Inflation: New app helps consumers save on food

Inflation: New app helps consumers save on food

With inflation causing food prices to rise, consumers are looking for deals, and a new app is offering to help people find savings at the grocery store, while helping cut down on food waste. “Too Good to Go” has launched in the Ottawa-Gatineau region. It connects consumers with businesses who have surplus food at the … Read more

Kingston baby formula plant months away from producing domestic supply: expert

Kingston baby formula plant months away from producing domestic supply: expert

As baby formula shortages continue to cause concerns for parents both at home and in the United States, there is a facility in Kingston, Ont. that makes formula. However, it doesn’t make baby formula for Canada, it’s shipped overseas. The switch to making domestic supply is not so simple. The Canada Royal Milk Plant was … Read more

2022: A monumental year for the Vancouver food scene

2022: A monumental year for the Vancouver food scene

Want to get our stories Straight to your inbox (see what we did there)? Sign up for our newsletter here. It’s almost two years to the day since BC provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry shocked Vancouver restaurants with a snap decision to limit alcohol sales past 8pm on New Year’s Eve. While meant to … Read more

Gift Guide: For those enjoy a drink or five, the holiday season is indeed the most wonderful time of the year

Gift Guide: For those enjoy a drink or five, the holiday season is indeed the most wonderful time of the year

Want to get our stories Straight to your inbox (see what we did there)? Sign up for our newsletter here. Rightly or wrongly, for some folks the country standard “Please Daddy (Don’t Get Drunk This Christmas)” isn’t funny, but instead a cry for help to be played right before the inevitable call to social services. … Read more

Music, exercise, gray hair: Pandemic practices that live on

Music, exercise, gray hair: Pandemic practices that live on

NEW YORK (AP) — Dusting off old musical instruments, appreciating the outdoors more meaningfully, dumping the hair dye and letting the gray fly forever. The pandemic disrupted our traditions, practices and pursuits, how we mark milestones, what we do with our time, what’s important in routines. It replaced old with new, a kind of new … Read more

Fun things to do in Edmonton this winter – Edmonton

Fun things to do in Edmonton this winter – Edmonton

Sure, it’s colder and snowier out, but that doesn’t mean Edmontonians hibernate until spring. Being a winter city, there is a slew of winter activities to enjoy over the next several months. Whether you like being active outdoors or prefer heated patios and toasty beverages, there is something on the list to tickle your fancy. … Read more

Vancouver’s newly minted Michelin stars enjoying the recognition with no reservations

Vancouver’s newly minted Michelin stars enjoying the recognition with no reservations

By William Johnson The day after being awarded a Michelin star, the team at Barbara Restaurant had almost no time to celebrate. For the first time ever, they were 100 per cent booked for their Friday service. There was serious work to be done. And even after they navigated that evening, there would be no … Read more

David Rocco, International Celebrity Chef, Launches His Own Line of Authentic Italian-Made Pasta and Premium Sauces Across Canada and the US

David Rocco, International Celebrity Chef, Launches His Own Line of Authentic Italian-Made Pasta and Premium Sauces Across Canada and the US

TORONTO, Nov 22, 2022 /CNW/ – International Italian-Canadian Celebrity Chef, David Roccoannounced today the launch of his own line of Italian-made Pasta and Premium Sauces available across Canada. David Rocco’s authentic Italian-made pasta and sauces, launching under the same namesake, are now available in select retailers such as Loblaws, Metro, Fortinos, Longo’s, Zehrs, YIG, Real … Read more

New Orleans cocktail book shows city’s elegant drink side

New Orleans cocktail book shows city’s elegant drink side

If your idea of ​​a New Orleans cocktail is a Kool-Aid colored, alcohol-heavy concoction served in a plastic hand grenade or a novelty glass resembling a hurricane lamp, stop thinking like a college freshman on his first trip to Bourbon Street and take a look at the new book from upscale bar owner Neal Bodenheimer. … Read more

Flashfood Named #1 Clean Tech in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50™ for 2022

Flashfood Named #1 Clean Tech in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50™ for 2022

The company secured the top spot in Canada’s Clean Technology award category due to its 11,869% increase in revenue growth and more than 50 million pounds of food waste reduction TORONTO, Nov 17, 2022 /CNW/ — flashfood, a digital marketplace that connects consumers to heavily discounted food nearing its best-before date, today announced the company … Read more