Halloween is officially behind us, Mariah Carey has been defrosted for another year, and we’re now in the early days of winter holiday snacking season. And since Santa’s not the only one who likes cookies for Christmas, now’s as good […]
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Review: Cadbury Caramilk Chocolate Bar
Growing up in Canada in the 80s, we were taught to believe there was a deep, dark conspiracy afoot in the chewy, nougat-y core of the confectionary industry, an outright “secret” the fat cats at Big Chocolate didn’t want us […]
Review: Ultimate Garlic Parm Doritos
How does one write about a new Doritos flavour without grudgingly expecting it to vanish shortly thereafter, regardless of how good it is? Like the summer love you found at camp that one year in junior high, there’s a good […]
Review: Pumpkin Spice Mini-Wheats
I dislike hot weather. Summer always leaves me feeling like a sticky, sweaty mess, even in a place like Edmonton, which isn’t anywhere near as hot and humid as cities in Eastern Canada. September through November are my favourite months, […]
Review: Carnaby Sweet Chocolate Covered Jujubes
In the days before the pandemic, there was a friendly semi-retired fellow who would come by my office with a cart full of candies and snacks, winding his way through the cubicle forest while singing a tune that everyone recognized […]
Review: Crispers, Ketchup Flavour
They’re not chips. They’re not crackers. They’re Crispers. The commercials were everywhere in Canada in the 1990s when these launched, and from the very beginning they played at the snack’s manufactured identity crisis. Are they crackers? They’re made with wheat […]
Review: Blue Moon Belgian White Non-Alcoholic Beer
You know non-alcoholic beers have hit the minivan mainstream when even the local Costco warehouse carries multiple varieties at once. This week, one of the available brands was a non-alcoholic version of Blue Moon, a Belgian-inspired megabrew from Molson Coors […]
Review: We’re back! Calgary’s YYC Hot Chocolate Festival 2026
We’re back, Calgary! Or, rather, we were back last week. It’s become a sort of annual tradition to make a February trip down the QE2 to Alberta’s other urban metropolis to partake in their wonderful month-long YYC Hot Chocolate Festival. […]
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