I adore Hawaii. I love the sunshine, the people, the atmosphere, and the effortlessly tropical/Polynesian/Asian/American melange of the place. I’ve been to Hawaii often enough to know what I’m missing when I’m not there. And what’s just about the first […]
Liquids
Review: Pear drink at Ikea
As we’ve already established, I quite like pears, and I quite like Ikea. Combine the two, and you’ve got a tall can of non-alcoholic pear drink — Kolsyrad Parondryck by name — available at the Ikea food store. The look […]
Review: Pepsi Throwback
Back in the day, pop was sweetened with sugar, a delicious form of sweetness that brought out the best in soft drinks like Pepsi and Coke. Then business got in the way of pleasure, leading to corn syrup, a cheap […]
Review: Fire Rock Pale Ale
It’s hard to separate taste from experience. A really good meal in a dirty, ramshackle restaurant just doesn’t taste as good. Likewise, a mediocre dish in a spectacular dining room can be elevated a couple of notches by the decor. […]
Review: Cherry Coke Zero
There have been far too many stupid Coca-Cola flavour sideshows in the past decade: Diet Coke with Lemon, Diet Coke with Lime, Vanilla Coke … yeesh. What’s been sorely lacking north of the border is the one variant Coca-Cola flavour […]
Review: Molson Canadian 67 beer
The only good thing about Molson Canadian 67 is that my wife hates it so much, I can safely keep a case of it around the apartment without any fear of it vanishing. Canadian 67 is clearly a light beer […]
Review: Lactaid drops in organic milk
Lactose and me, we don’t see eye to eye. Milk has always caused me tummy trouble, and I mostly gave up on it until I discovered pre-treated Lactaid milk. Finally, I could eat bowls of cereal and make lattes at […]
Review: Twinings Tassimo Chai Tea Latte
Three factors influenced my trying a handful of Tassimo products in the past year. Canadian winters are cold, and fetching coffee outside isn’t fun in -25 C weather. I work strange hours, and most of the cafes near my office […]