Canadians continue to adapt to food inflation, shifting their shopping and eating habits, according to the latest edition of the Canadian Food Sentiment Index. The spring 2026 issue of the biannual report by Dalhousie University's Agri-Food Analytics Lab shows that affordability is still top of mind. Read More

Our cookbook of the week is Lebanon by Anissa Helou. Read More

Two Canadian spots cracked the top 10 on the list of North America's 50 Best Bars for 2026. Vancouver’s The Keefer Bar (No. 7), "lounge-slash-diner-slash-cocktail den," and Toronto’s Bar Pompette (No. 8), with its "enthusiastic and exhaustive commitment to locavorism," led the eight homegrown establishments in the annual ranking. For the second year running, the list was announced at an awards ceremony at the Vancouver Convention Centre. Read More

There's a name for the blah some GLP-1 users are feeling. A loss of interest in foods they once enjoyed or diminished motivation to take part in activities they used to love, like sports or gardening. It's called “Ozempic personality” or anhedonia. As with “Ozempic face” and “Ozempic butt” before it, “Ozempic personality” started not as an official diagnosis but as an encapsulation of the experiences people have shared online. According to anecdotes but not the scientific literature, some users have experienced a kind of emotional flattening. Read More

As fuel prices soar, some Canadian food suppliers are passing on the rising costs to their customers. In turn, this could mean that shoppers pay even more for their groceries. While Empire, which operates more than 1,600 retail stores under banners such as Sobeys, Safeway and IGA, has reportedly declined to pay the fuel surcharges, smaller independent grocers with less purchasing power are feeling the pressure. Read More

Our cookbook of the week is Easy Does It by Christine Flynn. Read More