Aman Dosanj
Food geek, marketing geek, former England and Arsenal footballer (soccer), people watcher, feminist, BSc Business Graduate, middle child, Virgo, planner, Slow Food Member, adventurer, From The Wild alumni, imperfect environmentalist, storyteller, and just weird enough to be interesting. The former Poppadoms owner and Western Living Magazine ‘Foodie of the Year’, organizes pop up dinners and collaborative events across the Okanagan aimed at bringing the community together. Winner of the ‘Culinary Tourism Experience’ category at the 2018 Canadian Tourism Awards, and a two-time gold winner for the Food Day Canada ‘Good Food Innovation’ Award in 2018 and 2019, Aman and The Paisley Notebook has raised over $60k for local charities since 2017. Check out PaisleyNotebook.com.
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4 Interesting Canadian-made seed and nut butters to try
Expand your nut butter horizons
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5 Okanagan liquor producers that collaborate with visual artists
Small-lot craft drinks that are both refreshing and visual works of art
![Kaya by Miss Chen Kaya makes for a tasty addition to toast and sundaes.](https://eatnorth.com/sites/default/files/styles/span3_thumbnail/public/field/image/where_to_buy_kaya_vancouver.jpg?itok=YX_9nAQT)
4 unique Asian pantry staples made in B.C.
Add these locally-made products to your kitchen cupboards
![Photos by Boketto Photography, Lena von Andrian and Meg Froehler.](https://eatnorth.com/sites/default/files/styles/span3_thumbnail/public/field/image/chef_aman_dosanj_sourced_popup_dinners.jpeg?itok=CDzUgV5q)
Opinion: Has there really been progress in food culture when it comes to diversity?
Kelowna chef Aman Dosanj has her doubts
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Opinion: The subtleties of racism in food culture
Biases, unfortunately, exist everywhere, even in food.