As an entrepreneur, ChefGail had a remarkable success. She idolized her entrepreneur father and followed in his footsteps. Through her efforts she was able to find herself and you can too. #2 Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. - George Bernard Shaw Like her father, Gail was a serial entrepreneur. Nothing […]
The ChefGail Memoir contains 30 recipes but it also includes business insights drawn from ChefGails remarkable success in two different companies. Here is another one. You can read all of them in the book available at local bookstores and retailers. INSIGHT #12 A cynic knows the price of everything but the value of nothing. – […]
Gail and Jon Hall shared a single room with hundreds of cookbooks, scores of monthly visitors and the perfumes of baking, basting and decanted wine. Much bread is broken in this lovely fourth-floor condo-cum-culinary school in this downtown historic building. Gail Hall, if you didn’t know, was Edmonton’s high priestess of good eating. She was […]
Another friend has read Maps, Markets and Matzo Ball Soup. Thanks for your kind comments. "Just a quick note to let you know that I just finished reading “Maps, Markets, and Matzo Ball Soup”. Thank you very much for electing to have her biography written – it truly shows how remarkable a person Gail was, […]
People have made many positive comments about the book Maps, Markets and Matzo Ball Soup. I am really pleased when readers get inspired to try the recipes. Here are a few recent comments: Still reading and enjoying the book so much! I just read about the borsch and the recipe looks soooo good! I’ll definitely make […]
Many people think that Maps, Markets and Matzo Ball Soup is a recipe book. The memoir does contain recipes but it also includes business insights. ChefGail operated two very successful businesses and worked in retail and for the government. She was a highly regarded business person and served on community boards and committees. Some of […]
We enter December on a high. Twyla Campbell and I are delighted with the sales of her first book, Maps, Markets and Matzo Ball Soup: the inspiring life of ChefGail Hall. With over 1000 copies available in the marketplace at bookstores, retail stores and on-line, the book made the Edmonton best seller list for three weeks. […]
If you enjoyed the recipes in ChefGail's memoir Maps, Markets and Matzo Ball Soup, you might be looking for more. Another of ChefGail's recipes is posted on the Q32.ca website every Monday morning. You can also scroll through previous posts to find something interesting for dinner. This week the recipe is Phyllo Strudel with Chicken, […]
Here are some suggestions for discussion topics for your book club. We would be interested in your comments and suggestions coming out of the discussion. E-mail them to me at on@Q32.ca. Maps, Markets and Matzo Ball Soup: The inspiring life of Chef Gail Hall Book Club Discussion Topics 1. Twyla wrote: (page 21) “The more […]
Twyla Campbell is a freelance scribe who has been writing about food, drink and travel for 14 years. Her articles have appeared in local, national and international publications. Twyla’s knowledge and experience has made her a sought after panelist and culinary competition judge, and CBC Edmonton AM’s restaurant reviewer (since 2010). When she’s not writing, […]
