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Thu, 23 May 2013 14:49:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/grapes-of-math/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/grapes-of-math/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 15:00:22 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376457 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/17/grapes-of-math/feed/ 0 Why Canada can make wine that’s as good as any import, but not as cheaply http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/this-wine-looks-good/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/this-wine-looks-good/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 15:22:03 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376565 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/15/this-wine-looks-good/feed/ 0 A Vancouver graphic designer wants you to judge the bottle by its label http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/canadas-bubbly-personality/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/canadas-bubbly-personality/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 14:45:06 +0000 Rosemary Westwood http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376453 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/13/canadas-bubbly-personality/feed/ 0 Vintners from British Columbia, Ontario and Nova Scotia are embracing effervescence http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/the-worlds-50-best-restaurants-canada-is-shut-out-again/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/the-worlds-50-best-restaurants-canada-is-shut-out-again/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:43:14 +0000 Jessica Allen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=378585 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/the-worlds-50-best-restaurants-canada-is-shut-out-again/feed/ 0 Spoiler alert: Canada is shut out....again http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/whos-hungry-for-top-chef-canada/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/whos-hungry-for-top-chef-canada/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:16:45 +0000 Jessica Allen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=357908 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/30/whos-hungry-for-top-chef-canada/feed/ 0 Jessica Allen is, but only if the judges chose the 'fish and fry bread' as the best 'new national dish' in the latest episode http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/28/what-they-dont-teach-in-cooking-school/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/28/what-they-dont-teach-in-cooking-school/#comments Sun, 28 Apr 2013 13:40:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=376523 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/28/what-they-dont-teach-in-cooking-school/feed/ 0 The Almost Famous award offers a glimpse of what the chefs of tomorrow can do http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/25/oldest-medieval-cookbook-recently-discovered-in-cambridge-library/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/25/oldest-medieval-cookbook-recently-discovered-in-cambridge-library/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 17:00:51 +0000 Jessica Allen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=377171 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/25/oldest-medieval-cookbook-recently-discovered-in-cambridge-library/feed/ 0 Rest assured, the cookbook is in the works http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/a-family-love-affair-with-seal-cookery/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/a-family-love-affair-with-seal-cookery/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=373077 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/23/a-family-love-affair-with-seal-cookery/feed/ 0 Neither surf nor turf, seal challenges expectations of taste, but feeds a culture http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/15/gorillas-in-our-midst/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/15/gorillas-in-our-midst/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=370533 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/15/gorillas-in-our-midst/feed/ 0 ... conservationists on alert http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/09/terroir-symposium-food-nostalgia/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/09/terroir-symposium-food-nostalgia/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 13:03:40 +0000 Jessica Allen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=369417 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/09/terroir-symposium-food-nostalgia/feed/ 0 Jessica Allen reports from the 7th annual symposium dedicated to the stories and memories surrounding food http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/04/stiff-upper-lip-bien-sur/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/04/stiff-upper-lip-bien-sur/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:50:00 +0000 Martin Patriquin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=365591 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/04/stiff-upper-lip-bien-sur/feed/ 0 Made with crowberry, cloudberry and Labrador tea, the Quebecois spirit is grabbing global attention http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/23/hold-your-nose-not-the-anchovies/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/23/hold-your-nose-not-the-anchovies/#comments Sat, 23 Mar 2013 12:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=362624 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/23/hold-your-nose-not-the-anchovies/feed/ 0 So reviled that it’s at risk of vanishing, this pungent fish deserves a second chance http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/16/praise-the-lord-and-pass-the-olives/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/16/praise-the-lord-and-pass-the-olives/#comments Sun, 17 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=360013 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/16/praise-the-lord-and-pass-the-olives/feed/ 0 For the faithful, the Bible offers a wealth of wisdom, including nutritional advice http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/15/fruitier-bubblier-oakier/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/15/fruitier-bubblier-oakier/#comments Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=359991 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/15/fruitier-bubblier-oakier/feed/ 0 Jason McBride reports on the Canadians competing to win the title of Best Sommelier in the World http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/11/powered-by-fruitcake/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/11/powered-by-fruitcake/#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2013 12:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=357627 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/11/powered-by-fruitcake/feed/ 0 Dense, indestrctible treat powers triathletes, hikers and skiiers http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/03/a-caveman-kitchen-with-finesse-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/03/a-caveman-kitchen-with-finesse-2/#comments