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31 Jan

Does eating at your computer make you eat more? Check out Vancouver’s hot chocolate festival on February 13! How real are your blueberries? Look at your food before you eat it; here’s why A healthier alternative to Nutella (one without hydrogenated oils)? Variations on a Super Bowl classic

Bits and Bytes (Holiday Edition)

25 Dec

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone! We hope you’re having good times with good company, and of course, enjoying good food this winter break! 5 Hanukkah dishes that are not latkes! Did you make a Gingerbread house this year? These chefs made a Gingerbread hotel. This just in: you cannot trademark a chocolate reindeer. [...]

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14 Dec

These would be pretty appropriate for Pie R Squared at UBC! Also pizza-related and cool. Is your pomegranate juice authentic? Do you care if it is? Pomegranate product company, Pom Wonderful is funding a scientist to investigate! Chocolate-dipped potato chips: an appealing salty-sweet treat? Looks like East Coast Americans aren’t exactly big fans of Tim [...]

Bits and Bytes

20 Nov

Only 2 weeks of classes left! Here are this week’s links. Ever heard of a portable toaster, sauce-dispensing chopsticks, or a condiment gun? Harry Potter fan? Find out how to make butter beer, Treacle fudge, cauldron cakes, and several other Potter pastries! Street vendor food carts are becoming very popular in Vancouver. How do you [...]

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21 Oct

Here are this week’s links: Would you buy wine and cheese from Starbucks? This is what you get when you mix artistry and toast. Take a peek inside the world’s first Willy Wonka Store. Who are better at resisting cravings? Men or women? Ever wondered what a “veggie butcher” does?