Jasmine Mangalaseril 🧁

food columnist for CBC-KW | freelancer elsewhere | Canadian | promiscuous eater | effervescent | cat pillow | equal opportunity buttertartist with an art history degree.

 Views: mine. Yes, I'm greedy that way. 

#Foodways #FoodHistory #FoodWriting #RestaurantWriter #PR #WaterlooRegion 

Bylines include: CBC-KW, Waterloo Region Record, Grand Magazine, Toronto.com 

Header image: Hip, hip, hurra! Kunstnerfest på Skagen by Peder Severin Krøyer. 1888.

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2024-09-06 14:27:42 UTC

This piece on NaNoWriMo is excellent.
There are too many stenography stories (where they only offer surface takes and relay speaking points). He's doing his homework *and* educating the reader. This is what journalism should do.
#Journalism #NaNoWriMo
https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/nanowrimo-ai-controversty-1.7314090

2024-09-05 01:44:48 UTC

I always look forward to interviews, but I'm really looking forward to tomorrow's!
Someone has invited me to her mum's house to talk about the Mid-Autumn Festival and her mum is going to show me how to make mooncakes :)
#FoodWriter #WaterlooRegion #FoodWays

2024-09-04 01:59:04 UTC

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Yup. Same with what a PR sends you. In food (can't speak for other areas), they're so used to dealing with pay-for-play influencers they have no idea what to do with someone who knows more than the founder...

2024-09-04 01:04:57 UTC

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I once got a woo-woo release from a local food startup and immediately blasted holes in in it (in my mind). Two months later, my newspaper editor called asking me if there was anything to this "innovation." and I gave him my take. He didn't follow up with the company. The company folded. Apparently other people saw similar problems I saw.

2024-09-04 01:01:58 UTC

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They're playing on the fact that most legit news outlets no longer have dedicated ag or food reporters. I've seen GA reporters taken in by similar cries.

2024-09-04 00:59:10 UTC

Over eight weeks, the students receive a crash course in culinary arts, financial literacy and employment skills.
The program is a partnership between the Manitoba Métis Federation, Red River College Polytechnic and the Further Education Society.
#Metis #Canada #Hospitality
https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/culinary-program-for-metis-youth-serves-up-job-training-and-cultural-immersion/

2024-09-04 00:42:56 UTC

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But apparently *they* didn't know that (or they chose to ignore it) and caused a fuss when they were caught.
It's like how Uber just charged in regardless of local laws....

2024-09-03 22:05:03 UTC

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I think the problem is in how "sausage" is defined and they didn't meet nutritional standards. They ended up reformulating and added more protein to their mix for the Canadian product.

2024-09-03 01:13:39 UTC

This is how Rufus spent Labour Day. He works so hard.
#catsofmastodon
#labourday
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2024-09-02 13:39:04 UTC

Awoke to the sound of Nigel hairballing...then felt him jump on my bed to continue (no hairball produced...so far).
Then I twisted my bad knee getting out of bed.
At least my coffee is as it should.
#Mondays

2024-09-01 22:51:21 UTC

Got a couple of *gorgeous* thick-cut local pork chops from my butcher. Pan frying. Satay glaze. Peanut sauce.
Having with rice and roasted broccoli.
Num.

2024-09-01 21:27:31 UTC

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When Hagia was alive, and a boyfriend was over "too late" (as in past 10:30 pm), she'd sit in front of him and give him "sleepy eyes." That was the not-so-subtle signal to *go home.*
If he was over before I got home from work, and she heard what sounded like a car door slam, she'd look at the DVD player's clock and then decide if it was me or not. It was pattern recognition.

2024-09-01 21:12:39 UTC

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Rufus has figured out what Fridays are.
That's the day I wake up at about 5:30am. so I can get to the studio for the broadcast.
He knows, instead of getting fed at 8:30am, he can be fed a couple of hours earlier....
So sometimes he starts nosing my ear, drooling and purring at 3am.

2024-09-01 21:00:03 UTC

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Dinner watch begins in 5 hours...complete with those expressions, a chorus and the occasional pummelling.
Dinner is in 6 hours.

2024-09-01 17:17:54 UTC

Despite skipping over 20-30 seconds of dialogue at a time (& rarely capturing what I say)
Quite amazing how many Malayali words this AI transcriber gets correct.
But it's having problems with pookalam: It's giving me poop or book column.
And the Vadakkumnathan temple became vodka temple
Still at it.

