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Events and what's new on the food
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FAST
FOOD TOYS
Following are the toys being
offered with children's meals at fast-food restaurants while
supplies last:
Kelsey's
chef gets his ducks in a row
Talk about a
banner day going down the sewer -- literally.
Diets
incomplete
Canadians need to eat more of
some foods and less of others, suggests a nutrition report.
Local
hotel, restaurant group seeks funds for smoke-ventilation
project
The organization representing
restaurants and hotels is trying to raise money for a research
project.
Smoking
bylaw alternative studied
A new air-cleaning
system that promises to protect employees and patrons from smoke
will be tested.
Nestle
changes mind
When Nestle said it would no
longer make chocolate bars in a nut-free facility, thousands
protested.
Surprise
frost hits berry crop
Just when it looked
like it was going to be a fruitful spring, a frost killed several
acres of strawberry blossoms.
Groups
split on city law banning smoking
An
anti-tobacco group has closed the door on negotiations with
restaurants over a bylaw to ban smoking.
Fire
strikes Wayside
A lunchtime blaze devastated
the historic Wayside Dining Lounge.
Limit
fruit juice for kids: doctors suggest
Fruit
juice should not be given to infants under six months and
consumption should be limited in older kids.
Ontario
booze tastes improve
The bottom line of
Ontario's liquor retailer is up because baby boomers have passed
their Baby Duck phase.
Deadly
plants sold in Perth
A B.C. nursery is
trying to track down people who bought poisonous plants labelled as
"tasty in soup."
Tim
Hortons boosts Wendy's earnings
Led by its
Tim Hortons restaurants, Wendy's International Inc. reported a
7.7-per-cent rise in profit.
Cookbook
author wins international award
In the Sweet
Kitchen by Toronto author Regan Daley has been named best cookbook
of the year.
Ex-London
couple banking on goats
Michele Laframboise
and husband Terry envisioned quiet ponds and blueberry bushes.
Drink
a toast to health
People who have a drink or
so daily are more likely than teetotalers to survive a heart
attack.
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Cottage
chef needs plan
RECIPES: Overnight French
toast; Smoking red-hot ribs; Red-hot barbecue sauce
Steak,
lentil dish ideal for Victoria Day
holiday
RECIPES: Steak on lentil
ratatouille
Mama
Caranci perfects traditional
meatballs
RECIPES: Mama Caranci's tomato
sauce; Mama Caranci's meatballs
Mom
takes the cake
RECIPES: Signature double
espresso chocolate torte; Orange angel food cake with fresh berries
and whipped cream; Strawberry and lemon cream roulade; Streusel
spice cake
Asia
inspires sweetly stylish dessert
RECIPE:
Pear spring rolls with citrus dipping sauce
Chef
opens kitchen door
RECIPES: Fiddlehead and
scallop salad with cranberry dressing; Nova Scotia blueberry grunt
with farm-fresh cream
Pizza
breakfast for mom
RECIPE: Breakfast
pizza
Surviving
with rice
RECIPES: Smoked salmon and dill
risotto; Basmati rice pilaf; Chicken, chorizo and vegetable paella;
Rice pudding
Growing
movement
RECIPES: Roasted vegetable
sandwiches; Roasted Mediterranean vegetable salad
Low-fat
Dijon lightens up creamy chicken
entree
RECIPE: Chicken with grainy Dijon
Butcher
has a beef
RECIPES: Steaks with berry salsa;
Warm steak and berry salad; Middle Eastern steak pockets
Outta
sight, outta mind.
RECIPES: Black bean soup;
Lunchtime tater cakes; Poached salmon; Very berry juice; Very berry
syrup; Chocolate pudding cake; Sundried tomato pesto
Nashes
good sports about cookery
RECIPE: Nash
family instant pizzas
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Volcano
home to Sunfest chief
For Alfredo Caxaj, the
London restaurant Under the Volcano provides a taste of home.
Lunch
break at Chancey's a rare treat
Dining out
in the middle of the day is a rare treat for London TV personality
Janice Zolf.
Haylor
tackles McGinnis fare
Never buy fresh
lobster off the back of a pickup truck from a seller from
Nebraska.
Name,
doors odd but grub is great
The Little
Beaver is a Komoka landmark renowned equally for its cooking and for
the lineups to get a table.
Computer
whiz has a byte on us
When you're just 13
years old, busy with school and your own company, doing lunch out
can be tough.
Bistro's
seafood hits mark
Bill Brady is an easy
interview.
With
the mayor at Malibu
By her own admission,
London Mayor Anne Marie DeCicco isn't much of a breakfast
person.
Singer
sings Ginger's praise
When Gary McAuley is
looking for soul food and a place to eat, he thinks of Blue
Ginger.
Tasting
Michael's food, charm
Jim Chapman, host of
CJBK-AM's Talk of the Town, likes getting personal with callers to
his weekday show.
At
home in Home's kitchen
Home Restaurant's
door is a dozen steps away from the stove, a blessing for chef
Alessandro Malnati.
Al
Fredo's atmosphere, food please Young
Kate
Young arrives on time for a late lunch at Al Fredo's Italian
Kitchen.
La
Casa second 'home' to Dagnone
True to his
Italian roots, Tony Dagnone could happily eat pasta every day of the
week.
La
Costa decor offers refuge from winter
It's a
dreary winter day on Restaurant Row and there's nothing to see out
the window but mounds of dirty snow.
Fire
chief prefers home-style cuisine
Dave
Hodgins remembers everything he ate on his first night in
London.
Tanakaya
a refuge for Grand's chief
For Kelly
Handerek, Tanakaya offers the perfect lunch break.
Miestro
offers a marvellous menu
Don Donner of the
Boys' and Girls' Club says he and his wife have their own way of
ranking restaurants.
Greek
cuisine hits high note with
maestro
Orchestra London Pops conductor
Brian Jackson first fell in love with Greek cuisine near the
Aegean.
Davenport
one of Garlic's converted
When it comes to
food, Paul Davenport has tasted the gamut -- the good, the bad and
the ugly.
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