Think you know everything there is to know about potato chips? Think again! Round 2 of our Uber Tuber Tournament rewards those who think outside the bag, by featuring four unique flavours not normally seen on the convenience store shelves. As usual, our panel has followed the strict protocols set out in the official Ng [Read More]

The third Monday of January has been identified by some pop psychologists as being the most depressing day of the year. With that in mind, the NAF culinary panel turns its sights to an old familiar form of comfort food: the humble potato chip. In our initial faceoff, four barbeque-flavoured foes competed for the affections [Read More]

I first met Arlene Henry, Q.C. when she acted as a mediator in a wills variation case. During one of the break-out sessions I remember she mentioned that her mother was a great cook. Well, years later we became friends and I met her mother. That night was Arlene’s birthday and her mother made a [Read More]

Previously in the 2011 NAF Cocoa Cup… After completing our preliminary rounds, with thirteen competitors sampled, and nine eliminated, we have narrowed the field down to our four remaining finalists. They are: Hagensborg “Truffle Pig” (Chocolate Orange Truffle Bar) Salt Spring Island “Crow Bar” (Solid Milk Chocolate Bar) Brockman’s “Truffini” (Raspberry Chocolate Truffle Bar) Hagensborg [Read More]

As we prepare for the playoff round of our Cocoa Cup competition, we take this opportunity to look back at the summer’s highlights in the realm of street eats in downtown Vancouver. While some food trucks soldier on bravely through the winter months, some of these mobile eateries have gone into hibernation for the winter. [Read More]