Posts from ‘July, 2009’

Here’s some food for thought for today… The official Earl of Sandwich (a direct descendant of the guy who thought to put meat and bread together) owns a chain of sandwich shops in the US under the Earl of Sandwich name. Now expanding to the UK, he’s started legal proceedings against an independent Aberdeen shop [...]

Here’s some food for thought for today… Yeah, yeah, we know – organic food is not any healthier than conventional. That’s no reason to stop eating it, though. Here’s what’s “smart” – reading the nutritional info, instead of believing that because there’s a green check mark on the box that it’s good for you. Remember [...]

Here’s some food for thought for today… The rising protest by Canadians about our lack of inclusion in the upcoming Coco book of emerging chefs has made it to foreign shores. Can we change food policy by shopping at the farmers’ market or do we need to be out there doing more to influence our [...]

Here’s some food for thought for today… They’re officially done! Chefs can go back to real shoes that actually protect their feet in the kitchen. Buh-bye Crocs. Jay Rayner shares his thoughts on food bloggers and restaurant critics. No, it’s not just here in Ontario where we censor booze labels – based on a classic [...]

Here’s some food for thought for today… The locavore myth – we’re probably not going to save the world. (Can we stop calling it “lovacore” now, then?) Think those fast food characters are all smiles and happiness? Think again. The keyword here is discretion (which is why that big ol’ DSLR camera makes you look [...]

Here’s some food for thought for today… Canada isn’t the only country where cheap imports put local produce at risk. In Britain, there’s a campaign on to save the British cherry since so many orchards have been bulldozed to make way for housing developments. Are food tattoos cool or tragic? Or rather, will you still [...]

Here’s some food for thought for today… According to this article, some 95% of the people who prepare your food are high. Chefs do a lot of drugs. Is that a surprise to anyone who’s read Kitchen Confidential? Morgan Spurlock’s Supersize Me moves to comic graphic novel version. Food trucks have officially jumped the shark [...]

Here’s some food for thought for today… Got money troubles? Get baking. A US woman starts selling cakes to pay off a mortgage bill and save her house. Using Google maps to find your food. Check out the difference between the Smithfields CAFO and the green fields of Polyface Farm. Sad pigs, happy pigs. Can [...]