It’s July 4th – Independence Day in the U.S. – and as regular readers of the FFB know, there is only one story for us on this date. Yes, it’s time for the Nathan’s Famous Coney Island Hot Dog Eating Contest! And this year is a special one for the All-American New York City Tradition…Read More →
It’s Canada’s national day and most businesses and government offices are closed, so Canadians can be with family, celebrate the uniqueness of their culture and fire up the old backyard grill! far be it from me to make specific suggestions as to your personal Holiday Grill Feast Menu…Read More →
With the BBQing season in full swing as of this weekend, doctors are reminding us all to take care when cleaning the grill – especially when we use wire brushes to banish the gunk. Seems that, every year, broken-off bristles from grill-cleaning brushes send a fair number of people to hospital…Read More →
Pepsi Co. has had a tough year, trying a number of bold moves to win back customers lost to Coca Cola and Dr. Pepper. Now they’re doing a 180 on a decision almost a year ago to replace the artificial sweetener in its Diet Coke with something else. And that left a bad taste in some mouths…Read More →
We’ve talked before, in this space, about the appalling waste of food between field and table under the current ‘Pretty Food’ culture in the relatively affluent Western nations. Now, a consortium of Canadian food processing companies is developing new technology to address the problem…Read More →
Two lawsuits against Starbucks in the U.S. are now clear to proceed following a recent court decision to that effect. If you bought a Latté or a cold drink containing ice at a U.S. Starbucks lately, you may be eligible to join a class action that might, at least, get you a free drink or two…Read More →
Are you one of those folks who drinks Cranberry Juice regularly to ward off Urinary Tract Infections? You read about it in the lifestyle magazines and online. Saw the TV commercials. Maybe your doctor even suggested it once, back when. But, now, it seems the connection may be an illusion…Read More →
You don’t hear about it very often, perhaps because its precepts really don’t line up with those of the mainstream dietary orientations which tend to pit Meat Eaters against Vegetarians. But I think there’s a lot to recommend Flexitarianism, especially in these times of ever-higher Meat prices…Read More →