Intrigued by what a culture's food says about its economic situation, OCAD University professor Ron Wood decided to take a week off work and blog his way through the G20.

Each blog entry contains a lesson learned - or an idea worth pondering - when the leaders congregate for their semi-annual meeting.

by Amber Hildebrandt, CBCNews.ca

Little did two Los Angeles-based food bloggers know what firestorm they would ignite by proposing that bloggers adhere to a code of ethics.

by Amber Hildebrandt, CBCNews.ca

Jamie Oliver has his plate full with Wednesday night's G20 dinner, and he's bringing along his fans for the ride — virtually that is.

by Amber Hildebrandt, CBCNews.ca

A trip to Canada's capital wouldn't be complete without a bit of maple, and it appears U.S. President Barack Obama wasn't one to miss out on the specialty during Thursday's visit.

by Tara Kimura, CBCNews.ca

Political watchers may be debating who U.S. President-elect Barack Obama should select for his cabinet but the question on many gourmands' minds is: Who will take up the post of first chef?

by Kevin Yarr, CBCNews.ca

As a great lover of eating, the news that I would have to go 38 hours without solid food was quite distressing to me.

by Tara Kimura, CBCNews.ca

In a joint investigation, the CBC and the Toronto Star today published a report suggesting the Canadian Food Inspection Agency knew three years ago of serious problems in its inspection process.

by Amber Hildebrandt, CBCNews.ca

In the midst of the election campaign flurry of trading barbs and making promises, a TV reporter shot an all-consuming question at Stephen Harper on Tuesday: What vegetable are you?

The Conservative leader paused and looked around at the vegetables behind him at the food terminal where he was making a fuel tax announcement.

by Amber Hildebrandt, CBCNews.ca

With several grocery stores a mere bicycle ride away, I have the luxury of choosing one based on my moods. But often, the one that wins out is the one with the eclectic selection … and more importantly, labels on its produce. In an age of environmental awareness, I want to know whether my carrots are from Ontario and how far my peaches travelled.

In two short months, our neighbours south of the border will have that luxury. But not all Canadians are envious of the change.

by Tara Kimura, CBCnews.ca

From tainted tomatoes to generous P.E.I. potato farmers, food figured prominently in the news this week. Here's a roundup of the top stories.