I am one of the many COVID victims whose sense of taste was impaired by the infection. But I was lucky. My senses of taste and smell both returned to full function. There are oth-ers, however, whose sense of taste may have been permanently impaired…Read More →
My stepdad grinned mischievously when I asked where we were going for dinner. “It’s a new place called The Mandarin, up in Bramp-ton,” he said. It’s now a major regional resto chain. But I still think of the Mandarin as ‘my’ Asian buffet…Read More →
The review was carried out by a Canadian ex-pat who now lives in Los Angeles. But she surprised even herself by coming up with an ultra-lopsided result. In the end, Canada top-ped the US on four out of five menu items… For reasons not all associated with ‘taste’…Read More →
An intrepid reporter from Narcity.com set herself the challenge of eating an array of menu items at both McDonald’s in the US and McD’s in Canada – declaring a ‘winner’. You may be surprised to learn that her verdict was extremely one-sided…Read More →
At last word (within the past week), the CBC said Steve Bourdeau is still carrying on bus-iness as usual. In spite of being exposed by the CBC as a seller of bogus Maple Syrup. And even though a number of public and private investigations are under way…Read More →
High food prices are slowly but surely crush-ing a majority of Canadians trying to afford decent food. Not-so-subtle indications head-lined the 2026 Spring Edition of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab’s Food Sentiment Index. It’s time for government intervention…Read More →
When disaster strikes, World Central Kitchen (WCK) mobilizes. And its founder’s, chef José Andrés’ philosophy of food guides the organ-ization. For Andrés, the most important aspect of any disaster – natural or man-made – is ‘seeing the humanity’ above the politics…Read More →
Time for another scathing indictment of the Trump Administration’s performance on basic economic issues. Inflation keeps increasing, in spite of government assurances. BuzzFeed provides the ammunition for a political firing squad. And food prices take a leading role…Read More →