Author: Anjali Shah, Founder of www.pickyeaterblog.com A “wheat-bread” girl with a “white-bread” guy: How I got my husband to eat healthy and love kale! I grew up a “whole wheat” girl, but I married a “white bread” guy. I was raised in the healthy eating, organic obsessed, farmer’s-market-driven culture of the San Francisco…
Tell us about Birchware: In a world fighting climate change, toxins in the air and water, as well as massive waste in our landfills, we propose to be eco-friendly. Our product is made only and completely from birchwood. The birch trees used are sustainable from the Daxing’anling Forest, the largest forest in China. Birchware utensils…
Nicely nutty, The Two Nutrition Nuts—an interview with Matthew Robinson and Kellie J. McKinney. Please tell us about yourselves and how you came to be called the “Two Nutrition Nuts!” Kellie and I became the “Two Nutrition Nuts” by working together in class projects. We discovered our on-stage chemistry and our shared passion of…
Please tell us about the Fit Kitchen! Fit Kitchen is a retail food concept unlike anything in Calgary. This healthy meal store features fresh, delicious, nutritionally responsible, pre-portioned meals and meal plans all prepared by real chefs using high quality ingredients. Meals prepared like this used to only be the territory of personalchefs…
Have you ever heard about Roseto, Pennsylvania? It is an Italian- American town in eastern Pennsylvania. After the Second World War, many Italians moved there to work in the local slate quarry. Soon there were so many Italians that moved there that it basically became a “little Italy”. Due to the fact that most of…
Have you heard of Mealshare? If not, this article will give you a great overview! Mealshare, it’s our community partner for a number of reasons! We love what they are doing across Canada to help people in need. We love the restaurants working with them… They are all helping to make a difference in people’s lives. Here is…
I loved having dinner at this restaurant! The view over Waterton Lake was amazing. For dinner I chose the Grilled Salmon Burger which was $14.00. Inside a toasted Chiabatta Bun it had an Atlantic Salmon Lemon Pepper Fillet, lettuce, tomato, pickled red onion, and tzaziki sauce. It also came with a side and I chose…
Tell us about Café Koi. Geoff Zimmel: “Okay, sure! We, Aziz Kapasi and myself, did not found Koi… Its proprietors are Philip Wong and Fredrick Tamagi. They started it 7 years ago as a grass roots café. After year one, it evolved into a more restaurant-lounge style. Two years ago, Aziz and I loved the…
This was a great breakfast to have and overall a healthier choice. It is also an excellent dish to share with someone you are dining with. This morning, it happened to be that my dad and I went to Cora’s for breakfast. We chose this menu item so we could easily share it between the two of…
Vancouver’s Grain Tasting Bar Mitchell Kerr spills about the open-air lounge at 655 Burrard Street… Please tell us about the Grain Tasting Bar! Grain Tasting Bar exemplifies the Vancouver experience. Dedicated to local growers, brewers, wineries and distilleries, our menu offers a wide variety of flavours and spirits representing British Columbia. Rustic yet contemporary,…
We love Mealshare! Who wouldn’t, their hearts are in the right place. They are our community partners on Healthy Dine Out, and here’s why we love them so much: Mealshare is a new non-profit that lets diners turn their dining out into helping out, simply by eating at a partner restaurant. When you order a Mealshare-…
We had a great time at Molly Malone’s this past week. There is such a great vibe to this authentic Irish pub! Here is our interview with Gary O’Neill, Executive Chef, and Jimmy Sullivan. Yet, first… A brief history of this great pub! As for the history of Molly’s it’s been in business as Molly Malone’s since 2000.…