Hershey and Mars are engaged in a battle to unlock the genetic secrets of the cacao tree
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Stove top fires
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P.E.I.’s fire marshal is excited about a new product he believes could save lives.
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Tim Hortons gets it right
- November 18, 2010 1:00 PM
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There are so many things that could have gone wrong with Tim Hortons oatmeal, but none of it did.
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Are you man enough for this sandwich?
- October 19, 2010 10:24 AM
- By Kevin Yarr
"Big bun, puny chicken." What are these guys really talking about?
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Poisoning the system
- September 24, 2010 10:41 AM
- By Kevin Yarr
The gigantic egg recall in the United States raises interesting questions about both public policy and personal choice.
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European drought good news for farmers
- August 27, 2010 1:03 PM
- By Kevin Yarr
The sad truth of the global food market is that in order for farmers in one place to have a really good year, farmers somewhere else have to be having a bad one.
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Food-borne memories
- August 13, 2010 1:08 PM
- By Kevin Yarr
Whenever the fresh peas come into season, I am once again transported back to my grandmother’s front porch.
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Going deep in Chicago
- July 16, 2010 9:28 AM
- By Kevin Yarr
No, I’m not talking the Chicago Cubs, I’m talking Pizzaria Uno, creator of the original deep dish pizza.
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Toronto at its worst?
- June 28, 2010 12:13 PM
- By Kevin Yarr
I'm not one for piling on with the "I hate Toronto" crowd, but another miserable trip to Canada's largest city earlier this month has me seriously wondering whether I should.
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A win, and a loss, for local
- June 10, 2010 12:30 PM
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A Charlottetown chef announced this week he has had enough of serving beef from thousands of miles away.
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, CBCNews.ca's writer in Prince Edward Island, wrote about food and beer for national and regional magazines before joining the CBC. He acquired a desire for new tastes on his first trip to Europe, and an appreciation of eating locally and in season when he finally settled down on P.E.I.
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