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55. Pastry on the Edge of Town

If you want to see them, I'm telling you they're easily found.

Oct 3 •

54. What I Ate on my Summer Vacation

Hop in. We're going for a long and tasty ride.

Oct 2 •

53. How to be Cool in Japan

Don't be fooled into thinking the summer's over.

Aug 23 •

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24. Heat-Adjacent Cooking

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8. Rehearsal Dinner

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38. Two Pans, Zero Raves

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52. The Three Japans of Toronto

Depending on where you go, the groceries have a different flavour

Aug 18 •

51. Here Comes the Bribe

It's like the world's most corrupt PBS pledge drive

Jul 14 •

50. A Plate Cleaner Looks at 50

A buffet of earlier issues

Jun 9 •

49. Butter Email

Flavour that's worth my hourly rate

Mar 13 •

48. Not the Other Buffalo Wings

Before there was Frank's, there was Mumbo

Feb 26 •

47. A Plate Cleaner Mystery!

Feb 22 •

Admitting that the whole is less than the sum of its parts.

Feb 14 •

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