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Organic food is not healthier, Stanford study finds
According to the report published on September 4 in the , there’s no nutritional or safety differences between organic and conventional foods. Researchers at Stanford University Medical Center in California reviewed more than 200 studies that compared either the health of people who ate organic or conventional foods or, more commonly, nutrient and contaminant levels […]
Urban gardening under a viaduct
A few weeks ago, while biking along the Lachine canal, I stumbled across a very unusual kitchen garden under a bridge of the Bonaventure Highway, in Montreal. The garden was clearly well looked after, with a bounty of tomatoes, green beans, cucumbers, and various Asian produce. I would have liked to get to know the […]
The SOSCuisine team welcomes a gastronome!
Eloise Vincent, dietary technician and our part-time colleague since 2009, passed her exams with flying colors at the University of Gastronomic Sciences. We are delighted and very proud to announce that her final mark was an excellent 29.8/30! Passionate about food, she wanted to expand her background in dietetics by increasing her knowledge about everything […]
McGill’s World Record fruit salad
It’s official: The McGill community is the creator of the biggest fruit salad in world history — the Guinness records people can vouch for it. It weighs in at 11,197 pounds. After hours of chopping, slicing, and dicing, at the end of the day the 250 volunteers from across campus looked tired but excited.
More on kitchen gardening
My 2 posts about the Drummondville front yard garden case have stirred quite an interest. A few people have asked me to write more about the various initiatives popping up all over in North America. I invite you all to check the very informative website of Kitchen Gardeners International and to watch the video of […]
What our subscribers think about their diabetes meal plan
We just published the results of our most recent customer satisfaction survey, exactly two years after launching our first specialized meal plans: We asked 580 of our Diabetes Meal Plan subscribers if they are satisfied with SOSCuisine and if the service helped them control their disease. 86% of the respondents say they are better controlling […]
Shrimp shellers: World competition in France
While the whole planet was watching the London Olympics, competitors gathered in Northern France last Sunday for a far different kind of event: the eighth annual Shrimp Shelling World Competition in Leffrinckoucke, a little village near Dunkerque, some 300 km north of Paris. Launched in 2005 with about 20 local contenders, the competition grew to […]
Olympic Games: Italian Cuisine at Nike House
If you are curious to know the culinary preferences of the olympic athletes, here’s a privileged way: through Nicola Batavia’s blog (in Italian). Head chef of the renowned Birichin restaurant in Turin, Batavia has been chosen by Nike to run the Nike VIP Lounge, for the third consecutive time, following on from Turin in 2006 […]
Urban farmer’s illegal front yard
Urban gardening is fashionable these days. But if you are building a gorgeous kitchen garden in your front yard – rather than in the back yard – you may run into big trouble with your town’s authorities.
Stroke warning signs
Stroke is a medical emergency, immediately recognizing and responding to its warning signs can significantly improve survival and recovery. This is the reason why the Heart and Stroke Foundation has launched a new awareness campaign, called “It’s time to have the S-TALK“.
“DSK” aphrodisiac drink to be launched in France
A new drink with alleged aphrodisiac qualities and carrying the initials of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the disgraced head of the International Monetary Fund, is about to hit French night clubs this summer. Two French entrepreneurs came up with the idea of a saffron-based soda, because “this spice has been known to stimulate respiratory function, act as […]
An apple a day…, genetically buffed
A small company located in the Okanagan valley, BC, is trying to bring to market a genetically engineered apple, called Arctic, that does not turn brown when sliced or bruised. It contains a synthetic gene that sharply reduces production of polyphenol oxidase, an enzyme responsible for the browning.
