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Hold the Salt
OTTAWA — After two-and-a-half years of deliberation, the Sodium Working Group has mapped out guidelines for foodservice providers to follow to reduce salt output in Canada. Health experts recommend...
Canada Food Day to be Honoured at 134 Restos
ELORA, Ont. — More than 130 Canadian restaurants will pay tribute to Canada Food Day, a celebration of Canuck food, on Saturday, July 31. The special day, founded in 2003 as The World’s Longest Barbecue,...
Restaurant and Motel Association Seeks Action
TORONTO — According to the Ontario Restaurant Hotel and Motel Association (ORHMA), a recent survey it conducted shows that, although the invoice pertaining to the G20 Summit its looking to send the federal...
Creative Canadian Cuts
CALGARY — Canadian beef, and more specifically some of the underutilized cuts, will be on display this week at the American Chef’s Federation (ACF) National Conference, running from Aug. 2 to 5 at...
Ontario Woman Wins Ice-Cream Naming Contest
BURLINGTON, Vt.. — Ben & Jerry’s is waffling no more on the name of its Canadian-themed flavour, as Burlington, Ont., resident Carolee Dunn has bestowed the witty moniker “Oh, Cone-ada” on the...
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Summer School
VANCOUVER — For many students, the foodservice industry is the first stop as classrooms empty every summer and the number of candidates looking for shift work swells. Not surprisingly, the demand for...
Competition in Cowtown
CALGARY — While many across the country are desperate for the return of the good old-fashioned Saturday morning farmers’ market, the CBC recently reported that Calgary’s market managers say they...
L.E.A.F. Certification to Launch in Calgary
CALGARY — A new third-party environmental-certification program for restaurants and foodservice facilities will be launched in Calgary on Sept. 29. The River Café is scheduled to be the first Leaders...
Table Top Group Honoured — Again
VANCOUVER — The Top Table Group has announced that executive chef Frank Pabst, of Blue Water Cafe + Raw Bar, and restaurant director Brian Hopkins, of West, will be inducted into the British Columbia...
B.C. Farmer Feeds Cattle Wine
WETASKIWIN, Alta. — A group of B.C. farmers are introducing wine-fed beef to the market to dig themselves out of the hole caused by the lagging aftermath of the mad cow outbreak, according to a recent...
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Celebrating Seasonal Cuisine
TORONTO — When you’re raised in an Italian household with a near-obsessive focus on food, you know a thing or two about local and fresh produce. With that in mind, Niagara, Ont., chef Tony de Luca,...
Southcore Financial Centre to Open in Toronto
TORONTO — A major new mixed-use complex that will feature a four-star hotel, and a series of restaurants, is set to begin construction later this year in what is becoming Toronto’s Southcore financial...
Centennial to Host Tourism Symposium
TORONTO — Looking to the future development of tourism, and its cultural implications, Toronto’s Centennial College will be hosting a symposium on Cultural & Heritage Tourism from Oct. 5 to 6. The...
Innovation Marks Theme of GFTC Seminar
GUELPH, Ont. — Celebrity chef Michael Smith will lead the keynote address at a one-day foodservice seminar announced by the Guelph Food Technology Centre in partnership with Maple Leaf Foods, Inc. ...
Conant Debuts Scarpetta in T.O
TORONTO — Chef Scott Conant’s first Canadian location of Scarpetta is set to open today, July 22, in the ritzy new hotel Thompson Toronto. Conant took a moment to introduce himself and his concept...
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Twist of Fate
HALIFAX — Halifax Restaurateur Lyndon Hibbert is breathing a sigh of relief after a visit from city officials who told him how to properly zone his restaurant, Caribbean Twist, reports CBC News. In...
Salmon Pool Closures Re-examined
FREDERICTON, N.B. — The department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada has its hands full reassessing protocol surrounding the closures of New Brunswick salmon pools, following complaints from fishing organizations,...
N.S. Local-Food Movement Faces Trouble
HALIFAX — Just as the slow-food movement seems to be gaining steam in Canada, a recent report out of Halifax indicates local food is on the decline in Nova Scotia. “We do have a pretty good idea that...
Halifax Operator Faces Eviction
HALIFAX — Running a restaurant is hard enough, never mind the kind of bureaucratic red tape Lyndon Hibbert of the Halifax restaurant Caribbean Twist is facing, with news that his building is not zoned...
Pizza Pizza Lands in Halifax
TORONTO — Following a recent Canada-wide expansion, with four new store openings in B.C., Regina and Winnipeg, Pizza Pizza has dropped anchor on its East Coast expansion with the opening of its first...
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Subway Opens at WTC Construction Site
NEW YORK CITY — The execs at Subway have taken company expansion to new heights with the opening of a location nestled atop the construction site of 1 World Trade Center. The location, which sits on...
Popularity of “Mini Cows” On Rise in U.S.
LONDON — Some beef farmers have come up with a creative solution to improve their product, while saving time and land — breed smaller cows. According to a recent U.K Guardian article, American beef...
Divers Discover 200-Year-Old Bubbly
STOCKHOLM — Scuba divers recently emerged from the Baltic Sea with some unexpected loot — a bottle of champagne that’s more than 200 years old, reports the Associated Press. The near-ancient...
Let’s Hear it For the Lentil
CHICAGO — Attendees at this week’s Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Annual Meeting and Food Expo in Chicago are being asked to shove the windy-city classic deep-dish pizza aside, in favour of...
Fairmont Extends BMW Partnership to U.S. Hotels
TORONTO — In an attempt to enhance the guest experience and help travellers stay fit and maintain a balanced lifestyle while away from home, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts has announced an extension of its...
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