How does one write about a new Doritos flavour without grudgingly expecting it to vanish shortly thereafter, regardless of how good it is? Like the summer love you found at camp that one year in junior high, there’s a good […]
Junk food
Review: Crispers, Ketchup Flavour
They’re not chips. They’re not crackers. They’re Crispers. The commercials were everywhere in Canada in the 1990s when these launched, and from the very beginning they played at the snack’s manufactured identity crisis. Are they crackers? They’re made with wheat […]
Review: Ritz Fudge Covered Crackers
Contrasting tastes can be fascinating to explore, as can contrasting textures. Sweet with tart, smooth with crunchy, bitter with malty. Not all against-the-grain pairings work, but when they do, they add up to more than the sum of their parts. […]
Review: Double Stuf Oreo Cookies
Oreo cookies are a Canadian childhood lunchbox staple, as I’m sure they are in the US. Whether you grew up being eaten alive by mosquitos in Winnipeg or across the border in Minneapolis, these basic cookies transcend national boundaries with […]
Review: Costco Warm Double Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Who doesn’t love a warm cookie, freshly plucked from the oven? Terrorists, probably. But other than that, nobody. For all of our political divisions, a warm cookie fresh from the oven is a pure delight, no matter your views on […]
Review: Carlo’s Bake Shop ‘Cake Boss’ Cake ATM
What a strange future we live in. How else to explain the self-described “Cake ATM” in my local shopping mall, with a smiling Buddy Valastro — the Cake Boss himself, as Food Network viewers will tell you — imploring me […]
Review: Wheat Crunch
If you grew up in Alberta in the 90s, there’s a good chance you remember Wheat Crunch. It was popular at my school, a regular find at the grocery store, and, if my memory isn’t faulty, even served in little […]
Review: El Sabroso Guacachips
True fact: Not everyone likes guacamole. Even if you like the flavours, the texture is tricky. It can be slimy or rich, creamy or mushy. It’s a mouth perception thing, and no amount of garlic or lime will distract enough […]
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