When I walk into my local major chain grocery store, one of the first fridges I see is filled with bright, fun cans, chock full […]
Category: Food & Drunk
COVID-19 Update: Quebec’s Plan to Reopen Parts of the Economy
Quebec will be re-opening some parts of its economy during the month of May. The province, at this point, will not be relaxing social distancing […]
After Elbows, Will Canadians Finally Reach Peak #Gate? Aka, #GateGate
To think, we had our chance. A luscious one at that: green, fatty and garlicky smooth. Yet we didn’t let it sink in properly up here. That heralding moment […]
Favourite Meals of the US Presidential Candidates Both Real and Imagined
What do the 2016 US Presidential candidates eat? What do their gastronomic ways say about their presidential personality? Though it only lasted five months, our […]
Where the Current Crop of US Primary Presidential Candidates Stand on Food Issues
Where do the Republican front-running prez brigade stand on food policy? What do the Democratic presidential candidates say when it comes to important food issues? More than most other […]
Three Food System Stories that Will be Huge in Years to Come
We tend not to see food security in the headlines. Yet sustainable food systems underlie nearly every hot issue—from economy to foreign policy to health. Save for passing […]
Like Marinating Fish in the Pan: Savouring the Essence of the US Presidential Primaries
Thanks to the confluence of fracturing geopolitics and disenchantment with all things Capital, the blizzardy state of Iowa is something of a hot treat for us Canucks. We’ve […]
Smoke Ban and Mirrors: Couillard Found His Distraction
Philippe Couillard and his Quebec Liberal Party (PLQ) needed a distraction, badly. With austerity everywhere except for Bombardier and mass protests ramping up again, they […]
Dumpster Diving Meets Haute Cuisine at the United Nations
It’s taken decades for dumpster diving to nudge from the fringes to the mainstream. Hell, ten years ago, it wasn’t even the explicit goal of the practice. […]
You are what you eat. Unless you want to be Prime Minister.
It’s a phrase we hear often these days: eating is political. In other words: we’re actors in food systems. Our decisions carry vast implications—the ethics of the brand […]