Sun, 03 Mar 2013 11:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=355246 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/03/a-caveman-kitchen-with-finesse-2/feed/ 0 In cooking with wood, the oldest form of cookery, a chef finds sublime new flavours http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/22/chicago-hosts-first-ever-poutine-fest/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/22/chicago-hosts-first-ever-poutine-fest/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:40:24 +0000 Manisha Krishnan http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=353447 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/22/chicago-hosts-first-ever-poutine-fest/feed/ 0 Charitable event pays homage to Canada's national delicacy http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/a-balanced-universe-in-a-bowl-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/a-balanced-universe-in-a-bowl-2/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2013 05:00:00 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=350256 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/19/a-balanced-universe-in-a-bowl-2/feed/ 0 The Japanese dish's alchemy of humble ingredients is only beginning its culinary ascent http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/18/video-nigella-lawson-on-her-new-book-and-italian-cooking/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/18/video-nigella-lawson-on-her-new-book-and-italian-cooking/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 19:34:21 +0000 Jessica Allen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=352030 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/18/video-nigella-lawson-on-her-new-book-and-italian-cooking/feed/ 0 The cookbook star on food, travel and the virtues of vermouth http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/18/in-the-kitchen-with-nigella-lawson/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/18/in-the-kitchen-with-nigella-lawson/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 19:25:13 +0000 Jessica Allen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=351882 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/18/in-the-kitchen-with-nigella-lawson/feed/ 0 'You see the thing is food is not to be left to the experts, because we all eat' http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/03/cheers-to-eating-at-minus-schmuck/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/03/cheers-to-eating-at-minus-schmuck/#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=344702 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/03/cheers-to-eating-at-minus-schmuck/feed/ 0 What cooler antidote to winter than an upscale pop-up on the frozen Assiniboine? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/why-a-fake-chef-wants-a-real-chef-to-take-him-out-to-lunch/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/why-a-fake-chef-wants-a-real-chef-to-take-him-out-to-lunch/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 20:57:33 +0000 Jessica Allen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=344764 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/why-a-fake-chef-wants-a-real-chef-to-take-him-out-to-lunch/feed/ 0 And Grant Soto wants Mark McEwan to foot the bill to boot (but he'll pay for parking) http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/painting-the-countryside-blue/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/painting-the-countryside-blue/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 20:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=341293 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/30/painting-the-countryside-blue/feed/ 0 Pickers say the lacterius indigo is under threat http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/24/spam-a-horrible-horrible-hawaiian-delicacy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/24/spam-a-horrible-horrible-hawaiian-delicacy/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2013 14:43:47 +0000 Peter Nowak http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=340756 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/24/spam-a-horrible-horrible-hawaiian-delicacy/feed/ 0 Peter Nowak steels his stomach in the name of research http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/22/listen-im-sorry-but-i-went-on-a-cleanse/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/22/listen-im-sorry-but-i-went-on-a-cleanse/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 17:28:03 +0000 Jessica Allen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=337887 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/22/listen-im-sorry-but-i-went-on-a-cleanse/feed/ 0 12 days of a wheat, dairy, sugar and wine-free diet. Sort of. http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/21/lean-mean-twitter-machines/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/21/lean-mean-twitter-machines/#comments Mon, 21 Jan 2013 20:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=337999 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/21/lean-mean-twitter-machines/feed/ 0 The social network can help you lose weight, but are you willing to be honest with your followers? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/20/reinventing-montreal-smoked-meat/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/20/reinventing-montreal-smoked-meat/#comments Sun, 20 Jan 2013 10:00:00 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=338019 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/20/reinventing-montreal-smoked-meat/feed/ 0 Jacob Richler on how smoked meat has become a fusion food http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/11/men-who-love-to-loaf-around/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/11/men-who-love-to-loaf-around/#comments Sat, 12 Jan 2013 01:00:01 +0000 Jessica Allen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=335121 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/11/men-who-love-to-loaf-around/feed/ 0 What’s not to like about a man who bakes his own bread? http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/07/the-year-of-quinoa/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/07/the-year-of-quinoa/#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2013 17:01:02 +0000 Jessica Allen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=334033 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/07/the-year-of-quinoa/feed/ 0 Just when you thought the super power food was over, the UN's Food and Culture Organization pulls you back in http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/02/homemade-gin-for-a-price/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/02/homemade-gin-for-a-price/#comments Wed, 02 Jan 2013 16:26:32 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=332760 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/02/homemade-gin-for-a-price/feed/ 0 A DIY kit turns vodka into urine-coloured booze—for $80 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/01/digging-in-to-2013/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/01/digging-in-to-2013/#comments Tue, 01 Jan 2013 13:12:24 +0000 Jessica Allen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=324459 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/01/digging-in-to-2013/feed/ 0 One of the best things about food? Reading about it. