Monthly Archives : February 2017

Food Trend – Zero Waste


Reducing our foodprint makes environmental and economic sense As we make our way into 2017, it’s clear that the problem of food waste remains a prominent issue to those in the food production and hospitality industries as well as individuals looking for ways to reduce their personal foodprint. According to the David Suzuki Foundation, a staggering one-third of food produced…

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Team Diabetes


Team Diabetes – Running for a Cause Katherine Lowings runs for a disease familiar to many Islanders For the past 8 years Katherine Lowings has been running marathons for a cause close to home. A music therapist from Alberta who now lives in the Charlottetown area, Lowings is a Type 1 diabetic.  In 2009, she joined Team Diabetes to improve…

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What’s on the menu


It used to be a thing that the society pages in our local papers were not as concerned with celebrities as they are now (although royalty featured prominently); they were far more egalitarian. They mostly concerned with who was visiting whom, where they were visiting from, and who was hosting wedding showers and afternoon teas. A lot of the names…

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Amuse Bouche


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,…

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