Pam Freir has been writing her weekly column, Pleasures of the Table for the Times-Colonist since 1997. A few years ago her husband, Chris Bayliss, seeing that she was approaching melt-down in the face of an approaching deadline, offered to help. He has been co-writing the column ever since. Pam and Chris, now semi-retired from ad biz careers in Toronto, live with their dog and two elderly cats on Galiano Island. They are both curious about, and enthusiasts of, everything pertaining to food. Pam's biggest fear is that she will be mistaken for an expert, a mentor, a kitchen-based guru. She's definitely not, and neither is Chris. But you can depend on them for an entertaining commentary on the ever-fascinating world of food and drink in the Life Section each Wednesday.