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/27/imagine-its-1992-and-you-get-to-eat-dinner-in-2012/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/27/imagine-its-1992-and-you-get-to-eat-dinner-in-2012/#comments Fri, 28 Dec 2012 02:40:43 +0000 Jessica Allen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=323714 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/27/imagine-its-1992-and-you-get-to-eat-dinner-in-2012/feed/ 0 A round-up of today's food trends that, for better or worse, may survive in 2013 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/24/dont-ask-icelanders-how-to-make-their-traditional-christmas-cake/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/24/dont-ask-icelanders-how-to-make-their-traditional-christmas-cake/#comments Tue, 25 Dec 2012 01:06:41 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=329397 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/24/dont-ask-icelanders-how-to-make-their-traditional-christmas-cake/feed/ 0 Ask a Canadian: vinarterta has become a holiday staple in the homes of Icelandic expats http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/19/a-real-chip-off-the-old-cracker/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/19/a-real-chip-off-the-old-cracker/#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2012 19:30:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=327407 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/19/a-real-chip-off-the-old-cracker/feed/ 0 The hybrid snack is marketed as healthy, but its calories are empty http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/12/photo-gallery-the-recipe-to-riches-dinner-party/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/12/photo-gallery-the-recipe-to-riches-dinner-party/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 20:10:41 +0000 Jessica Allen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=327347 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/12/photo-gallery-the-recipe-to-riches-dinner-party/feed/ 0 20 photos, 7 recipes and 1 unanimous best dish http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/12/the-macleans-recipe-to-riches-dinner-party/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/12/the-macleans-recipe-to-riches-dinner-party/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 19:57:23 +0000 Jessica Allen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=326457 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/12/the-macleans-recipe-to-riches-dinner-party/feed/ 0 7 President's Choice prepared dishes, 4 judges, and 1 winner... sort of http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/12/a-continental-divide-over-a-midday-meal/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/12/a-continental-divide-over-a-midday-meal/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 19:40:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=323974 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/12/a-continental-divide-over-a-midday-meal/feed/ 0 One is laid-back and luxurious, the other is fast and furious http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/the-fine-print-of-gluten-free-packaged-foods/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/the-fine-print-of-gluten-free-packaged-foods/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 20:15:45 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=323172 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/06/the-fine-print-of-gluten-free-packaged-foods/feed/ 0 Read the label: some of the products are just as bad--or worse--than processed goods http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/02/answering-the-call-of-the-wild-mussel/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/02/answering-the-call-of-the-wild-mussel/#comments Sun, 02 Dec 2012 11:30:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=320627 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/02/answering-the-call-of-the-wild-mussel/feed/ 0 Blue, alive, freshly delivered: Jacob Richler samples the first mussels of the season http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/29/remind-me-again-how-it-is-that-ontario-produces-such-great-wines/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/29/remind-me-again-how-it-is-that-ontario-produces-such-great-wines/#comments Fri, 30 Nov 2012 02:34:49 +0000 Jessica Allen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=321232 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/29/remind-me-again-how-it-is-that-ontario-produces-such-great-wines/feed/ 0 Award-winning wine writer and sommelier Natalie Merchant explains http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/27/toque-cooks-up-a-book/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/27/toque-cooks-up-a-book/#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2012 19:03:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=317452 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/27/toque-cooks-up-a-book/feed/ 0 After 20 years, Montreal chef Normand Laprise publishes his first recipe collection http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/12/chefs-have-the-hots-for-the-rational/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/12/chefs-have-the-hots-for-the-rational/#comments Mon, 12 Nov 2012 19:15:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=312508 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/12/chefs-have-the-hots-for-the-rational/feed/ 0 The combi oven can bake pizza, sear salmon and grill steak at the same time http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/05/alberta-company-passes-mustard/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/05/alberta-company-passes-mustard/#comments Mon, 05 Nov 2012 18:01:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=310271 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/05/alberta-company-passes-mustard/feed/ 0 Jacob Richler on a business that started as a homemade Christmas present http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/01/a-belgian-brew-by-way-of-beamsville/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/01/a-belgian-brew-by-way-of-beamsville/#comments Thu, 01 Nov 2012 21:20:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=306912 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/01/a-belgian-brew-by-way-of-beamsville/feed/ 0 Crazy craft-beer Canucks are going wild with fermentation in an Ontario winery http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/28/wild-about-game/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/28/wild-about-game/#comments Sun, 28 Oct 2012 15:00:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=306890 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/28/wild-about-game/feed/ 0 In most provinces it’s illegal to sell the most local of meats. Jacob Richler says it’s time to rewrite the rules