Highlights of what’s happening in PEI’s food scene this month Tyne Valley Oyster Festival Aug 2-6, Tyne Valley Established in 1964, the Festival has become famous for record-breaking action at the Canadian Oyster Shucking Championship (Aug 4), and unlimited oysters for all ticket holders. To plan your oyster trip up west, go to tvoysterfest.ca Friday Night out at Roma Aug…
April 1, 2017
Chef Stephen Hunter shares his journey through some of PEI’s popular food destinations What got you into cooking? I travelled, tasting cuisines from different countries. Then I found myself in Vancouver with $120 in my pocket. So I got a job in my field, aquaculture (salmon farms). I wanted to enjoy all of the flavours I had tried, and couldn’t…
April 1, 2017
Islanders are encouraged to know their producer, ask questions With all of the talk about burgers and burger love, we wanted to go straight to the source of the primary ingredient – beef! PEI Cattle Producers’ (PEICP) Executive Director, Rinnie Bradley answered a few questions we had about how PEI Burger Love has “fired up” local love for our Island…
March 1, 2017
Data is an important weapon in the fight against antimicrobial-resistant bacteria, but collection in the Atlantic provinces has stalled The global issue of antibiotic resistance, more accurately called antimicrobial resistance (AMR), can be overwhelming. Often people feel there’s nothing they can to do to change the situation one way or another. But with the severe impacts of AMR on human…
Highlights of events happening in the PEI food scene this month WinterDine – A Toast to Winter in 2017 When: January 26 – 28, February 2 – 4, and 9 – 11 Location: Charlottetown WinterDine, hosted by Downtown Charlottetown Inc. is back again this year and promises to have all the expected deliciousness of years past! Twenty-three restaurants are participating,…
January 1, 2017
Antimicrobial resistance not limited to prescription overuse in humans “Antimicrobial resistance continues to be a serious public health issue in Canada and internationally. Common and treatable infections may once again become deadly.” These are the first words in the introduction of the Public Health Agency of Canada’s report Canadian Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System (CARSS) – Report 2016 published in September…
January 1, 2017
YouTube Milestone for Mi’kmaq Mama Mi’kmaq Mama, owned by Cheyenne Joseph and located in New Brunswick, celebrated a milestone this weekend with one of her cooking videos on YouTube reaching over a million views. Her Homemade White Bread (from scratch, no machine) video seems to have sparked a wide interest in first-time bakers. Originally Joseph’s videos began as a way…