Here's what's cooking around town today...
Whaddaya want? A medal? Changes to the criteria for the Military Support Medal mean that Tim Horton's workers in Afghanistan could qualify for a medal. No word on whether it will apply to other coffee slingers who work at locations in rough neighbourhoods. [National Post]
"Whenever I see a fast-food commercial I reach for the TV remote as quick as I can." Does the sight of fast food logos make us go faster? [Toronto Star]
What are your favourite weird and wild foods? [Food Network.ca]
Is bacon addictive? Studies (on rats... presumably more to come with humans) show that rats fed unlimited amounts of junk food became addicted to the fat, dulling receptors in their brains that would normally make them stop eating. The question is - will the same techniques used for kicking junk work for kicking junk food? [National Post]
Oh, honey- NYC lifts the ban on bee-keeping in that city. Everyone's all abuzz. [National Post]
I've been bemused by, but am only vaguely following, Adam McDowell's "caveman month". But you don't see very man cavemen wandering the supermarket aisles trying to figure out where the lard is. And yes, because its main use is generally in pastry, you'll find it next to the shortening, either in the aisle with all the other oils, or in the baking section. But oh wait... that's right, Adam is a caveman. No pie for you. [National Post: The Appetizer]
Market Buzz. Joshna describes the fabulous feeling of wandering the farmers market, arms full of goodies. [Joshna Maharaj]
Last year's Farm Fresh Fair section at the Green Living Show was a huge success. Slow Food organizers are looking for culinary students to volunteer this year to work with some of the many chefs participating. [Slow Food Toronto]
Looking for someplace to dine on out Easter? Check this list. [Toronto Life: The Dish]
And in Food For Thought - why farmers in Florida are destroying their strawberry crops, France is losing its rare cheeses, and the irony of taxing junk food when farmers receive subsidies to grow their main ingredients. [Save Your Fork]
