Craig Bagol/The Globe and Mail Twenty years ago, Geoff MacDonald partnered with a friend to buy three blueberry farm properties on Prince Edward Island. The yield of the wild berries increased as roots spread to empty patches of soil, and the land value has appreciated. The strategy on the hobby farm is similar to the … Read more
Dan Malleck is a professor in the Department of Health Sciences at Brock University, a medical historian who specializes in drug and alcohol regulation and policy, and the author of books including Liquor and the Liberal State: Drink and Order Before Prohibition. Alcohol’s association with cancer is important to examine, but understanding risk of the … Read more
A box of Now magazine can be seen across City Hall on Queen St., in Toronto on March 31, 2011. Two decades ago, the free weekly magazine played a crucial role in helping me navigate an unfamiliar city as a young person.Fernando Morales/The Globe and Mail How did you first find out what was going … Read more
Some grocers sell dozens of varieties of panettone now and even started making their own panettone when shipments were late, or vendors couldn’t meet demand around the holiday season.Eataly Panettone’s popularity in Canada has surged in recent years, quickly evolving from a seasonal staple at independent Italian delicatessens and bakeries into walls of colorful boxes … Read more
Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on April 5.Spencer Colby/The Globe and Mail Payment problems Re Most Of The Waste In Government Is On Purpose (Dec. 9): Controversy has arisen about how much money was stolen, misdirected or overpaid to undeserving individuals and corporations in Canada. Other countries are apparently aware of the same chicanery and bureaucratic … Read more
Boxes wait to be filled with provisions at The Daily Bread Food Bank warehouse in Toronto.Chris Young/The Canadian Press Kirstin Beardsley is CEO of Food Banks Canada. Michael McCain is executive chair of the board and CEO of Maple Leaf Foods and the honorary chair of the Maple Leaf Center for Food Security. Nick Saul … Read more
Alvin Segal in the Peerless Clothing factory in Montreal. Mr. Segal introduced what he called the ‘engineered suit’ to Canada, mimicking European manufacturers.Courtesy of Peerless Clothing It was 1951 and Alvin Segal was finishing high school in Montreal a few years after moving to the city with his widowed mother and two sisters from New … Read more
A dish from iDen & QuanJuDe Beijing Duck House. The celebrated Beijing restaurant is one of eight Vancouver restaurants to receive a coveted one-star rating from the Michelin Guide.Ken Huang/The Canadian Press Vancouver’s inaugural Michelin Guide was revealed at a glitzy, red-carpet ceremony that looked like the Oscars of the restaurant industry. Ratings systems of … Read more
Rich FrancisIllustration by Chief Lady Bird Rich Francis is the chef-owner of Seventh Fire Hospitality Group based in Six Nations, Ont., and Alberta. His inspiring culinary journey shows just how food and resilience go hand in hand. Chef Francis has Haudenosaunee and Tetlit Gwich’in heritage. As a graduate of Stratford Chefs School, his success first … Read more
The Michelin guide has released its first Vancouver edition, awarding eight restaurants, including Published on Main, with the prestigious one-star rating.Sarah Annand/Handout Vancouverites, get ready to make some dinner plans. The prestigious Michelin guide officially launched in Vancouver, awarding eight restaurants with a coveted star. Another 12 restaurants earned the Bib Gourmand designation, which recognizes … Read more
