Cook your own
Wok and roll
Forget all that Teflon stuff. A well-seasoned wok is the key to non-stick happiness. Read our guide to how to buy and season your wok, and turn it into a lifelong friend....
Chocolate awesomeness at CocoaNymph
Get your ganache on at CocoaNymph on West 10th. After a chocolate making course there, I came away sticky-handed, with a whole new appreciation for the decadent bean....
A trip to Baked Alaska
Baked Alaska isn't something I'd ever tried before, so I thought I'd give it a spin. The result: a gorgeous gloopy meringue inside a crisp shell, all hiding a scrummy snowy centre....
Foodosophy
Future looks bright for radishes
Radishes promise to put the 'plant' in 'power plant' if a new pilot project from the University of Burnaby delivers....
A world without taste
What would a world be like without a sense of taste? It can be a unique place to visit - but I wouldn't want to live there....
Welcome to the Foodienet
A team of scientists have come up with a way to transport food quickly and cheaply from one place to another - and it involves a series of very long pipes. Who knew that the Food N...
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Chocolate awesomeness at CocoaNymph
Get your ganache on at CocoaNymph on West 10th. After a chocolate making course there, I came away sticky-handed, with a whole new appreciation for the decadent bean....
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When is a blueberry not a blueberry? When it’s made of petroleum.
The blueberries that you see in a lot of processed foods actually aren't. Even worse, some of them have been subject to both voluntary and involuntary bans in Europe. Should your k...
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Crowdsourced cookery
They say too many cooks can spoil the broth, but crowdsourced cookery sites turn that idea on its head. Here's our guide to the best of them....
Restaurants
A Very un-British pint
The Manchester is a pub with a "British feel", except it's halfway across the world and doesn't have very much that's British in it. What makes a British boozer, anyway? ...
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Events
Contribute your food rules
Contribute your food rules to Michael Pollan's forthcoming book in the next few days, and you could win a signed copy. What five rules do you follow when cooking and eating?...
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Food producers
Watching a bee beard
We went to the Richmond Honey Bee Centre to talk about pollen, allergies, and bee beards...
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Food security
Achocalypse Now
Have you had your peak chocolate moment? We could be suffering a chocolate drought as early as 2014 - and prices are already going up. What are we going to do about it?...
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Interviews
The Acme Cafe
The co-owner of Gastown's Acme Cafe wanted a diner that felt like it had been there for years. Here's how he created his old-world ambience....
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