When I started The Experience Host, I imagined myself creating recipes, planning beautiful gatherings, and sharing entertaining inspiration throughout the year. Then summer arrived. Instead of dreaming up dinner parties, I found myself drawn outside. The garden needed tending. There were home projects I couldn’t wait to tackle. Beautiful evenings seemed made for sitting on […]

There was a time when you could host an event, receive the catering, and settle the bill afterward. Those days are becoming increasingly rare. In today’s economy, food costs are unpredictable, suppliers require upfront payments, and many caterers — even reputable ones — now ask for deposits before the event takes place. In some cases, […]

There’s something about the first truly warm days of the year that instantly flips a switch. Once it’s over 20 degrees, the sun is shining, and people start talking about patios again, I’m mentally in full summer mode. And with summer comes one of my favourite things: the casual backyard barbecue. Not the fancy kind. […]

Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about how life sometimes gets in the way of the things we love most. For me, creating experiences has never just been a hobby. Cooking, hosting, decorating, experimenting with recipes, planning events, and writing are all things that genuinely make me happy. They’re creative outlets for me. But sometimes […]