I love an innovative company especially when it's a small one with a handful of employees. Afro cafe is one such company with African themed products consisting of coffees, teas and other African themed merchandise. Their wine box radio is a novel way of promoting African Music and is really quite ingenious. And yes the radio

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What do you get when you put some fruit in a container with dry ice? Fizzy Fruit. Or at least the idea that started the Fizzy Fruit venture. Marketed to kids but anyone who enjoys fruit should enjoy fizzy fruit.

Carbonated fruit is all the rage. You can make it yourself but remember to be careful with dry ice, it will bu

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Todd Wilbur is the author of Top Secret Recipes, a cookbook which teaches anyone how to make some of their favorite restaurant’s recipes.

Have you ever wanted to replicate Kentucky Fried Chicken’s secret recipe for their chicken or some of Starbuck’s popular coffee drinks? Todd Wilbur has done just that with his recipe book

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The economy is tanking worldwide so I felt the need to rant about something I see as a silly waste of money. $6,100 for one frigging melon - are you kidding me?

However as a capitalist it is his right to spend his money as he sees fit. I hope the farmer who grew the prized Densuke watermelon doesn't think we all have that

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If you're looking to head out on the biggest drinking holiday in Tacoma, WA. Tacoma Downtown dot com has the info you need to find all the best food and drink specials in downtown Tacoma. Irish pubs are going to be the best places to go in downtown Tacoma, find the best ones with the best specials exclusively at Tacoma Downtow

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Revolution, Voltage, SuperNova don't even sound like something you would want to drink but the marketing executives have gone one step worse by linking these new flavors to the Mountain Dew label.

Why do the soda companies insist on lumping new sodas onto established brand names when they are not even comparable to the or

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If you enjoy gourmet soda then you may want to give your taste buds a little tickle with a cold frosty mug of Sprecher root beer. You will enjoy it even if your aren't a root beer fan.

Imbibe magazine gave Sprecher Root Beer its only 4 star rating in the March/April edition. Seven root beers were tasted and Sprechers came

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Synsepalum dulcificum berries and their flavor tripping effects are all the rage. Even at a cost of about $2 a berry people are holding flavor tripping parties. If you haven't been invited to one maybe you should become the host.

Mother nature probably didn't create the berries for this purpose but a big hats off to Moth

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There is no shortage of weight-loss advice and most of it avoids the exercise ingredient by focusing on diet.
Here again theories come and go yearly as fads rage and die. Some real and not so valid diet regimes remain and reducing carbs has become a given.
But removing things like pasta from your diet takes away a very enjoya

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Ok, so a kid hunts and takes down this ginormous mega hog. Nevertheless, I guess there will always be skeptics with regards to the legitimacy of the prize now called, hogzilla. Now that this kid has caught this mega hog or epic proportions, my mind has already moved on and wondered instead on the possibilities of a great big

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With all the big fast food restaurant chains around Red Deer and Central Alberta these days, most of the small gourmet coffee bars have gone out of business. If you are one of those who would like to get a great cup of coffee brewed from fresh ground gourmet coffee beans, this new cafe is right up your alley. How about a real c

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I have a terrible problem when I peel and chop onions. My eyes sting and tear terribly. It is so bad that my eyes close and I can't see. How can you chop onions under those circumstances? I learned back in the days of working in Burger King as a college student that if you stick your head in the freezer, your eyes will stop st

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The Donut Mill is a good alternative to famous chain donut and coffee fast food outlets. With a variety of fresh foods made on site daily and free coffee refills, the Donut Mill on Gasoline Alley south of Red Deer is a great place to stop for a break. It is a good change from the rushed pace of some of the competition. Stop in

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Many children and families are affected by food allergies. Dairy allergy, in particular, is becoming very common. Many desserts and treats contain dairy and parents of milk allergic children are often searching for dairy free recipes for their kids. Thankfully, an old family favorite recipe - Rice Krispie Treats can easily be m

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It made me so sad today to read that Robert Irvine might end up fired because he lied on his resume. Let's be honest Robert Irvine is really not changing the world with Dinner: Impossible at the Food Network or his lying on his resume cause the downfall of the world. Who cares if Robert Irvine lied that he helped on a cake or

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