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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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Three siopao dumplings.
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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Amid fall leaves, several wide-eyed people stagger around with oversized pumpkin spice lattes
Science / September/October 2022

Ask a Neuroscience Expert: Why Are We So Obsessed with Pumpkin Spice?

August 30, 2022January 10, 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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Three different bowls of hummus, with pita, parsley and lemon wedges
September/October 2022

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

August 18, 2022September 14, 2022 - by Samia Madwar

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

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A petri dish of meat sits next to a plate of curry
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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In Defence of Garlic in a Jar: How Food Snobs Almost Ruined My Love of Cooking

June 22, 2022September 14, 2022 - 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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Society

TikTok Has Become a Recipe Box for Traditional Chinese Cooking

February 8, 2022May 11, 2022 - by Steph Wong Ken

The gap between cooks of colour and the mainstream is stubbornly large, but social media is ushering in a new era for Asian creators

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Uncategorized

How Meal Kits Changed My Mind about Cooking

December 6, 2021April 30, 2022 - by Anne Thériault

The pandemic sparked a boom in cooking from scratch. Where do boxes of premeasured ingredients fit in?

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November 16, 2020February 4, 2022 - by The Walrus Staff

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