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The Food Chain

Understanding the how, where and why of food

coins in a tip tray
Opinion
Whatever happened to the no-tipping experiment? It failed
The practice is bad for pretty much everyone, writes Corey Mintz. Here’s why we’re still doing it — and why it needs to stop.
edible marijuana in the form of a brownie
Analysis
Why nobody knows anything about edibles
jars of preserves
Opinion
Why you shouldn't start a food business

The Food Chain

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How three friends are taking on Alzheimer’s with potluck dinners

Published On: Feb 20, 2019

At the Anti-Alzheimer’s Silly Sisters Cooking Club, you’ll eat well and meet interesting strangers — and just maybe help prevent the neurodegenerative disease.

The Food Chain

Rethinking Canada's Food System

Published On: Feb 12, 2019 - 34:49
The Agenda discusses Canada's complex food system and whether a national approach is needed.
The Food Chain

Cutting Back on Meat

Published On: Feb 12, 2019 - 19:24
The Agenda welcomes Sylvain Charlebois to discuss a recent report that shows Canadians are not eating meat to the extent they used to.
The Food Chain
photo of food on a plate

This is not your parents’ food guide

Published On: Jan 23, 2019

OPINION: The 2019 version of Canada’s Food Guide won’t tell you how much cheese or bread to eat, writes Corey Mintz. Instead, it may actually encourage healthy eating habits.

The Food Chain
coins in a tip tray

Whatever happened to the no-tipping experiment? It failed

Published On: Jan 16, 2019

OPINION: The practice is bad for pretty much everyone, writes Corey Mintz. Here’s why we’re still doing it — and why it needs to stop.

The Food Chain
clinking glasses

Why you should just stay home on New Year’s Eve

Published On: Dec 31, 2018

OPINION: People think that the night should be about crowds and parties and resolutions and regrets. Corey Mintz explains why they’re wrong.

The Food Chain
fish sauce in a bowl

Everything you ever wanted to know about fish sauce (and some things you didn’t)

Published On: Dec 27, 2018

OPINION: Buying seafood in Ontario involves making many choices— gustatory, ethical, and otherwise. Here’s how to pick a bottle of this popular condiment, writes Corey Mintz.

The Food Chain
a drawing of a dinner table

Troublesome guests and how to get rid of them

Published On: Dec 21, 2018

OPINION: There are the talkers. The drunkards. The stay-too-laters. Corey Mintz outlines useful strategies for getting them all out of your house

The Food Chain
a person smelling wine

Five tips for vanquishing the food snob in your life

Published On: Dec 20, 2018

OPINION: They’ve tried the obscure cheeses. They’ve been to the right restaurants. And they want to share everything they know. Here’s how to make them stop, writes Corey Mintz.

The Food Chain
a turkey on a platter

How to stop your family from gobbling turkey at Christmas

Published On: Dec 19, 2018

OPINION: You eat it every year. You’re sick of eating it every year. So how can you convince your relatives it’s time to revolutionize your holiday meal? Corey Mintz lays out a plan of attack.

The Food Chain
holiday drinks in mugs

How to include non-drinkers in your festive cheer

Published On: Dec 18, 2018

OPINION: People abstain from alcohol for all kinds of reasons, none of which are your business. Here are five ways to make the teetotaler in your life feel welcome, writes Corey Mintz.

The Food Chain
jars of preserves

Well-meaning relatives may tell you to start a food business. Here’s why you shouldn’t

Published On: Dec 17, 2018

OPINION: You make delicious jams and your salsas are a family hit — but starting a business is about more than just having a great product, writes Corey Mintz

The Food Chain
edible marijuana in the form of a brownie

Why nobody knows anything about edibles

Published On: Nov 12, 2018

ANALYSIS: Cannabis-infused foods are expected to become legal in 2019. But financial barriers to entering the edibles market will be high — and the regulatory unknowns could make any investment risky, writes Corey Mintz.

The Food Chain
people putting up screen on a ginseng farm

Getting at the root of the problems facing Ontario’s ginseng industry

Published On: Oct 31, 2018

Ontario is the world’s largest exporter of American ginseng to China — but disease and trade disputes are putting the lucrative industry at risk.

Tillsonburg
misshapen carrots

How one Ontario company is turning ugly food into a beautiful thing

Published On: Oct 18, 2018

ANALYSIS: Supermarkets throw out perfectly good produce by the tonne — just because it’s unattractive. Through Flashfoodbox, consumers can rescue it, writes Corey Mintz.

The Food Chain
restaurant store front

How one restaurateur is fighting exploitation in the kitchen

Published On: Oct 03, 2018

OPINION: At a Stratford restaurant, the hours are shorter and cooks serve the meals. If we want to eliminate abuse in the food industry, writes Corey Mintz, Ontarians are going to have to embrace this kind of model.

The Food Chain

Transforming a school cafeteria to empower students

Published On: Sep 13, 2018 - 2:06
Thistletown Collegiate in Toronto has a credited course in food production that doubles as a way their students can operate their own school cafeteria kitchen.
The Food Chain
Close up of text on a restaurant menu.

The secret life of menus: How restaurants try to influence what you order

Published On: Sep 12, 2018

ANALYSIS: Menus are packed with hidden information — but these tips and theories can help you decode it, writes Corey Mintz.

The Food Chain
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