I will forever associate Clearly Canadian drinks with family road trips, as we’d find the distinctive glass bottles in gas station fridges along the way to wherever we were headed. Whether in Gasoline Alley in Red Deer, or at one […]
Food
Review: SugarSin Sparkling Rosé Gummies
Prices are a complicated motivator. It’s easy to be drawn to a cheap bag of treats, but it’s also almost just as easy (at least for me) to be entranced by a candy that is strangely expensive for what it […]
Review: Brookside Merlot Grape and Black Currant Flavours chocolates
I’ve already reviewed a different flavour of these little candies from Brookside (“A Division of Hershey Canada,” for what it’s worth), and I both liked them and found them misleading. They show fruit on the bag in a way that […]
Review: Blackberry Bubly sparkling water
As someone who spent many childhood summers with family on Vancouver Island, I have a lot of life experience with blackberries. Ripe, freshly picked blackberries are spectacular, with sweet, sticky, jammy flavours that are utterly unlike the taste of the […]
Review: Coca-Cola Energy
Coca-Cola Energy is a curious attempt by Coke to leverage its brand into the energy drink market, pitching the world on a drink that is all Coke, but also an energy drink that somehow exists in the same sphere as […]
Review: El Sabroso Guacachips
True fact: Not everyone likes guacamole. Even if you like the flavours, the texture is tricky. It can be slimy or rich, creamy or mushy. It’s a mouth perception thing, and no amount of garlic or lime will distract enough […]
Review: Neilson Jersey Milk chocolate bar
Jersey Milk is a functionally abandoned chocolate bar. Yes, it still exists. You can find it without any difficulty in Canada at theatre concessions, in corner stores and in supermarkets. But despite its existence, it’s like nobody wants to talk […]
Food Fight: Miss Vickie’s vs. Kettle Brand Honey Dijon potato chips!
Kettle Brand Honey Dijon chips are one of my longstanding favourites. If I’m tasked with bringing chips to an event/BBQ/picnic/gathering, they’re the ones I pick. They’re great as a side to a sammich or served with hot dogs (also arguably […]