Tuesday, February 21st, 2012 12:00 PM

Comparing Popeye’s and KFC may lead to the proverbial “distinction without a difference.” Perhaps you disagree.

Monday, February 20th, 2012 12:00 PM

Travelers more worldly than I have no doubt encountered robotic loos, but this was my first time, and I have to say, it gave me pause.

Wednesday, February 15th, 2012 12:00 PM

Night markets are a fairly recent development in Taiwan, coming into existence in only the past forty years or so. They have proven to be highly popular, and the ones I visited in Taiwan were quite busy well into the night.

Tuesday, February 14th, 2012 12:00 PM

Seal seems to be one of the few wild and undomesticated foods that can be served in Canadian restaurants; as in the US, there are government regs for meat harvesting that dictate that most meat must come from farms, but seal is an exception.

Monday, February 13th, 2012 12:00 PM

I frequently find that going out for brunch or lunch on weekends is not worth the bother (I can make eggs at home in one-twentieth of the time I’d probably spend waiting in line). Autre Monde makes early dining well worth the effort.

Wednesday, February 8th, 2012 12:00 PM

Based on a plea for help posted here a few weeks ago, Oak Parker Jeff Sobczynski reached out to lend a helping hand to fellow local brewer Roger Lupei, who had vowed to stop making beer unless he could start making beer he could be proud to drink.

Tuesday, February 7th, 2012 12:00 PM

Whenever I travel, I seem to inevitably draw comparisons between our village and the places I visit. Recently, I was sorry to be out of town during our Winterfest, though I was very happy to be in Quebec for their Winter Carnival.

Monday, February 6th, 2012 12:00 PM

Capri opened a few weeks ago in Berwyn, occupying the old Wishbone space; for lunch there, I had an excellent eggplant Parm

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012 12:00 PM

A lot of American goudas have a butterscotch, toffee, burnt sugar, sort of caramel flavor with a salty component. Wilde Weide is totally different.

Tuesday, January 31st, 2012 12:00 PM

If I were living years ago, let’s say as a sodbuster on the Great Plains during the brutal winter, I would have died on the prairie of starvation because all my root cellar food would be inedible.