I think we all know how important the orange is to Florida’s economy. But there is a real chance the orange industry may be perman-ently crippled by climate change. Specifically, Global Warming. And some orange trees have been hit by a serious bacterial infection…Read More →
The term ‘secret ingredient’ is almost as over-used in the culinary sphere as ‘magic bullet’ is in the medical realm. But there really are in-gredients that can make all the difference… I’ve compiled a pick of my, and other sources’ picks for you…Read More →
Imagine my surprise to find that my neigh-bours across the river, in Quebec, are being subjected to a test-marketing program for what McDonald’s calls ‘Breakfast Poutine’… The stuff looks breakfasty, alright. But is it REALLY Poutine?Read More →
Nutritionists and doctors spend a lot of time and energy vilifying canned soups as being unhealthy. Their opinion is based on tradi-tionally high levels of fat and salt. But now Consumer Reports says it’s found canned soups that are both tasty and good for you!Read More →
Amid the headlines about beverage makers removing sugar here and adding it back there, science has moved forward. Researchers say they’ve found a new, cheap, abundant, low-Calorie, low-glucose sugar replacement – in slime mould…Read More →
I’ve said before, in passing, that I wished we could get Kings’s Hawaiian bread and rolls here in Canada. I’ve dreamed of tasting them, and reviewing them. Now, my chance has come! My go-to neighbourhood supermarket has just started carrying KH products!Read More →
We’ve been informed – by several online reviewers – of the remarkable Japanese Egg Salad Sandwich that everybody there goes to 7-Eleven for. Now, one Asian food insider dares to reveal the secrets of the REAL Egg Salad of the Land of the Rising Sun…Read More →
Chili’s was once a powerhouse Tex-Mex resto chain. But over the past few years the times – and consumer sentiment – passed Chili’s by. Sales slid. Consumer awareness evaporated. Then Chili’s brain trust had a revolutionary idea: Listen to what the fans say it should do…Read More →