Looking for a drink with a Canadian twist to mark your Canada Day festivities? The Coca-Cola people would no doubt love it if you tried their new British Columbia Raspberry Coca-Cola, which is made with natural raspberry flavours and cane […]
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Arbitrary: Growler Bar Economics, Revisited
Back in 2013, I wrote about the pros and cons of growler bars, which were just starting to pop up in Calgary, where I lived at the time. To be blunt, I wasn’t exactly sold on the experience. The cost […]
Review: Cuban Lunch Chocolate Bar
I first heard about the Cuban Lunch chocolate bar on CBC Radio last year, then read about it again in Janis Thiessen’s Snacks (Indigo affiliate link!), a definitive history of the early years of the Canadian snack food business. People […]
Review: Apex Predator (Bench Creek) White Raven India Pale Ale
Within the last few years, there’s been an explosion of amazing craft breweries in Alberta, the province in the western Canada that I call home. While British Columbia to the west of us has had a flourishing craft beer scene […]
Arbitrary: Thoughts on the New Canada’s Food Guide
In January 2019, the Canadian government introduced a new version of Canada’s Food Guide, and it’s caused a bit of a ruckus up here in the frozen-solid north. The resulting document is a fascinating study in what happens when you […]
Review: After Eight mint wafers
As a child, After Eight mints seemed like a very adult sort of candy. Classy packaging, strange format and the cryptic lure of the “After Eight” name. Because what happens after eight, exactly? That would have been after my bedtime, […]
Review: Carnaby Sweet Candy Corn
I’ve always found it odd how candy corn doesn’t particularly resemble corn. If anything, it’s more like a diseased tooth that’s been yanked from someone’s mouth, root and all. Or possibly a tiny little guitar pick. Corn kernels just aren’t […]
Around the Web: Home Sweet Home article in the NYT
While I meant to post something on Wednesday, I’ve had a lingering cold that messed up my ability to taste and smell for the better part of a week and a half. It’s admittedly hard to review food when your […]
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