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Food

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Memoir

I Didn’t Hate Cooking Palak Paneer, I Hated the Patriarchy

August 31, 2023August 31, 2023 - by Hina Imam

What deterred me? Perhaps the expectation that I should be keen. Keen to cook. Keen to serve

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Health

How Bad Is Alcohol, Really?

April 6, 2023April 6, 2023 - by Nicole Schmidt

New health recommendations suggesting Canadians cut back touched a nerve. But drinking customs are constantly evolving

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Business

Will Groceries Ever Be Affordable?

March 30, 2023March 29, 2023 - by Nicole Schmidt

Food insecurity expert Sylvain Charlebois explains why flawed business regulations are making food unaffordable

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Business

Rising Food Prices: Could a Grocer Code of Conduct Help?

November 25, 2022November 25, 2022 - by Emily Baron Cadloff

The clock is ticking as retailers and suppliers hammer out new guidelines to boost transparency

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Books

Siopao Is More than the Sum of Its Parts

October 21, 2022January 11, 2023 - by Christina Gonzales

Learning to make the ubiquitous Filipino dumpling taught me about my culture and my family

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Science / September/October 2022

Why Are We So Obsessed with Pumpkin Spice?

August 30, 2022June 27, 2023 - by Catherine Franssen

The craze for the cozy fall flavour doesn’t seem to be going away any time soon

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September/October 2022 / Society

Much Ado about Hummus: The Fight for Bragging Rights over a Middle Eastern Dip

August 18, 2022May 1, 2023 - by Samia Madwar

From beet to butterscotch, how far can hummus travel from its origins and still be hummus?

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Society

Don’t Have a Cow, Man: Why Young People Should Embrace a Future of Lab-Grown Meat

July 22, 2022July 22, 2022 - by Avery Parkinson

It might sound weird, but growing meat from cells could take a bite out of emissions and help with the climate crisis

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Society

In Defence of Garlic in a Jar: How Food Snobs Almost Ruined My Love of Cooking

June 22, 2022February 15, 2023 - by Gabrielle Drolet

Celebrity chefs, food writers, and home cooks have sneered at pre-cut produce. They’re dismissing those of us with disabilities

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Arts & Culture

Let Her Eat Cake: The Subversive Power of Women Feasting

March 16, 2022May 2, 2022 - by Heather O’Neill

Women are told to tame their desires, stifle their appetites, and not take up space. But, as women directors have shown, there’s power in indulgence

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