WARNING: I’m developing a perhaps-unnat-ural fascination with the old concept of ‘the sublime vs. the ridiculous’. Where do you draw the line? Especially when you’re tweaking re-cipes or playing around with creating your own? It’s not always easy to tell…Read More →
I often have folks ask me – as someone who’s been exposed to a greater variety of recipes than most – what’s the best, easiest way to get into home cooking? I’ve uncovered a small but invaluable trove of ‘absolute-easiest reci-pes’ any newbie can master!Read More →
It isn’t usually the government itself charging that some consumer protection mechanism is ‘broken’, and needs action. But that’s what happened recently at the 2025 Food Safety Summit recently. The FDA, of all groups, said its own wheels turn too slowly!Read More →
I just can’t remain silent any longer. Every day I scan the Foodsphere media for hard news and back-grounder post ideas. And every day I see something new in the way of ‘listicles’ claiming to showcase the ‘Best of’, or ‘Top 10’ something or other. Gimme me a break!Read More →
The Fast Foodsphere is literally hoppin’ and boppin’, with multiple popcorn-related pro-duct reveals and some all-new hot and spicy flavours. Also Resto-of-the-Future openings and closings. And a Baskin-Robbins Flavour of the Month like you’ve never seen before…Read More →
It’s not just Trump-O-Nomics. But the confus-ion and uncertainty surrounding the US Presi-dent’s crazy economic beliefs and Canada’s counter-tariffs are certainly contributing to a spike in food insecurity among our most vul-nerable citizens…Read More →
It’s been another week of unexpected, and – on the whole – disappointing business news from the Foodsphere. More major players in all niches reporting ‘disappointing’ fiscal re-sults for Q1 – 2025. And more than one con-sidering ‘desperate measures’…Read More →
When I think of ultra-processed food, one of the first products that comes to mind is…. Cheez Whiz! The humble, ultra-meltable pro-duct has travelled across the Atlantic and back about three times. But I’m proud to say, Cheez Whiz was perfected by a Canadian!Read More →