bring in more businesses, students and other residents. Read the article here: Can Seaton House remake save George Street?...

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MediaStyle: Feature interview with Alexa Clark of CheapEats

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Alexa Clark, blogger, author, publisher, and social media maven, was kind enough to agree to a feature email interview with me. We talked about the best and cheapest spots to grab a bite in Ottawa, her involvement with the hugely successful #HoHoTO holiday fundraiser in Toronto, and her predictions for the online communications world...

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Quill & Quire – Mini Book Expo finds free books a good home

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Originally published in Quill & Quire’s OMNI newsletter July 4, 2008 By Tabassum Siddiqui BookExpo Canada may be over, but part of the fun of the trade show – getting free books from various publishers – lives on in Mini Book Expo, an online initiative by Plethora Press publisher Alexandra Clark. The project began...

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CBC Information Morning Talks 50 Paces

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As we were installing the 50 Paces Project, we got some media attention. Here is the interview I did with CBC’s Steven Webb on Information Morning - listen here

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