The spring lobster season is still a go, although on a slight delay due to COVID-19 and all the necessary precautions that must be put in place. Once the first traps are set, and our fishers begin to haul them in, you can be certain many people will be ready to buy their catch. This month our guest chef is…
Kiwanis Dairy Bar Celebrates Anniversary In 1955 you could get an ice cream for about 25 cents. While the prices have changed over the past 65 years, the cold dessert and hot grill offerings are pretty much the same at the Kiwanis Dairy Bar. “People come back again and again,” Basil Hambly, president of the Kiwanis Club of Charlottetown, said.…
COVID-19 spurs a shift in how we buy our food Decades ago, before large national grocery store chains became commonplace in Prince Edward Island, Islanders got their groceries at the small ‘Mom and Pop’ general stores in their town (or village) or with door-to-door delivery services. Though I don’t consider myself ‘old’, I do recall my mother placing our milk…
Wait ‘til they find out what black pudding is Food misunderstandings are pretty funny and really understandable. But mostly funny. Black specks I was working a catered business event once and the lunch portion was going well. All of the attendees were pretty happy with the food buffet and I even got compliments to take back to the cook from…
