A year’s worth of things to be thankful for

This is only peripherally related to food and foodservice, but I hope you’ll indulge me …
This weekend is Canadian Thanksgiving. There’s a lot of anxiety, a lot of uncertainty in the air. There’s the election next week, and there’s all the financial turmoil taking place from which none of us is immune (much [...]

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Like tapas … only links!

In lieu of original content, we bring you … Nibbles from all over!

New York City restaurants weigh in on whether or not “ladies first” is still the rule when it comes to table service

From Gremolata.com: More photos and some excellent commentary on the inaugural Canadian Chefs’ Congress

Finally, nothing makes my Madrileño boyfriend roll his eyes [...]

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You do not want this kind of repeat business

Last Thursday morning, Rebecca Branton had just opened up a Subway restaurant in the north coast town of Kitimat, when her first visitor began sniffing around the front door.
“I was just back there making soup … but I saw the door open and it was a bear,” she told CBC News.
Nope, not a guy in [...]

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Five out of five dentists with kids in college approve

This quick What-The-Fondue moment brought to you via Slashfood:
Mocha, a UK company with a eccentric home gadget line — specializing in items like Swarovski crystal egg crackers and mugs with built-in cookie holders — now offers these tres barbarique drink coolers. The Nordic Rock stone ice cubes are genuine chunks of “pollution-free base rock” mined [...]

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In Ontario, the budget for dinner gets thinner

Last week, Ipsos Reid released a study showing that nearly three-quarters (72%) of Ontarians who regularly buy groceries for their household agree that they are dining in more often in order to reduce their expenses, results that skew even higher with younger shoppers (78%) and parents (82%).
The study also notes that “with the recent economic [...]

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