Reading Time: 2 minutesWith the blessings of the Marks family, creators of the 1930 Harmony Lunch landmark restaurant in Uptown Waterloo and its […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteI’m late to the quesabirria taco spectacle. They’ve been around for a while, and while I’ve munched, I haven’t explored […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteI always snicker slightly (but silently) when ordering fettuccine or spaghetti “alla puttanesca” at a restaurant: it translates as “prostitute’s […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAmid the many shifts and pivots that the pandemic has spurred, there were at least two notable changes in the […]

Reading Time: 3 minutesUpdate:With the help of Waterloo Region Arts Fund and the amazing Heffner Studio at KPL, Diverse and Delicious has launched. […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAfter a four-hour volunteer shift at Tiny Home Takeout, Dani Offak says she feels a sense of satisfaction. “I feel […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesNothing helps to beat those winter blues like comfort food! Back in person is the Uptown Comfort Food Crawl and […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteMany pre-pandemics routines have returned with kids back to school, sports activities ramping up and music lessons in effect while […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIf you don’t show up for your dental appointment, there’s a chance you could get charged for it. Miss your […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteDoubles are a Caribbean street food that fly under the radar: a few years ago, you wouldn’t have been able […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteOn Sunday more than a billion people worldwide will celebrate with family gatherings, red-wrapped gifts and red envelopes, fireworks and […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteRather than a specific dish, the usual subject matter of my Metroland column, my visit to Gus and Guido’s Backyard […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAmong the great sandwiches of the world, one surely must vote into the hall of fame the Portuguese bifana. Luscious […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesIt’s clearly counter-intuitive, but eating hot soup – and spicy hot soup at that – on a hot day has […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAfter I posted a photo of a slice of cheesecake on social media, a follower asked if it was burned. […]