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A Toast to Atlantic Canada's First Master Sommelier
From wine thief to Master Sommelier. Alexander Powell no longer needs to steal wine from his father's liquor cabinet.
Renée Kohlman: There's nothing like a good pan seared steak
Every once in a while, I consider becoming a vegetarian. I’m pretty much halfway there, with about half my meals mainly consisting of vegetables and beans, lentils, etc. But then I think about the crispy skin of roast chicken, the salty and ...
Councillor wants Ottawa to be billed as Canada's Capital of Shawarma
Ottawa — forgotten by fun, but awash in onions and garlic sauce. Now city council wants to make it official by proclaiming Ottawa “The Shawarma Capital of Canada.” “Our city is home to almost 200 shawarma restaurants. It’s the great unifier.
Why surge pricing isn't coming to a fast food menu near you
Surge pricing at Wendy’s ? Despite the girlish freckles and pigtails on its iconic logo, the fast-food giant’s innocence was called into question last week after reports circulated that it planned to implement “dynamic pricing,” a term that usually ...
Cook This: Three recipes from Zaatari, the world's largest Syrian refugee camp
Our cookbook of the week is Zaatari by Karen E. Fisher, a professor at the Information School, University of Washington, and an embedded field researcher with UNHCR Jordan from St. John’s, Nfld. Jump to the recipes: shish barak ...
NSCC grad takes her culinary dreams to the global stage
A local Nova Scotian culinarian is preparing like an Olympic athlete for an upcoming culinary contest, set to take place in Lyon, France.
Burger King counters Wendy's 'dynamic pricing' plan by offering free Whoppers
Fast-food giants battling it out for market share is par for the course. From using generative AI to create fans’ wackiest Whoppers to new product launches like KFC’s Chizza (a fried chicken pizza, naturally), quick-service chains ...
Abandoned McDonald's restaurant reveals how cheap meals were in 1990s
The internet and social media is abuzz again after a video of a McDonald’s restaurant, abandoned decades ago on a remote Alaskan island, shows the fast food eatery frozen in time. Chris Luckhardt, a photographer who documents desolate places and ...
MARK DeWOLF: Serving up a selection of warming soups
Warm up this winter with hearty soup recipes created by SaltWire's own Mark DeWolf.
Food rescue apps help save money and slash waste. Why aren't more Canadians using them?
Canadians are changing the way they grocery shop to help cope with the high cost of living, visiting stores more often and actively seeking deals, finds a new report from the Agri-Food Analytics Lab (AAL) at Dalhousie University. Driven ...