I never thought there was such a thing as a ‘retro personality’. Until recently, when I was relating one of my Mom’s ancient but price-less cooking tips to a Gen Zer – who smiled patiently and proclaimed ME a ‘retro, legacy’ cook!Read More →
The ‘nudge, nudge; wink, wink’ international incident over Canada’s crackdown on Aussie Vegemite spawned some very real and serious comments about how two grown-up countries should address differences over issues of mu-tual concern…Read More →
Our biggest Fast Food Week harvest to date! Something in every category, with an em-phasis on The Movies! And a plea from Her-shey’s to exempt cocoa from the Trump Tariffs… If not, chocolate confection prices will rocket!Read More →
It’s amazing! Almost every day there’s another study published about how switching to a plant-based diet can help you fight off the worst diseases and conditions our modern world can throw at us. And today is no different…Read More →
Tim Horton’s annual 2025 Smile Cookie Campaign raised a new record, in support of community causes across the Great White North. It’s just about the oldest community fundraiser of its kind in Canada after the United Way…Read More →
I sometimes forget that cuisines which are generally famed for intricate many-ingredi-ented dishes are often most beloved by their native fans for some of their simplest, yet classiest, dishes – which the ‘natives’ take for granted…Read More →
I got a crash course in what the guy is doing these days when I looked in on a story about his latest project. He started up his Ministry of Food foundation years ago. But now, Jamie Oliver’s begun taking his food awareness ‘show’ on the road…Read More →
One question I hear from folks who are just getting into home cooking for the first time is, “Why do I need both Baking Powder and Bak-ing Soda in my pantry?” Good question. And here are some equally good answers some budding pros didn’t even know…Read More →