Taste

Think you could tell the difference between Tim Hortons and McDonald’s coffee? Over 15,000 people voted for the best chain coffee in Canada using Maclean’s Coffee Ranker, and McDonald’s ranked no.1, ousting Tim Hortons from the top spot. But can people really taste the difference? We put it to the test.

Some worry an Ottawa-approved GM yeast for wine will destroy its ‘naturalness’

If you thought gouda was boring, you haven’t tried these versions of it

Why don’t Canadians eat more of what turns out to be a very fine fish?

A restaurant critic sets off a storm about bad treatment in expensive restaurants

Having a bag of culinary history was great, but what would it taste like as bread?

Ironically, some no-salt salts might be a bad idea, health-wise

Tiffin services have arrived in Canada, and their fans say they’re revolutionizing the office lunch

A top British food writer turns the ‘stars in my pastries’ into the saviours of his savoury dishes

Canadian garlic types, once shunned, are a sought-after, and scarce, autumn staple

A new thesaurus explains how to pair flavours, freeing amateurs to create recipes

So much for locavorism. Authentic Neapolitan pizzas require overseas ingredients.