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food columnist for CBC-KW | freelancer elsewhere | Canadian | promiscuous eater | effervescent | cat pillow | equal opportunity buttertartist and apple fritterian with an art history degree.  Views: mine. Yes, I'm greedy that way. #Foodways # FoodHistory # FoodWriting # RestaurantWriter # PR # Branding # WaterlooRegion  Bylines include: CBC-KW, Waterloo Region Record, Grand Magazine, Toronto.com Header image: Hip, hip, hurra! Kunstnerfest på Skagen by Peder Severin Krøyer. 1888.

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@cardamomaddict@mstdn.ca · Mar 08, 2026

Happy International Women’s. Day!

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food columnist for CBC-KW | freelancer elsewhere | Canadian | promiscuous eater | effervescent | cat pillow | equal opportunity buttertartist and apple fritterian with an art history degree.  Views: mine. Yes, I'm greedy that way. #Foodways # FoodHistory # FoodWriting # RestaurantWriter # PR # Branding # WaterlooRegion  Bylines include: CBC-KW, Waterloo Region Record, Grand Magazine, Toronto.com Header image: Hip, hip, hurra! Kunstnerfest på Skagen by Peder Severin Krøyer. 1888.

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@cardamomaddict@mstdn.ca · Mar 07, 2026

Pulled some carcasses out of the freezer to make stock. Hopefully for soup and jollof tomorrow!

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food columnist for CBC-KW | freelancer elsewhere | Canadian | promiscuous eater | effervescent | cat pillow | equal opportunity buttertartist and apple fritterian with an art history degree.  Views: mine. Yes, I'm greedy that way. #Foodways # FoodHistory # FoodWriting # RestaurantWriter # PR # Branding # WaterlooRegion  Bylines include: CBC-KW, Waterloo Region Record, Grand Magazine, Toronto.com Header image: Hip, hip, hurra! Kunstnerfest på Skagen by Peder Severin Krøyer. 1888.

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@cardamomaddict@mstdn.ca · Mar 07, 2026

A little later than usual (LIFE) But really pleased to be doing this one. Sat down and had a lovely chat with Faye MacLachlan, Langdon Hall's director of wines & restaurant GM, who won the 2025 Michelin Toronto Sommelier Award. She really is fantastically awesome. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/faye-maclachlan-langdon-hall-michelin-sommerlier-award-9.7117508

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food columnist for CBC-KW | freelancer elsewhere | Canadian | promiscuous eater | effervescent | cat pillow | equal opportunity buttertartist and apple fritterian with an art history degree.  Views: mine. Yes, I'm greedy that way. #Foodways # FoodHistory # FoodWriting # RestaurantWriter # PR # Branding # WaterlooRegion  Bylines include: CBC-KW, Waterloo Region Record, Grand Magazine, Toronto.com Header image: Hip, hip, hurra! Kunstnerfest på Skagen by Peder Severin Krøyer. 1888.

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@cardamomaddict@mstdn.ca · Mar 07, 2026

Y'all know this, but just a friendly reminder...

If you're doing the time change (even if you aren't_ it's time to swap out smoke alarm batteries.

If you're in Ontario (maybe elsewhere) you need a CO alarm on every storey of homes with a fuel-burning appliance, fireplace, or attached garage.

#SpringForward #TimeChange #Canada

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food columnist for CBC-KW | freelancer elsewhere | Canadian | promiscuous eater | effervescent | cat pillow | equal opportunity buttertartist and apple fritterian with an art history degree.  Views: mine. Yes, I'm greedy that way. #Foodways # FoodHistory # FoodWriting # RestaurantWriter # PR # Branding # WaterlooRegion  Bylines include: CBC-KW, Waterloo Region Record, Grand Magazine, Toronto.com Header image: Hip, hip, hurra! Kunstnerfest på Skagen by Peder Severin Krøyer. 1888.

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@cardamomaddict@mstdn.ca · Mar 06, 2026

YES

When poutine was brought to English Canada (via fast food), curds were changed so they wouldn't squeak (frozen curds do not squeak, but they melt). Which paved the way for cheese abominations...

#Poutine #Food #CanadianFood

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/poutine-cheese-designation-9.7115500

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food columnist for CBC-KW | freelancer elsewhere | Canadian | promiscuous eater | effervescent | cat pillow | equal opportunity buttertartist and apple fritterian with an art history degree.  Views: mine. Yes, I'm greedy that way. #Foodways # FoodHistory # FoodWriting # RestaurantWriter # PR # Branding # WaterlooRegion  Bylines include: CBC-KW, Waterloo Region Record, Grand Magazine, Toronto.com Header image: Hip, hip, hurra! Kunstnerfest på Skagen by Peder Severin Krøyer. 1888.

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@cardamomaddict@mstdn.ca · Mar 06, 2026

So...just finished the most amazing catch-up and interview about food with an old high school friend, Paddy Flynn. Canadians of my vintage might remember his band, The Groove Daddys.

