SocietyCan goat meat hoof its way to the culinary forefront?Goat is enviably healthy, rich in iron and protein, tender in a braise, and popular in the developing world. Why is it so hard to get in North America?
BooksMordecai Richler’s 5,000 booksFrom 2013: Jacob Richler on the preservation of a literary lion’s library
LifeJacob Richler cooks in the kitchen from hellRichler helps David Hawksworth prepare the meal of a lifetime
LifeThe duck egg definitely comes firstIn this new shell game, the chicken egg is supplanted by more exotic offerings
LifeJacob Richler and a fettle over fennelExcerpt from a culinary memoir with bonus recipe for ’Lobster pasta with f--king fennel’
LifeJacob Richler on unexpected choices and unimpeachable recommendationsMaclean’s columnist Jacob Richler explains how a team of food critics came up with our 50 best restaurants
LifeA baking test with stone-milled flour Having a bag of culinary history was great, but what would it taste like as bread?
CultureHow the Blue Water Café got it rightAt this Vancouver seafood restaurant, you get to enjoy ethical bounty, without the lecture