Living

In this exclusive excerpt from her new book, Out of the Blue, Jan Wong, one of Canada's most controversial journalists, turns the mic on herself to talk about her sudden and unexpected battle with depression

Blame Food Network, Alice Waters or Whole Foods — but food has become the one of the few consumer products by which we measure status both social and economic.

Alberta's spectacular Bow Valley has it all: awe-inspiring landscape, top-notch eateries, luxurious spas and quaint, friendly towns. There's no better place to take it all in than from behind the wheel

I spend about as much on food each month as I do in rent (give or take a few dinners out and impromptu pizza deliveries.) The hefty food bill isn’t just the result of an appetite gone wild, but may also reflect pricier times.

I’ve done it. I spent most of my 20s doing it. And no, it’s not what you’re thinking—doing that would have been fun. Rather what I did do wasn’t so fun—obsess about my perceived physical inadequacies and hide from friends and potential ‘doing-that’ partners when I was feeling ‘fat.’