Tag Archives: Food & Drink

National Treasure #89: Charles & Leah Rogers

Posted on 25 January 2017 by Isabel Gibson

Saving us from being a country without chocolate. Continue reading →

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Hot Peppers, Ottawa

Posted on 29 September 2016 by Isabel Gibson

Peppers in a Byward Market stall. Continue reading →

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National Treasure #31: Nanaimo Bars

Posted on 07 September 2016 by Isabel Gibson

The gooey delight that is ours and ours alone. Continue reading →

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Humble Pie

Posted on 22 February 2015 by Isabel Gibson

They don’t have Pepsiâ„¢. Well, maybe that’s a little sweeping. In the spirit of Heinlein’s Fair Witnesses, let me amend that statement to reflect precisely what I saw or, more accurately, did not see. In four weeks in the major … Continue reading →

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What We Got Here

Posted on 11 January 2015 by Isabel Gibson

What we got here”¦is a failure to communicate. Captain, Road Prison 36 in Cool Hand Luke Another in a set of reflections on our recent trip to New Zealand and Australia. We have lots of kinds of coffee. He shouldn’t … Continue reading →

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Black is the New Clear

Posted on 13 July 2014 by Isabel Gibson

Like Sally, I just want my tea the way I want it – oh, and the rest of society, too, while we’re at it.   Clear, please. There is a short pause and then a disarmingly frank admission. I’m sorry. … Continue reading →

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Days of Mateus and Macaroni

Posted on 24 November 2013 by Isabel Gibson

A little old lady asks where pasta came from, opening a window into a whole world of food diversification in the last 20 years. Where did pasta come from? I’m puzzled. The speaker, a little old white-haired lady I’ve known … Continue reading →

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Tonight’s Match: Super Versus Pseudo

Posted on 20 October 2013 by Isabel Gibson

An everyday visit to the grocery store becomes a study in contrasts, from organic, air-chilled chicken, to chocolate-chip-cookie spread. My cart is filling nicely. Grapefruit and cauliflower; carrots and green beans; mushrooms and brussels sprouts. Fresh salmon (albeit a little … Continue reading →

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Coolers & Colonoscopies

Posted on 14 July 2013 by Isabel Gibson

Serve chilled. Drink cold. Two beverages; two instructions; two distinct communication styles. The first seems to assume a social gathering: Serve chilled. Reminiscent of trendy menus — Gazpacho, chilled to perfection — it speaks with a slightly snooty air.  Its … Continue reading →

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