Food & Drink

What We Talk About When We Talk About Dumplings

By John Lorinc (ed.) and Meegan Lim (ill.); Karon Liu (intro.)

Sometimes when we talk about dumplings, we argue. What We Talk About When We Talk About Dumplings is a collection of essays from journalists, food historians, and other writers for whom dumplings are a ... Read More »

November 15, 2022 | Filed under: Criticism & Essays, Food & Drink

Have You Eaten Yet?: Stories from Chinese Restaurants around the World

By Cheuk Kwan

Among Chinese people, the phrase “Have you eaten yet?” is shorthand for “How are you?” This colloquial greeting, writes filmmaker Cheuk Kwan, “shows that you care. Because of war, famine and poverty, people in old ... Read More »

March 21, 2022 | Filed under: Food & Drink, Reviews

The End of Craving: Recovering the Lost Wisdom of Eating Well

By Mark Schatzker

It’s been challenging to read during this global pandemic; I’ve lost my attention span for anything beyond a long-form essay or some short stories, so when I was asked to review two books about “the ... Read More »

January 5, 2022 | Filed under: Food & Drink, Reviews

★ Bread & Water

By Dee Hobsbawn-Smith

Food is memory: the snap of a spring pea, the sizzle of bacon, or the scent of freshly baked bread can evoke feelings and meaning in meals, whether they’re eaten alone or in the company ... Read More »

October 20, 2021 | Filed under: Food & Drink, Reviews

Book of Donair: Everything You Wanted to Know about the Halifax Food That Became Canada’s Favourite Kebab

By Lindsay Wickstrom

In Newfoundland, tourists kiss the cod to become honorary citizens. In Paris, generations of lovers have chained padlocks onto the Pont des Arts as a sign of their everlasting affections. Although Nova Scotia may be ... Read More »

October 26, 2020 | Filed under: Food & Drink, Reviews

★ Curry: Eating, Reading, and Race

By Naben Ruthnum

In her newest book, St. Thomas University journalism professor and former Globe and Mail columnist Jan Wong attempts to recreate the success of travelogue memoirs like Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat, Pray, Love – taking herself, along ... Read More »

November 6, 2017 | Filed under: Food & Drink

Apron Strings: Navigating Food and Family in France, Italy, and China

By Jan Wong

November 6, 2017 | Filed under: Food & Drink

★ The Ghost Orchard: The Hidden History of the Apple in North America

By Helen Humphreys

Clad in wool and plaid, pumpkin spice latte in hand, we might find our yearly autumnal excursion to the apple orchard not quite the same after reading Helen Humphreys’s latest book, a fascinating glimpse into ... Read More »

June 22, 2017 | Filed under: Food & Drink, History

★ Meathooked: The History and Science of Our 2.5-Million-Year Obsession with Meat

By Marta Zaraska

“To publicly make the observation that meat is murder,” writes avowed animal-rights advocate Morrissey in his autobiography, “is, in fact, to claim that the law is wrong. It is also to suggest that all British ... Read More »

January 26, 2016 | Filed under: Food & Drink, Health & Self-help

A Profession of Hope: Farming on the Edge of the Grizzly Trail

By Jenna Butler

Research is paramount to the development and operation of an off-grid, organic small farm. So says Jenna Butler who, along with her partner, Thomas, in 2006 established Larch Grove Farm near Barrhead in northern Alberta. ... Read More »

January 13, 2016 | Filed under: Food & Drink, Science, Technology & Environment

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