What happens when you take the convenience people want and refuse to sacrifice the quality they deserve? In this episode of the Taste Toast Travel Podcast, I’m sitting down with Ken MacKenzie, founder of Fresh Victor, to talk about the evolution of cocktails, the changing alcohol industry, and the story behind creating premium cold-pressed cocktail […]

After a divorce at 35 turned her life upside down, Jess Prudhomme found herself questioning everything she thought she wanted. The career, the marriage, the carefully planned checklist life she’d built suddenly no longer fit, and she had to figure out who she was outside of those expectations. In this powerful episode, Jess shares how […]

In this episode Tara sits down with Australian-born travel expert Mary Vass, founder of Blue White Dream Tours, to talk about her incredible journey from Perth and Melbourne to Canada, Abu Dhabi, and eventually Greece, where she now lives with her family in Piraeus near Athens. With Greek and Polish roots, Mary shares how years […]

What does it really take to launch a winery in today’s wine industry? In this episode of Taste Toast Travel, Tara sits down with Canadian winemaker and entrepreneur Maddison Violet to talk about building a winery from the ground up in British Columbia’s stunning Okanagan Valley. From working in restaurants and studying wine through WSET […]

If Málaga is only on your radar for beaches or cruise stops… you’re missing the best part! In this episode, Tara sits down with Málaga-based travel guide, content creator and foodie Cristina Reina to explore a deeper, more flavorful side of southern Spain—one that most visitors completely overlook. From historic neighborhoods and over 40 museums […]

We’re sitting down with the incredible Faye Cardwell, whose global story truly embodies what it means to build a life through travel, wine, and culture. Faye describes herself as “British by birth, French by marriage, German by residency, and Italian at heart,” and her journey absolutely lives up to that. What started with an early […]

What if the life you’ve always dreamed of—one with more freedom, adventure, and intentional living—was actually more within reach than you think? In this episode of Taste Toast Travel, Tara sits down with Suzy May, certified money educator and host of the Wander World School podcast, to explore what it really looks like to slow […]