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Shipping Madness

Shipping Madness

Hi, Everyone.   With the ongoing strike by Canada Post, we can not guarantee your orders will arrive before Christmas. Few packages are being moved via Canada Post and third...

Shipping Madness

Hi, Everyone.   With the ongoing strike by Canada Post, we can not guarantee your orders will arrive before Christmas. Few packages are being moved via Canada Post and third...

Illustration: An open sketchbook with pencil drawings of tea leaves, a fresh tea sprig, a small tin and a cup of tea on a wooden trunk

Secret Agent Robert Fortune & The Great Tea Heist

Some secrets are better off stolen.

Secret Agent Robert Fortune & The Great Tea Heist

Some secrets are better off stolen.

Illustration: A bowl of bright red gochugaru flakes and a jar of kimchi on a kitchen table, garden tomatoes and peppers in a basket beside them

Technology Changes, But Human Desires Don't

It’s that time of year again. The time when my Mom’s two hundred tomato & pepper plants need to be hauled in and out of the house every morning and...

Technology Changes, But Human Desires Don't

It’s that time of year again. The time when my Mom’s two hundred tomato & pepper plants need to be hauled in and out of the house every morning and...

Illustration: A pot of jerk-spiced stew and a plate of rice and peas, a jar of jerk seasoning and a few allspice berries and Scotch bonnet peppers on a table

The Maroons: 1960’s Soul Group or Pioneers of S...

Music played a big role in my house when I was growing up. Still does. Especially around Christmas. But back when I was a young sprat in the 90’s and...

The Maroons: 1960’s Soul Group or Pioneers of S...

Music played a big role in my house when I was growing up. Still does. Especially around Christmas. But back when I was a young sprat in the 90’s and...

Illustration: A tall glass of iced tea with big clear ice cubes and a slice of lemon, beside a block of ice and a pair of iron ice tongs

From the Ice King to the First Yeti to the Orig...

I’ve never cared for the ice cube machines on refrigerators. The ability to just press your cup against a lever and, with a hum and rattle, you have a glass...

From the Ice King to the First Yeti to the Orig...

I’ve never cared for the ice cube machines on refrigerators. The ability to just press your cup against a lever and, with a hum and rattle, you have a glass...

Illustration: A rack of ribs rubbed with dark spice on a smoker grate, jars of dry rub and a pile of hickory wood beside it

Barbecue: A Beginner’s Guide on Its Origin, His...

Fire has played a crucial role in human history ever since we learned to harness it thousands of years ago. From fending off the cold during the winter, to forging...

Barbecue: A Beginner’s Guide on Its Origin, His...

Fire has played a crucial role in human history ever since we learned to harness it thousands of years ago. From fending off the cold during the winter, to forging...