2024-09-01 03:23:24 UTC

Needed a break from the transcript, so I went onto Insta.
Umm...well, interesting that Amazon thinks this is their back to school selling feature.
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2024-09-01 03:01:40 UTC

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Thank you, my friend :)

2024-09-01 02:00:24 UTC

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This is a terrible transcription. I may as well be doing it by hand.
Send choklit, please.

2024-08-31 23:30:27 UTC

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I started young with my distrust of AI! I think I saw it as a late, late, late TV film in the 80s.

2024-08-31 22:41:10 UTC

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All of a sudden, the 1970s film Demon Seed has popped into my mind.

2024-08-31 22:21:46 UTC

Waiting for my AI transcriber to spit out what it wants me to believe was said in today's interview & checking the tags it assigned.
As much as I want to believe Brian May would go to Onam celebrations, IDK why he's tagged.
I'm kinda afraid what I'll find in the script, tbh.
#Queen #Kerala

2024-08-31 14:20:16 UTC

School starts in a few days and ghis week's CBCKW Food Column is about helping parents get their kids off to a good start!
I've got cost-effective tips and tricks to help you pack healthy food in their lunches and snacks, ideas to help them make healthy food choices, and info about in-school nutrition programs here in Waterloo Region!
📸 from Unsplash
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/back-to-school-healthy-nutritious-lunch-waterloo-region-1.7309365
#FoodWriting #Mastonom #Foodways #BackToSchool #WaterlooRegion #Food
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2024-08-29 20:38:44 UTC

Schoooool's back for autumn!
A sneak peek at tomorrow's CBCKW Food column. Yup, trying to help parents answer the q "What's for lunch?"
Tomorrow am at 7:40 EDT (GMT-4)
89.1 FM in Waterloo Region & Wellington County
Or online: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio (set region to Kitchener-Waterloo)Sorry, not podcast for listen later.
#FoodWriting #Mastonom #Foodways #BackToSchool
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2024-08-28 15:30:44 UTC

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Yup! He’s a handsome boy and he knows it!

2024-08-28 15:02:59 UTC

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Who knows what he gets up to in the middle of the night...and with whom.

2024-08-28 13:54:13 UTC

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Well, I think we've got a house mascot:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visigoths#/media/File:Visigothic_-_Pair_of_Eagle_Fibula_-_Walters_54421,_54422_-_Group.jpg

2024-08-28 13:48:56 UTC

When Nigel came into my room for a wake up cuddle, he smelled like men's cologne.
WHY DOES MY CAT SMELL LIKE MEN'S COLOGNE AND WHY DOES THE THINK I WON'T NOTICE?
Boys.

2024-08-27 20:33:12 UTC

A typo of mine I just caught:
Knowing caregivers sometimes need help, **goth** school boards work with...
I'm kinda wondering what a Goth school board would be like and if it's one board for all Goths (Visi- Ostro-) or are they distinct...
#TypoOfTheDay

2024-08-26 14:08:37 UTC

Hmmm...my Internet went down at midnight. When I switched my phone to my provider, I ad problems connecting.
When everything came back, I got a slew of attack notices on one of my sites. That continued until about 1 or 2am.
Now hearing The Record's printer has a snafu and the hard copy papers won't be delivered today.
Kinda wondering if these are all separate things of if they're somehow connected.

2024-08-25 20:45:14 UTC

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I made up #Mastonom, so #ClayTooter sounds fine by me.

2024-08-25 14:09:02 UTC

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There are some real gems here. And I find owners/staff are really happy to chat about cooking and food, if you're making something for the first (2nd, 3rd...) time because they actually know the food and the cuisine--something you rarely get (at any level) at a big grocery store.
And, not only can prices be better, you can often get the actual brands used back home. Sriracha from Thailand is so different to what you find in mainstream stores.

2024-08-25 03:35:23 UTC

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Seconding Dave at Lao-Thai -- I'm there every few months.
If you're looking for others, these are where I go...
Indian (General) -- Golden Cash and Carry, Kitchener
(Malayali) Palm Valley, Cambridge
Korean - KW Korean Market in the Krug St Plaza
Portuguese - Azores., Cambridge or Torreense, Kitchener
European (general) - ItaloFoods, Kitchener or Glogowska, Kitchener
Middle Eastern (general) - Ammar's, Kitchener

2024-08-24 21:30:49 UTC

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Thank you!

2024-08-24 21:29:20 UTC

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Well, the bigger issue is whether or not the blouse will fit. I may have to get a new one made.

2024-08-24 21:28:05 UTC

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People are surprised when I tell them V's pricing isn't all more dollars than sense. Plus there's a bunch of local products that you can't get at the billionaire boys' clubs.

