I first saw this post on National Pie Day, January 23. But I thought it could keep, for a while. It’s a 2024 rundown of the favourite dessert pies across America. I wasn’t surprised at which one was the runaway leader. And I don’t think you will be either…Read More →
Lots of tantalizing Mains and Snacks action this week. And a bumper crop of Novelty items. Domino’s Japan is rolling out a pie with an actual volcano-like caldera full of cheese sauce in the middle! And BK Brazil is cracking Dino Nuggets in a Dino Egg!Read More →
Never heard of it? If you’re a Boomer, you’ve been deathly aware of it your whole life. For the young folks, and the uninitiated, it’s a metaphorical ‘clock’ that measures how close the human race is to destroying itself. But you can help turn back the Doomsday Clock!Read More →
I was pleasantly surprised to hear that at least one Canadian school has eased its previous ban on nuts in kids’ lunches. Such bans are standard policy in virtually all Western World schools, because a very small percentage of students are deathly allergic…Read More →
Controversial US presidential candidate Donald Trump claimed, during a campaign stop earlier this week, that he could live to age 200. The only problem is, Trump would have to give up Junk Food.. Which could be his dietary Achilles Heel…Read More →
I am compelled to post today on a conundrum that’s raised it’s hoary head to grin mischievously at me. I’ve always believed Pie Day was in the spring. But a new Pie Day has apparently been proclaimed as official – at least in the US…Read More →
We reported just days ago that Canada’s largest supermarket empire had cut its ‘Enjoy Tonight’ deep discounts from 50 to 30 percent. But that turned out to be a Pandora’s Box. Now, Loblaw’s has caved under intense consumer pressure…Read More →
We’re used to this kind of thing here in Canada. But some of our rules and regs can come as a surprise – even shock – to visitors. An American tourist was ‘flabbergasted’ when asked to sign a waiver before eating their medium-cooked burger…Read More →