Happy 2014 to all our readers and welcome back. A short regroup and here we are, writing about what’s important: food and especially where to eat it in Toronto. Our last meal out on the town was just yesterday morning and it honestly was so disappointing that we rushed over to our computers to do …
Category Archives: Bad Food
The Symposium Cafe, Waterloo
I know we’re supposed to stick to the Toronto food base but this restaurant was so memorable that I had to put up a little post about it. Little did I know, before my Google research, that the Symposium Cafe is a chain of licensed cafes that spans from Mississauga to London (Ontario). Their website …
Mega Quarry Resources.
Here are some resources to learn about the mega quarry and its impact on farming, the environment and the landscape . Get informed. Get involved. NDACT – North Dufferin Agricultural and Community Taskforce http://www.ndact.com/ Stop The Mega Quarry – http://www.stopthemegaquarry.ca/ Council of Canadians – http://canadians.org/action/2011/mega-quarry.html Citizens Alliance – http://www.citizensalliance.ca/Cause-Home.html
Yours Truly, Ossington & Dundas, Toronto
Having just opened its doors late last year, Yours Truly Restaurant at Dundas and Ossington has caused quite the stir in the foodie world. The chef, Jeff Claudio is a veteran of fine dining cuisine with an impressive resume that includes Noma in Coppenhagen, Alinea in Chicago and Per Se in New York. Needless to …
The Fat Map.
Reuters new service has put out a pretty nifty interactive map of the world showing the planets fattest countries. The added bonus is the FDA research which indicates the projected trillion dollar+ sales of obesity related drugs. Drugs used to make people thiner. I guess popping a pill is much easier then making healthy lifestyle …
Les Quinze Nits – Barcelona
There’s never been a restaurant more embedded in my memory as Les Quinze Nits in Plaza Real, Barcelona, Spain. More particularly, I remember every nuance of the dessert that I had there, the dessert that started my culinary passion. I even waited in line a second night in a row in order to experience that …
Human Breast Milk Vs. Lady Gaga
As a quick disclaimer: I would much rather write about other things but I feel compeled to relate these stories as they come up. I find it funny that in such a short time there has been such a clamour about human breast milk products. Lady Gaga, a long standing bastion of good taste and …
Human Milk Cheese.
Doesn’t the idea of cheese from human milk sound yummy? No. Not really.
The Reality of Fast Food
How do ads for fast food stack up against the real thing? For almost everyone its a no brainer, fast food looks nothing like their lush, plump and delicious ads.
KFC Double Down
It is now official the Double Down from KFC has made it way above the 49th parallel, as of October 17th. KFC has upped the anti with this apocalyptic sandwich. For anyone who doesn’t know what the Double Down is then please allow me to describe what comes with this insane sandwich, it you can …
Durable food products.
Super Size Me put McDonalds in the hot seat for what its food products can do to the human body. Here is another great little McDonalds experiment conducted over 6 months. There has been a lot of backlash over this video and a quick search of the internet will pull up some pretty heavy news …
Ethical Food: Mechanically Seperated Meat
We take so much for granted when it comes to food. So much so that many of us have lost touch with where and how our food is made. While I understand that much of the food available is processed, there is a distinct disconnect when it comes to understanding exactly what that means. To …
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Where tooth decay comes from.
Back in the good ol’ days when color t.v. was new and the world had yet to go 3D, Kellogs released this nifty little ad. Their secret weapon for flavor superiority? Sugar. Baked in sugar. click to see full size. Thanks to gizmodo for this one.
The science of food decay
What happens to food when it goes bad? Well, it rots. The enzymes and sugars in food continue to do their thing and take food past the point of being ripe and ready and begin to cause decay. Here are a collection of clips that demonstrate the process of decay.
Food Fail: Candwich
Life is a busy rat race. Between cubical decorating, water cooler gossip, football, hair appointments, drinking with boys, huffing glue, mani-pedis, shopping and reality shows, its a wonder anyone has time to eat. Lets face it, finding time to make those pesky meals is just too much sometimes. Eating is not about enjoying the ingredients …