(Danny Michel, Robert Carli were also of my time)

#Music #CanadianMusic #WaterlooRegion

https://youtu.be/c23e8trX-HU?si=HUWpz_oCmDOmm_j3

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@cardamomaddict@mstdn.ca

food columnist for CBC-KW | freelancer elsewhere | Canadian | promiscuous eater | effervescent | cat pillow | equal opportunity buttertartist and apple fritterian with an art history degree.  Views: mine. Yes, I'm greedy that way. #Foodways # FoodHistory # FoodWriting # RestaurantWriter # PR # Branding # WaterlooRegion  Bylines include: CBC-KW, Waterloo Region Record, Grand Magazine, Toronto.com Header image: Hip, hip, hurra! Kunstnerfest på Skagen by Peder Severin Krøyer. 1888.

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@cardamomaddict@mstdn.ca · Mar 06, 2026

Not an error-free broadcast, but with FAR FEWER fumbles from when the Olympics were on (those 2 minutes of lost sleep really knocked me for a loop). Celebrating with pastries from Kitchener's Aura-la. One will be breakfast; the other, tea.

#Food #WaterlooRegion #BuyLocal #Bakeries

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food columnist for CBC-KW | freelancer elsewhere | Canadian | promiscuous eater | effervescent | cat pillow | equal opportunity buttertartist and apple fritterian with an art history degree.  Views: mine. Yes, I'm greedy that way. #Foodways # FoodHistory # FoodWriting # RestaurantWriter # PR # Branding # WaterlooRegion  Bylines include: CBC-KW, Waterloo Region Record, Grand Magazine, Toronto.com Header image: Hip, hip, hurra! Kunstnerfest på Skagen by Peder Severin Krøyer. 1888.

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@cardamomaddict@mstdn.ca · Mar 03, 2026

This is the face of a cat who was awoken by my inadertently using him as a table (on which to rest my notes).

#Cats

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food columnist for CBC-KW | freelancer elsewhere | Canadian | promiscuous eater | effervescent | cat pillow | equal opportunity buttertartist and apple fritterian with an art history degree.  Views: mine. Yes, I'm greedy that way. #Foodways # FoodHistory # FoodWriting # RestaurantWriter # PR # Branding # WaterlooRegion  Bylines include: CBC-KW, Waterloo Region Record, Grand Magazine, Toronto.com Header image: Hip, hip, hurra! Kunstnerfest på Skagen by Peder Severin Krøyer. 1888.

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@cardamomaddict@mstdn.ca · Feb 21, 2026

This week's food column is a mini-tour of the foods of Milan and Lombardy, from fantastic cheeses to hearty, slow-cooked dishes to a creamy, rich dish with the golden touch.

PLUS there's a recipe for Wild Mushroom Risotto (I made it and it's delicious)

#Food #Mastonom #Recipes #Olympics #TeamCanada #Lombardy #MilaneseFood #Risotto

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/milanese-food-risotto-mike-romanini-amici-restaurant-natalina-bombino-campagnolo-9.7099353

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food columnist for CBC-KW | freelancer elsewhere | Canadian | promiscuous eater | effervescent | cat pillow | equal opportunity buttertartist and apple fritterian with an art history degree.  Views: mine. Yes, I'm greedy that way. #Foodways # FoodHistory # FoodWriting # RestaurantWriter # PR # Branding # WaterlooRegion  Bylines include: CBC-KW, Waterloo Region Record, Grand Magazine, Toronto.com Header image: Hip, hip, hurra! Kunstnerfest på Skagen by Peder Severin Krøyer. 1888.

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@cardamomaddict@mstdn.ca · Feb 21, 2026

@mark@canuck.social Was that after Vincenzo's moved? I didn't go into Belmont village as often after they moved to Caroline St. Still, would have loved to try them.

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@cardamomaddict@mstdn.ca · Feb 09, 2026

Super busy and hectic week ahead. Trying to get some work done. Despite someone’s protestations. #Cats

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@cardamomaddict@mstdn.ca · Feb 02, 2026

Wiarton Willie and all Canadian weather prognosticators so far say early Spring! https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/groundhog-day-predictions-2026-9.7066636

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@cardamomaddict@mstdn.ca · Feb 01, 2026

@KimberlyN@cosocial.ca Honestly...I'd love a filter to remove so much that's posted from or about what's happening south of the border. I signed up for Eh, to see if Canadian-built social media for Canadians would be different. The American posts I'm seeing there are bringing that toxicity. One even asked the Canadian builders to make the same for them. Seriously...

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food columnist for CBC-KW | freelancer elsewhere | Canadian | promiscuous eater | effervescent | cat pillow | equal opportunity buttertartist and apple fritterian with an art history degree.  Views: mine. Yes, I'm greedy that way. #Foodways # FoodHistory # FoodWriting # RestaurantWriter # PR # Branding # WaterlooRegion  Bylines include: CBC-KW, Waterloo Region Record, Grand Magazine, Toronto.com Header image: Hip, hip, hurra! Kunstnerfest på Skagen by Peder Severin Krøyer. 1888.

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@cardamomaddict@mstdn.ca · Jan 31, 2026

@KimberlyN@cosocial.ca The ones with Catherine O'Hara have been really upifting. It is FAR better than the usual US-dominated stuff Meta puts into my feed: "influencers," scammy ads, US political commentary, US rage bait.

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