2024-08-24 19:39:03 UTC

Digging out my saris for an event next month.
It's been 20 years since I last wore one.
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2024-08-24 19:00:29 UTC

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Yup. That's how they make their money.

2024-08-24 18:54:46 UTC

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They are going overboard with warning Canadians about our legitimate posts. Last week they restricted me for sharing my Masto post about my article, and then a couple of my connections had non-controversial posts removed.

2024-08-24 15:16:56 UTC

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Yes. I wouldn't want to lose my first Mastodon friend.

2024-08-24 15:16:42 UTC

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Oh no! I can tell by the work that @npub170y…28tz does on mine there's a lot of work at seemingly all times of day/night, plus the moderation side of things.

2024-08-24 15:10:12 UTC

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What happened?

2024-08-24 13:57:40 UTC

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Agreed. Ag and ag-industries aren't like tech or insurance or other industries that can be be *anywhere.*
If he stays and continues, we don't know the impacts on his cows, milk, product, shop because of all the work that would need to be done for infrastructure, traffic for that mystery project that certain people are keen on.

2024-08-24 13:13:24 UTC

Yes whey! My latest CBCKW food column is up and it's about a couple of award-winning local farmstead cheesemakers, Gunn's Hill in Woodstock and New Hamburg's Mountainoak!
And if you heard me yesterday, I am still 70% cheese :D
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/award-winning-cheese-gunn-s-hill-mountainoak-1.7303129
#Foodways #Cheese #Canada #Mastonom #FoodWriting
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2024-08-24 13:01:05 UTC

Hermes failed him.
"...the owner of the property, a 71-year-old man, woke up and confronted the burglar who was reportedly sitting on a bed absorbed in the book."
#bookstodon
https://www.wantedinrome.com/news/rome-burglar-caught-reading-book.html

2024-08-23 16:00:35 UTC

I miss Craig!
But had a great time with Joe who filled in as host (as I had a fun time with Josette last week) and got to talk about local, award-winning farmstead cheese (article tomorrow).
Here's today's celebratory breakfast. Savoury artichoke brioche from A Matter of Taste, right next to the CBC studio!
And yes, that's Nigel's tail in the pic.
#FoodWriting #WaterlooRegion #Breakfast #Food #Mastonom
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2024-08-23 00:22:12 UTC

When Nigel crashes an interview. From the transcript:
Them:... meet the teacher kindergarten night some High School. There he is and that um so there's what was the other cat's name
Me; Rufus this is Nigel.
Them: I used to have cats my husband's severely allergic so I can't have cats anymore. Let's start this over again.
#Cats #catsofmastodon

2024-08-22 23:23:59 UTC

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But my fave print headline was something I dashed off as the subject line when I submitted the review
Mmmmm. Doughnuts

2024-08-22 23:21:35 UTC

I've stopped trying to write headlines.
In print, my editors told me it really depends on the page layout and space they have.
For the column's online article...the team is so good...anything I try would *pale* by comparison.
https://theconversation.com/readers-prefer-to-click-on-a-clear-simple-headline-like-this-one-236664
#Journalism #Writing

2024-08-22 23:14:08 UTC

Meanwhile in Waterloo Region...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/flag-swastika-kitchener-removed-police-1.7302316

2024-08-22 19:34:21 UTC

A slice of a preview of tomorrow's CBCKW Food Column!
Tomorrow am at 7:40 EDT (GMT-4)
89.1 FM in Waterloo Region & Wellington County
Or online: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio (set region to Kitchener-Waterloo)Sorry, not podcast for listen later.
#Foodwriting #Mastonom #LocalFood #foodways #Cheese
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2024-08-22 00:23:09 UTC

Have been going full tilt for a long while. All deliverables in.
I have a few hours to myself tonight.
I feel like this is an excellent time to conduct an impromptu ice cream investigation.
Maybe an impromptu chocolate investigation, too.

2024-08-22 00:11:41 UTC

"These attacks don't do anything for global issues, they don't make anyone change their mind, and all they do is cause lots of damage locally. There is simply no justification for these cowardly, dangerous acts," he said.
"They are categorically immoral, wrong and evil, and any society that hopes to consider itself moral and just must reject such actions and hold their perpetrators accountable."
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/waterloo-mass-bomb-threat-jewish-synagogues-community-canada-reaction-1.7300951

2024-08-22 00:05:41 UTC

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I came across it last night on Roku a minute or two in. Agreed. One of the best speeches. Thanks for sharing the link.

2024-08-20 02:31:12 UTC

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Yup. It's now I say it.

