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On Saturday May 10, 2008, treat Mom to one of these adorable charitable cupcakes for Mother’s Day.

Eat My Words will be at Sherway Gardens on Saturday, May 10, selling their thoroughly original selection of delightfully decorative cupcakes and cookies in the Comfort Zone across from European Jewellery at Sherway Square. Normally these are only available online.

Each Eat My Words cupcake is topped...
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How fun! This one's from The Amateur Gourmet...

You may have already seen this, but there's a new product called Bean Boozled with two sets of identically colored-jelly beans: one that's a traditional jelly bean and one that's truly nasty...


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A funny, yummy post from the Amateur Gourmet...

We ask many things of our food. We ask that our food is clearly identifiable (anything strange and murky immediately turns us off); we ask that our food is reasonably healthy--even if that means laying a redemptive tomato on...

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You want to try something new and enjoy it, but... you just can't. Chez Pim gives a regretful, though humorous, review...

The usual caveats apply and all that, but, in my opinion, I might have finally eaten at what was quite possibly the worst restaurant in the world.

Not that I wasn't forewarned; I should have taken note when Rafael Garcia Santos, the One Man 'Michelin...
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Hmmmm... just in time for Valentine's Day. This one's from Cinnamon Kitten. Pucker up!

Brand: TheraBreath
Name: French Kiss Gum
Price: $9 USD for 3 packs of 12Ok

I'm sure everyone can agree that fresh, clean breath is definitely something everyone wants. Product Notes: - gum doesn't contain aspartame or saccharin- breath-freshening power of gum lasts long after the taste...
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The Gothamist wonders, as do we all, about the newest trend in restaurant styles known as "Fast Casual"...

A Times article on the popularity of “fast-casual” restaurants continues to cause some major head scratching. But the trend spotting that motivated the article remains dubious. Ostensibly about “fast-casual” restaurants – defined as a hybrid of places like...
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"I'll have a Big Mac, an order of Fries and a large skinny no foam latte please!"

*image credit: McDonalds

You may find yourself saying that at a golden arches drive through near you - sooner than you think! McDonalds has announced plans to introduce gourmet coffee to their offerings this year. They are taking on coffee giant Starbucks, hiring Baristas at all of their US burger chains....
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While 2007 wasn't a huge travel year for us, we did manage to visit a few cities and try some excellent food. Here's our list of the top 10 restaurant experiences we had this year:

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1. Sushi Yasuda - New York
Conveniently located a couple of blocks from Grand Central Station, this is a one of a kind sushi experience you won't want to miss. The fish is so fresh you'll have...
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Read up for some great recommendations from The Gothamist for New Year's Eve...

There's such a dizzying number of ways to throw money away on New Year's Eve that it's always tempting to just stay home and avoid the throngs of staggering amateurs altogether. But what to do about dinner? If you're not in the mood to cook, it's really not such a bad night to sample some of...
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Here's a fun post from The Amateur Gourmet - find out why choking on bones is not such a bad thing, and be a do-gooder at the same time!

They say charity begins at home. They also say that 'no good deed goes unpunished.' But I have a new aphorism that I hope some day catches on: 'Donating your clothes to the Salvation Army leads to goat curry.'

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