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There's also been something of a push toward reduced packaging, for environmental (or at least, greenwashing) reasons. That may be part of the picture as well.

Surely it's not hard to give away your surplus when you live in Beantown.

It's actually kind of a fun story, aside from the whole question of why people take Yelp seriously: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/24/vancouver-northern-cafe-best-place-to-eat-canada

Kind of a fun story: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/carports-gardens-montreal-greenhouses-1.6755873

A few things today. First, we've got Louis Latour 2021 Pinot Noir being recalled for the possible presence of glass. https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/louis-latour-brand-pinot-noir-recalled-due-possible-presence-glass?utm_source=gc-notify&utm_medium=email&utm_content=en&utm_campaign=hc-sc-rsa-22-23& We also have more cheeses/date codes being recalled for listeria. I presume they're all linked to the same milk supplier, or some such. https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/maple-dale-cheese-co-brand-1-year-old-cheddar-recalled-due-listeria-monocytogenes?utm_source=gc-notify&utm_medium=email&utm_content=en&utm_campaign=hc-sc-rsa-22-23& https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/1001-fondues-brand-fondue-au-village-recalled-due-listeria-monocytogenes?utm_source=gc-notify&utm_medium=email&utm_content=en&utm_campaign=hc-sc-rsa-22-23&

Yet another cheese recall for listeria, but this one's a bit higher-profile than most. It's Loblaw's PC brand aged Canadian (1-year) cheddar, in the 250g block. https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/pc-brand-canadian-cheddar-cheese-recalled-due-listeria-monocytogenes?utm_source=gc-notify&utm_medium=email&utm_content=en&utm_campaign=hc-sc-rsa-22-23&

A lot of cheeses sold under the "Fresh Fun Fantastic" and "Fromage au Village" brands are being recalled for listeria. They were sold in Ontario and Quebec, and online. https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/fromage-au-village-and-freshfun-fantastic-brand-cheese-products-recalled-due-listeria?utm_source=gc-notify&utm_medium=email&utm_content=en&utm_campaign=hc-sc-rsa-22-23&#wb-auto-2

(Glances at his 20 or so bottles of dandelion wine...)

My local government's brief take on 'em, aimed primarily at anglers: https://www2.gnb.ca/content/dam/gnb/Departments/nr-rn/pdf/en/Fish/LakeTrout.pdf

I'll confess I don't "get" the whole concept of putting up heads or other trophies on one's wall. I do not (currently) hunt - maybe later, I've just moved to the country - but if I go out to shoot a deer or catch a fish, my intention is to eat the damned thing. No disrespect to anyone who does this, by any means. It's just one of a large number of things people do that I can't relate to.

I have a lot of Victorinox, and will also endorse that pick. I have a 10-inch, but for most people the 8 is a better pick. The handles are large and comfortable, and they aren't slippery even when wet or greasy. As for PaulRaphael's observation about sharpening, you'll find that a Victorinox takes an edge much more readily than a lot of higher-prestige knives. The downside/tradeoff is that you'll need to do it more often, but I'm personally okay with that. I have an inexpensive whetstone and give mine a few licks whenever it seems to need it, and that's about it.

I have the Victorinox equivalent. I used to cure my own gravlax at my restaurant, and it was used pretty frequently at the time. Not so much these days, but I have it should I ever need it.

Sent to me by my stepdaughter:

A couple of raw-milk cheddars from Quebec-based Le Cru de Clocher are being recalled for listeria. They were sold in Ontario and Quebec, and online. https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/fromage-au-village-brand-cru-du-clocher-raw-milk-cheddar-cheese-recalled-due-listeria?utm_source=gc-notify&utm_medium=email&utm_content=en&utm_campaign=hc-sc-rsa-22-23&

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/03/wave-of-sushi-terrorism-grips-japans-restaurant-world

Say goodbye to Delissio pizza, as well as Stouffer's, Lean Cuisine and Life Cuisine frozen dinners. https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/nestle-delissio-wind-down-1.6735082

Not a food recall as such, but if anyone uses Fiber Plus powder as a supplement/laxative, please be aware that a batch has been recalled for cronobacter contamination. https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/fiber-plus-powder-affected-lots-may-contain-presence-cronobacter-contamination?utm_source=gc-notify&utm_medium=email&utm_content=en&utm_campaign=hc-sc-rsa-22-23&

This is a fairly dense read, and it's a study with a small sample size, but it's interesting for its attempt at quantifying factors that affect satiety/overeating (and how their interaction might skew other studies). This is a full-text that was shared by one of the authors. https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-022-00688-4.epdf?sharing_token=KgEBnd6egiIK5Ns25WLfZ9RgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0MXbIHcvsR6IbJXZM86QMg7OnKDe21o1QCCSncQVux_J6KBgDXmdGnwqRfjXyZQF_25UP83ZgQF4JtHAnHsoc5vO_l5zBICiCiG9tPeqhKOOT-k06htRF5TO3rJCduy080%3D

My two units both belonged to my parents initially, and they're mine now because my mom couldn't figure them out (my father was the cook in the family). In fairness, my mom has reached the point where she can only manage a telephone about 50 percent of the time. That being said, I've argued for years that manufacturers are missing an obvious bet with these units. Why not make one with a simple, faux-analog dial that anyone can understand and come to grips with? The underlying power settings can remain the same, just make it look like the dials we've all used on stoves and hot plates for most of our lives. That would make safer induction cooking accessible not just to those in Darienne's position, but to anyone else with physical or cognitive impairments. My mother has Parkinson's, for example. Ever watched someone with Parkinson's trying to work with a touch-based interface? It's heartbreaking (or infuriating, if you have the misfortune to be behind her in the line). Grrr. Sorry, I'll get off my soapbox now.

(I put the last one in the "price of eggs" thread, so I dropped this one here just to change things up a bit.)

I'd heard that one while driving back from NS to NB, and meant to post a link, but had long since forgotten by the time I got home. ...this happens a lot.