I’ve been an Apple diehard for most of my life. I learned to type, program and piece together my elementary school newspaper on an Apple IIe. In university, I wrote papers on a Mac Classic I bought used from a […]
Arbitrary
Wait … something around here looks different
When we launched NEAROF! back in 2010, the idea was to keep at it for a year and see where it went. Well, it’s eight years later and we’re still humming along, but we haven’t done anything with the design […]
Food Fight: Aero vs. Mirage chocolate bars
The food world can be strange at times. Mergers and acquisitions can create strange bedfellows, with junk food companies owning health food brands, and competing products in the same category somehow winding up under the same roof. And so it […]
Around the Web: Millennials rejecting processed food?
There was an interesting story in last Saturday’s National Post about young’uns rejecting processed food, and the impact it’s been having on the food industry. It’s certainly worth a read, if you haven’t seen it yet. At the core of […]
Experiment: Writing a Letter for Nutritional Information (Updated!)
While writing the last review I posted for Tic Tac Mixers, I noticed there was a lack of nutritional information on the package. Being a modern gentleman, I responded to this information deficit by googling Tic Tac Mixers. This returned […]
Food Fight: “Meteor” dollar store chocolate bar vs. Mars
I have a few personal rules about dollar stores. While some things are worth picking up at the local dollar emporium – stickers, crafty things for kids, party junk, any other kind of junk – I have typically stayed the […]
Arbitrary: How Not to Suck at Running a Food Festival Booth
It’s been a while since I was last at Taste of Edmonton. Having been in Calgary for the past few years (and now joyfully back in E-town, thank you very much), I’ve been out of the loop on Edmonton’s food […]
Live Blog (Archive): Iain Tries Vegemite and Vegemite Cheesybite For the First Time
2:17 p.m.: Hi, everyone. Welcome to the first ever NEAROF! live blog! 2:19 p.m.: Yesterday was the four-year anniversary of NEAROF!’s launch, so I thought we’d try something different to mark the occasion. That’s what this live blog thing is. […]
What’s a NEAROF?
NEAROF is a food website about the stuff you actually eat, the grub you grab between epic five-course meals. Still confused? Check out our About NEAROF page, or browse the FAQ. 