Author: Mel Priestley
Mel Priestley is a consulting astrologer and writer based in Edmonton, Alberta. She has been studying astrology for many years and completed the Fundamentals of Natal Astrology Certificate at Kepler College in 2021. She has been a professional freelance writer for over 15 years and has written extensively about wine, food, theatre and now, astrology. She currently serves on the executive committee of the Edmonton Astrological Society and is also co-lead of OPA’s Canadian satellite.
Theatre review: 9 Parts of Desire
It’s strange and deeply uncomfortable to burst into tears during a theatre performance. It’s also wonderfully cathartic. After all, isn’t that the whole point of art: to make you feel things so deeply, to empathize […]
If I have to write another rosé wine article I’m going to scream
I’ve written about a dozen articles on rosé wine. For years it was one of the most dependable signs of spring. Forget robins or daffodils: when I found myself sitting down to write yet another […]
How to taste wine and influence people
People ask me fairly regularly how I learned about wine and how they might go about learning more themselves. Proper tasting method is often at the top of their list of wine skills to master, […]
You look like a Tempranillo to me
I’m sure I’m not the only writer who looks back on their past work and shudders. Fortunately for me, everything I wrote as a fledgling writer has disappeared from the internet (along with everything else […]
Food writing in Avenue Edmonton
I’ve done a number of pieces for Avenue Edmonton magazine in recent months, though I just realized I haven’t shared them here. I was pretty happy to connect with Avenue shortly after leaving Vue, and […]
Musings on A Christmas Carol and theatre coverage in Edmonton
I saw A Christmas Carol at the Citadel last week and guess what: it was my first time. Yeah, that’s right: I had never seen the longest-running theatre show in town, which has been going […]
In praise of chain grocers and frozen French fries
Speak in favour of one thing and everyone will automatically assume you’re against its opposite. It’s a tempting but flawed logical leap that happens all the time in the food community. I’m sure it’s not […]
Alberta Fruit Wine & Mead: Complete Winery Listing
Last updated: November 19, 2020 The following is an alphabetical listing of Alberta’s producers of fruit wine and mead (honey wine). Scroll down to the bottom for details about Alberta’s cottage winery history and legislation. […]
Eating Haida Gwaii: Green Gaia
*This is the third post in my mini food travelogue on Haida Gwaii. Click here to read part one and click here to read part two. The soup was great, but the community values were […]
Eating Haida Gwaii: Charters Restaurant
*This is the second post in my mini food travelogue on Haida Gwaii. Click here to read part one, and click here to read part three. Hungry and haggard from air travel, we stumbled into […]
Eating Haida Gwaii: initial thoughts
*This is the first post in my mini food travelogue on Haida Gwaii. Click here to read part two, and click here to read part three. Gwaii is weird. That’s a massive generalization and far […]
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Farewell, Vue Weekly
I have resigned from Vue Weekly. As of July 6, 2016 I will no longer be Dish/News Editor for the paper. This was a very difficult decision and not one I made lightly, as Vue […]
