For those readers who come to the blog to search for continuing stories in the categories of?Craft,Culture, and Fiction ?please rest assured that these stories continue but they can now be found on their own website. I decided to keep this present site focused primarily on food related subjects. These categories can now be found [...]
For those readers who come to the blog to search for continuing stories in the category of My Life please rest assured that the stories continue but they can now be found in their own website. I decided to keep this present site focused primarily on food related subjects. My Life is now here at [...]
So the reason McDonalds sponsors major sporting events is just to bolster employee morale. The company claims to lose money on sports sponsorship deals but insists that the loss is for the greater good. McDonads sponsoring of every World cup of soccer since 1994 among other major events? is a way to build a sense [...]
Chow magazine reports that bottle water manufacturers are feeling the pinch in the current economic slump. It’s not difficult to understand the correlation between not having a job and not buying something that you can drink from the tap for free. It’s a little more surprising to find that there is something of a backlash [...]
Today marks the final day of celebration of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. I have learned from some friends that it is considered a day of symbolic renewal, a chance to leave the negative aspects of the past year behind and start again. It’s an appealing idea. Almost as much as some the delicious [...]
Brazil is the way of the future. According to an article in the Economist Brazil is forging a bold and promising strategy for future food production by going big and corporate. This flies in the face of much conventional wisdom which points to the evils of working in this way. However, Brazil has leaped into [...]
Kathryn McGowan has written? on the origins of the Birthday cake. We all take for granted the use of these confections for birthday celebrations, or for any number of other special occasions but few are probably aware that they required certain developments before they could become standard fare. First off, an industrial way to grind [...]
Canada day has come and gone. It’s better known as moving day here in Quebec, a time when old leases run their course and people make their escapes. I wish I could say it has been sunny and pleasant but it has been overcast, blustery and humid these last few days. Not the best weather [...]
Red red wine you give me whole heap of zing Whole heap of zing mek me do me own thing Red red wine you really know how fi love Your kind of loving like a blessing from above UB40 Red Red wine The original video that accompanies the UB40 classic shows no wine being served [...]
I’ve yet to visit Western Canada but I look forward to the day when I will. In the meantime a friend from those parts fills me in on those things I miss. From British Columbia it is the fresh seafood. Nothing else like it I’m told in no uncertain terms. An Sushi buffet on Granville [...]
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