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Happy Food Day
Thu, 07/29/2010 - 13:25
Any excuse to eat.
Food Day Canada, on July 31, is a coast-to-coast celebration of all things edible that seeks to stir food enthusiasts from every corner of the land to express sincere appreciation for the bounty of the groceries to which we have such abundant access.
For the eighth year running, this national event looks to make some noise about the regional diversity of this country’s culinary offerings by inviting Canadians to cook and eat in a way that acknowledges their wealth. Held the first Saturday of August when most of Canada is already in the throes of a civic holiday weekend, Food Day Canada is meant to keep the party sizzling....more
The Problem with proximity
Wed, 07/28/2010 - 12:25
It ain’t rocket science, really. The closer you are to your food source, the more likely it’s gonna get you.
A clutch of bona fide researchers confirmed same, recently, with a study that explored the relationship between where a person lives and her physical condition. According to scientists at the University of Buffalo, the greater the number of restaurants near a woman’s home, the higher her body mass index is gonna be.
The study, which was published in a recent issue of the Journal of Planning Education and Research, looked at 172 women in Erie County, N.Y., who lived in urban, suburban and exurban areas. ...more
Something to talk about
Thu, 07/22/2010 - 10:36
Let’s say you’re thinking of throwing a party anyway. It’s a mid-summer kind of urge, undertaken in response to the nagging sense that you have yet to properly exploit the social potential of this short and glorious season.
So why not enlist the aid of a nifty new outfit in this pursuit, and enjoy the largesse with which its unique concept seeks to furnish you? LetsPartyTalk is a novelty of an idea that takes word-of-mouth marketing to its limits with the somewhat cryptic offer of access to new products, prizes and promotions for individuals who volunteer to host a party....more
Food on Faith
Tue, 07/20/2010 - 06:51
It’s either a concept whose time has arrived or an idea as hare brained as they come. Either way, the pay-what-you-can restaurant is a fledgling notion that remains under advisement.
In the States, where the economic pinch was more tightly felt than here, restaurateurs have increasingly extended this offer, inviting patrons to cough up only that which they believe reasonable exchange. At Terra Bite Lounge in a Seattle suburb, for one, diners are urged to drop dollar bills into a “donation slot.” Sometimes, they just up and leave....more