As I predicted a couple of years ago, when I inaugurated the ‘Menu Madness’ thread here at the FFB, things just keep getting nuttier and nuttier in the ultra-competitive fast Food Sector. Now, from McDonald’s in Japan – where many zany McTrends are born – it’s Chocolate Fries!Read More →
I recently posted a perspective piece on the impact of persistent bad weather on the supply (and cost) of fresh veggies from warmer climes. That piece focused on the infamous “$8 Cauliflower” headlines a couple of weeks back. Now, the shock wave has hit the restaurants…Read More →
A new study commissioned by the Vancouver Humane Society suggests that about one-third of Canadians are eating less meat and more veggies. From the raw statistics, it appears that folks of all age groups are trending toward vegetarianism or simply eating more veggies.Read More →
There’s no other fruit that is accorded so much shelf space in the produce department at your supermarket as the humble, ubiquitous Banana. But the spectre of a massive global crop failure has farmers fearing economic disaster. In fact, entire national economies are at stake…Read More →
The last place you’d expect to find such a boorish convention as the Doggie Bag is now in the forefront of a trend designed to combat food wastage. If you haven’t guessed, a new law requiring restaurants to offer patrons take-home packs for their leftovers has been enacted in France!Read More →
Have you been reacting to ever-increasing food prices the way I have? Going into deep denial and hoping they’ll just go away if we wait long enough? Well, it appears that food prices have a long way to rise, yet, before we see any relief – especially in places like Canada, which get WINTER.
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There’s a great article in this month’s National Geographic Magazine which no serious cook, let alone Foodie, should miss. It’s all about how the brain perceives the flavour of the foods you eat. But I also want to take the opportunity to clear up a rampant misuse of the English Language…Read More →
Tired of the same old New Year’s toast? Plain old Champagne? It’s nice, and all… But I’ll bet you’ve caught yourself wondering, at least once, whether there’s something more out there in Bubbly Land. Well, there is! Prepare to enter the society of the Champagne Cocktail…Read More →