Three McDonald’s in Victoria blacklisted amid foreign workers controversy
DIRK MEISSNER THE CANADIAN PRESS VICTORIA – Three Victoria McDonald’s restaurants were put on a federal blacklist Monday for alleged abuses of the Temporary Foreign...Continue Reading »
View ArticleGallery: A new restaurant offers sexed-up dinners (WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT)
CEN AGENCY After the success of a toilet-themed restaurant in Taiwan that became an idea syndicated throughout Asia, Taiwan is now offering another bizarre themed...Continue Reading »
View ArticleEatery owner stabbed to death over less than $1
IANS New Delhi – A 35-year-old eatery owner was Tuesday stabbed to death while his younger brother was injured in an attack by seven people...Continue Reading »
View ArticleVaisakhi recipes and the concept of free kitchens
VANCOUVER DESI Food, especially feeding others for free, is a central philosophy of Sikhism. Sikhs do not have many strict rules regarding food but many...Continue Reading »
View ArticlePETA India urges health ministry to ban sale of animal-tested products
IANS New Delhi – Animal rights group PETA has urged India’s health ministry to ban the marketing and sale of animal-tested cosmetics and household products....Continue Reading »
View ArticleEdible grasshoppers and other bugs making their way onto Vancouver restaurant...
STEPHANIE IP VANCOUVER DESI In a place like Vancouver, there’s food fare for almost everyone — no matter how picky their tastebuds. There are restaurants...Continue Reading »
View ArticleVideo: Restaurant uses drone to fly pizza to its customer
VANCOUVER DESI A Mumbai-based restaurant has adopted a new route to deliver pizza to its customers — by air. In the financial capital infamous for...Continue Reading »
View ArticleSurrey gives green light to 10 food trucks in pilot program
JENNIFER SALTMAN VANCOUVER DESI Ever tried a tasty torpedo? How about a hillbilly hotdog? Surrey residents will have the opportunity to try these delicacies and...Continue Reading »
View ArticleAbbotsford fire that gutted Maan Farms barn considered suspicious
THE CANADIAN PRESS ABBOTSFORD — Fire officials in Abbotsford, B.C. aren’t saying exactly what sparked a blaze that destroyed the barn of a well-known commercial...Continue Reading »
View ArticleVikram Vij’s My Shanti shortlisted among Canada’s favourite new restaurants,...
THE CANADIAN PRESS Canadians can vote online for their favourite new restaurant from a list that’s been compiled by Air Canada’s enRoute magazine. Back for...Continue Reading »
View ArticleVancouver’s gorgeous men invited to become bare-bottomed butlers
VANCOUVER DESI Calling all Vancouver men: if you’re a people-person, charming, toned – and just a little bit cheeky – a Burnaby-based company has the...Continue Reading »
View ArticleCoconut Confetti Corn
JESSIE LEHAIL, INDIAN INFLUENCE With Thanksgiving right around the corner, it’s time to talk turkey and side dishes. Most cooks are loyal to their turkey...Continue Reading »
View ArticleGallery: Malaysian mom creates yummy art
VANCOUVER DESI Malaysian mom Lee Samantha has gained over 635k Instagram followers and 80,000 Facebook fans in an attempt to make her daughters eat their...Continue Reading »
View ArticleWTO rules in favour of U.S. farmers in dispute with India over meat and egg...
MARY CLARE JALONICK THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON – The World Trade Organization ruled in favour of U.S. poultry and egg farmers Tuesday in a dispute...Continue Reading »
View ArticleVikram Vij can identify with the entrepreneur’s spirit
As a new investor on the Dragon’s Den TV show, the Self-made success appreciates the passion behind the startup STUART DERDEYN VANCOUVER DESI On Television...Continue Reading »
View ArticleSurrey’s ‘Sandwich Nazi’ feeds Vancouver’s neediest
The Lebanese immigrant has donated over 128,000 sandwiches to residents in the Downtown Eastside NICK EAGLAND VANCOUVER DESI SURREY — It was a waiter’s rudeness...Continue Reading »
View ArticleQuick-Roasted Green Beans
JESSIE LEHAIL, INDIAN INFLUENCE Every year, I fall in love with a new vegetable. Perhaps I am a romantic at heart. It’s possible. Last year,...Continue Reading »
View ArticleHow omega-6 fatty acids lower bad cholesterol
IANS London – A study has detected a gene that affects blood cholesterol levels by generating a compound from omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids, called lipoxins...Continue Reading »
View ArticleOntario teen fighting superbugs with an assist from Indian home cooking
TOM SPEARS OTTAWA CITIZEN Like a lot of great discoveries, Varsha Jayasankar’s foray into how to kill superbugs with an extract from Indian food started...Continue Reading »
View ArticleVancouver’s ‘Spice Goddess’ Bal Arneson loves celebrating Diwali with friends...
LOIS ABRAHAM THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO – Ever since she was a little girl in India, “Spice Goddess” host Bal Arneson has loved celebrating the...Continue Reading »
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