Foodies more knowledgeable than I can tell you the culinary history of the famous Philly cheesesteak sandwich and what the differences are between Pat’s and Geno’s. It’s widely regarded that Pat’s made the sandwich famous in the 1930s and Geno’s wants a slice of the meat in the 1960’s. One Read more
The three most widely available flavours are original, 25% Less Sodium, and Lite. These are sold in supermarkets and cornerstones around the world. I checked my local Walmart and found all three available on the bottom shelf. Lite is the “healthiest” of them all with 50% less fat, 25% less Read more
Winner, winner, chicken dinner. Two new flavours surfaced and they both resemble home-roast style with classic seasoning. The first is Roast Chicken and the second is Sea Salt and Pepper. Almost reminds me of the cooked food section at the back of every Costco where they churn out freshly-roasted meat Read more
I visited the US and found some flavours unavailable in the Canadian market. Honey Barbecue is one of them. Then, I found a Lays x Doritos flavour mashup featuring the Bar B Q variety of Lays and Sweet Chilli Heat! Doritos, which I think has too much punctuation. Honey Barbecue Read more
Some people collect stamps, others collect garden gnomes, I collect points. Last year, I got the President’s Choice World Mastercard that gave me 300,000 points as a welcome bonus. I had earned another 50,000 points before the end of 2023 with help from the elevated earn rate from the credit Read more
Over the past 18 months, I’ve spent five weekends in New York City to see everything on my list. I didn’t have anything left to see on my sixth weekend there, so I decided to make a series of bad decisions over 48 hours. I showed up without a plan Read more
Michael Edgar is back for this review. There are many versions or barbecue sauces and that’s what makes or breaks a good grill. Sure, you can dry barbecue, but then that’s not the point of these flavours. Otherwise, you might as well just buy ribs or Wagyu flavoured crisps. The Read more
Lays markets both flavours as having a creamy and savoury taste with a wavy texture. The key ingredient distinctions in sour cream and onion versus regular cream and onion are buttermilk and cheese. While buttermilk is exclusive to the sour cream variant, the regular cream variant has two types of Read more
Michael Edgar is the guest reviewer for this trio, our notes have been combined. The Poppables are generally more desirable the regular in every non-taste regard. But, we’re not just here to test texture and appearance, we also wanted to find out what made or broke a salty flavour. We’ve Read more
The cucumber vs dill pickle debate is, perhaps, less popular than the choice between hickory BBQ and old-fashioned BBQ. The first that that struck me was the lack of any vegetable ingredient (apart from vegetable oil and perhaps some herbs in seasoning) in either flavour. It’s really a love-it-or-hate-it situation. Read more