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 →
Yesterday, we brought you the key points of the Spring 2026 edition of the Canadian Food Sentiment Report. But the way Canadians are feeling about food and how that’s changing go way beyond the numbers. Dr Sylvain Charlebois offers his analysis…Read More →