Are The Vegetarians Right After All?
Hardly a week goes by that we don’t see at least one online post about ‘What Not To Eat’ for a longer life, or a cleaner colon, or shinier hair. or whatever. In my view, it’s all nonsense. In my view, any eating regime that limits your dietary variety is unnatural, unhealthy and just a really bad idea…Read More →
McD’s Cleans Up Its Ingredient Act
McDonald’s is responding to calls from customers and activists to rid its menu of some questionable ingredients. It’s the Burger giant’s latest volley in a marketing war with its main competitors over whose food is the most acceptable to mainstream convenience consumers…Read More →
McD’s Tests New Service Tweak: The Walkthru
We’ve been hearing stories for years about non-motorists trying to use fast food drive-thrus, with various outcomes – none that proved satisfactory for the pedestrians and cyclists involved. Now, perhaps in response to calls from the car-less, McDonald’s is test-marketing a Walk-Thru lane…Read More →
Harvest Time Hints: Load Up With Veggies!
In the climate zone where I live, local produce is starting to come in. Farmer’s Markets are starting to pop up round and about. Veggies will never be fresher or more flavourful than now, when you can get local produce picked the same day! I’ve sorted out some of my favourite fresh summer Veggie recipes…Read More →
Ketchup Bottle Tricks And Technology
I’ve been hearing a lot, lately, about proposed solutions to the eternal problem of getting Ketchup out of the bottle. In honour of the mid-summer long weekend and all the backyard and cottage-front BBQing that is taking place, I present a compendium of approaches to the conundrum…Read More →
Celebrate Food Day in Canada!
Today is Food Day In Canada! I was unaware of this annual observance until this year, but it’s been around since 2003. Founder Anita Stewart says it’s all about spreading the gospel of Canadian-grown food and celebrating Canadian food producers, Chefs and researchers…Read More →
Tim’s ‘Strikes Back’ In The Phillipeans!
You may recall the unseemly little fuss we made when it was announced that a leading Filipino take-out restaurant chain was planning to open its first Canadian outlet. Not a problem for me! I’d love to try some reasonably authentic Filipino food. But, now, a Canadian chain is fighting back!Read More →
Political Unrest = Soaring Pizza Sales?
Talk about unlikely linkages! Crazy cause-and-effect relationships! A new finding by restaurant industry analysts in the U.S. claims that the level of political unrest in a country or region may directly influence the balance of sales at different types of eateries. Pizza wins, hands down!Read More →