World’s Longest BBQ Kicks Off Food Day Canada 2026
Food Day Canada is tomorrow, August 1, and the whole country will celebrate with festivals showcasing local products, producers and chefs. As usual… The fête will officially kick off with the annual World’s Longest BBQ bash in Scenic Elora, Ontario…Read More →
Sara Lee Parent To Banish Artificial Preservatives, Dyes
Almost every week, now, we’re hearing about another big packaged food maker eliminating all artificial colours, flavours and preservat-ives from its line. This week, it’s Sara Lee, and all her cousins. A much-needed victory for US Health Mandarin RFK Jr…Read More →
Ottawa Resto Spawns Viral ‘Walking Shawarma’ Craze
Another social media triumph for my home town! An Ottawa Shawarmarie has triggered a viral phenomenon known as ‘The Walking Shawarma’. It’s a logical evolution of The Walking Taco, which lately has been so ‘hot’ online…Read More →
Summer Sizzler: Roasted Curry Tomato Pie
I suspect you don’t usually think of ‘curry’ and ‘tomatoes’ together in the same dish. I sure don’t. But today’s featured recipe is a rare exception to that expectation. Roasted Curry Tomato Pie could be best described as an Indian Pizza-come-Tarte…Read More →
Toronto To Ban ‘Surveillance Pricing’ On Groceries
Canada’s largest city is acting to outlaw sur-veillance pricing – a more complex applicat-ion of what in the past has been called ‘op-portunity’, or ‘surge’ pricing. Now it’s possible to for AI systems adjust the price you pay based on your personal information…Read More →
Egg Price-Fixing Settlement To Include… Actual Eggs!
You might have missed it. The settlement in the $ billion US egg price-fixing case has been approved by the courts. And it’s giving more than money back to consumers who paid too much for eggs. And they’re pledging to give back actual eggs…Read More →
Jane And The Beanstalk: A New-stalgized Fairy Tale Come True!
An inquisitive Instagrammer wanted to know what would happen if she planted the con-tents of a packet of dried bean soup mix. And even she was surprised by what happened. What started as an online prank became an educational odyssey…Read More →
Fairy Tale Eggplant With Crispy Shallots And Thai Dressing…
And speaking of Fairy Tales… We are irresist-ibly drawn to present, for your approval, a wild and crazy, yet fundamentally healthy dish you can whip up alongside any cookout main. Behold! Fairy Tale Eggplant with Crispy Shallots and Thai Dressing…Read More →