Food Biz News: M&M Meat Shops sell out…
You hear about it occasionally, in the Business pages of the newspaper. A plucky little locally-based, family owned business sells its soul to some huge multinational conglomerate. Sure, the name and the stores and the products go on. But do they go on the same as they used to be?Read More →
New Canadian Fair Food Breaks all the Rules
The Great Canadian Fairs are preparing to open their gates for the annual end-of-summer celebration that all Canuck Kids treasure as part of their carefree youth… And one of the biggest things for kids at the Fairs is always the Food stalls! This year, CNE vendors are breaking new ground…Read More →
TV Series surveys Sins – starting with Gluttony
Remember the joke about the guy whose doctor says. “You’re fat!” The guy says, “I want a second opinion!” Then, the nurse looks him up and down and says, “Yup. You’re fat!” As if Americans needed a second opinion… The owner of one of the world’s unhealthiest eateries says, “You’re fat!”Read More →
Porchetta: Go off on a Tasty Italian Tangent!
It’s the classic Italian Pork Roast, and it’s unlike any other Pork Roast you’ve ever come across! Come along with me as I explore the magnificent mysteries and glorious Pesto-slathered, Bacon-wrapped goodness of the tenderest, most flavourful Pork Roast you’ve ever tasted!Read More →
Finally! Enjoy Butter without the Calories!
Sorry… That headline is a bit of a cheat. What we have here, this morning, is actually a link to the latest Flickr food file: A feed designed to showcase the best in Butter Sculpture has surfaced – just in time for the summer and fall agricultural fair season…Read More →
Genetically Engineered Food: Why Orange Bananas?
I don’t usually comment on posts about Genetically Modified or Genetically Engineered foods. I stated my position ages ago. But, occasionally, I feel the need to re-state my position in support of GM/GE foods – in some cases. And that includes an explanation of what GM/GE actually is…Read More →
Are these N.A.’s Unhealthiest Restaurant Meals?
I hear you saying, ‘First, define unhealthy!’ Okay… So the survey that came up with a list of the top eight unhealthiest restaurant menu items on the continent DID define the term – in terms of Calories, Fat and Salt. And did they ever come up with some menu monsters!Read More →
What’s with the Ontario Milk Packaging Debate?
Yah… What’s that about? Most of us don’t care and I know a lot of people who say they like the way my province (and some others) market fluid milk in three-litre bags rather than the plastic jugs they use across the U.S. and in some other Canadian jurisdictions. I say, it’s a tempest in a milk can!Read More →