How rare it is for me to have the opportunity to laud a local Ottawa event in this space! The 2nd annual Ottawa Shawarma Festival recent-ly created the World’s Longest Shawarma, breaking a Guinness World Record set back in 2019!Read More →
A new study reveals that – contrary to popular belief – decaffeinated coffee provides most of the benefits scientists now say you get from regular Java. But it also revealed that your coffee ‘hit’ may be fuelled by the power of suggestion…Read More →
What is clearly intended to be seen as a ‘corp-orate responsibility’ move may actually be a smoke-screen sent up by the sugary cereal pushers. Kellogg’s is adding ‘nutrition bene-fits’ info on their boxes. But that may just confuse shoppers more…Read More →
An average woman, hounded by her house-work, asked her therapist, what could she do about the fear and loathing of the unwashed dishes? The therapist came back with a sur-prising, simple answer. One which the woman was at first unable to digest…Read More →
I am of two minds about a concept that I just became aware of last night. I was streaming episodes of Grey’s Anatomy with Sister Erin, and one of the characters mentioned a ‘Sushi Burrito’… I thought, at first, I had misheard the dialogue…Read More →
I for one shake my head in wonderment every time I’m reminded Hooters is still around. The oft-vilified resto chain started out as a ‘beach club’-themed spot. But it’s seen a number of ‘reimaginings’, And Hooters is now segueing back to a ‘family place’…Read More →
We tend to think of Asian Dishes as served with either rice or noodles. But Sangita Patel says there’s no rule that says you can’t mix it up a little. She loves Indian Butter Chicken on Mac & Cheese! And the dish is not entirely without traditional precedents…Read More →
You’d think any attempt to lower food prices – even Fast Food menu prices – would be met with positive reviews. But McDonald’s new McValue Menu is getting serious backlash from fans. It’s all about ‘the good old days’, and 99-cent burgers…Read More →