2024-08-19 16:30:59 UTC

Awesome.
https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/19/24223473/procreate-anti-generative-ai-pledge-digital-illustration-creatives

2024-08-18 23:34:20 UTC

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It's local cheese! Am talking about the makers on Friday!

2024-08-18 23:33:51 UTC

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I have a hard job :)
This month, my columns have lead my diet to be primarily blueberries, ice cream, gin, and cheese. 😁

2024-08-18 19:01:02 UTC

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And yes, eating cheese is part of my job.
#FoodWriting

2024-08-18 19:00:30 UTC

The Lodger: "I'm going to go run errands."
Me: "I'm going to eat cheese."
The Lodger: "Well, we've our days sorted."
#FoodWriting #Cheese

2024-08-18 03:17:45 UTC

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I've not heard him or this. I like it :)
Was that Much Music or City (back when it was cool)? The next song in the playlist was from the same performance and the camera went to a woman who sort of reminds of Erica Ehm.

2024-08-18 03:11:06 UTC

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I am trying to figure out the meaningfulness of this thing I heard today called "yacht rock" that was non-stop on my usually quite listenable station in my car.
The only thing that came to mind was something a former CFCA DJ said of his station's old format "the music of your dead grandmother."
After 3 songs, I turned to a station that alternated between metal and 80s-90s alt-rock as a brain cleanser.

2024-08-17 23:38:02 UTC

More AI transcription adventures!
I said "I know about van Gogh (van-Go) vs van Gogh (van-Hockh)
It came back as
"I know about van Gogh vs van Halen"
Now I want to know about that lawsuit ;)
https://tenor.com/en-CA/view/david-lee-roth-van-halen-hair-flip-hair-fabulous-gif-3909098

2024-08-17 22:36:36 UTC

Well...this is a first for me...
Was at Petsmart, and was chatting with a woman who was considering adopting a senior cat (YES!)
All of a sudden she stops and asks
Her: "Are you a teacher?"
Me: "No."
Her: "You talk like a teacher. Your words."
Me: "I'm a food writer."
Her: "That's it. The ADJECTIVES."
Me: You'll have to pry them from my cold, dead hands"

2024-08-17 15:57:07 UTC

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Hopefully! And hopefully my air pressure headache will be gone by then.

2024-08-17 15:56:36 UTC

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They won't tell you what the problem is.
The problem is it's from a legit news source, not a skeevy influencer nor a fake news site. Literally. That's the problem--if they run it, they have to pay the originating journo platform.
Ironically, they let me share it on Threads.
Here are shareable links to the ice cream article
- from Threads: https://www.threads.net/@cardamomaddict/post/C-fboc0t50f?xmt=AQGz_8KdFFEewBMHOu3KYsczRoYEHVh23oQyYm2tupgMVg
- from Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/cardamomaddict.bsky.social/post/3kzekj3eoyw2h
- from my public FB page:
https://www.facebook.com/cardamomaddict/posts/pfbid0uun36r4WEFAAftAEbZRY1UKK887rMEsVWLCM8V9G6vJR7E3XAZjNU1QAUGJnhuWUl

2024-08-17 15:48:47 UTC

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It looks as if things should be better in 3 hours. I'm heading out then.

2024-08-17 15:46:15 UTC

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I'm glad you're safe!
I was going to do my grocery shopping after posting the article share -- FB caused me problems and delayed. The tornado warning came through while I was trying to figure things out.

2024-08-17 15:44:54 UTC

Maybe this is why Meta's techbros got all ****y with my FB post this morning.
Apparently, they may have to follow the law instead of doing whatever they want.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/artists-score-major-win-copyright-case-against-ai-art-generators-1235973601/

2024-08-17 15:08:30 UTC

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Unsurprised. I use their Pinpoint for interview transcriptions, while it's marginally better than other products I've used, it misses about 25% of female voices.

2024-08-17 14:58:24 UTC

Tornado watch for Waterloo Region
https://weather.gc.ca/warnings/report_e.html?onrm71=
#WaterlooRegion #Weather #OnStorm #Tornado

2024-08-17 14:00:06 UTC

My latest CBC-KW food column is up!
If you're a gin lover or gin-curious, you can meander down the Craft Gin Trail to sample what seven small distilleries in Waterloo-Wellington, Perth, and Brant offer!
Each has a different vibe and range of flavours and nuances,, made from local grains, botanicals and flavours.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/craft-gin-trail-southern-ontario-waterloo-region-distilleries-1.7296429
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2024-08-16 20:21:05 UTC

Why yes, Rufus did just wake up and sprawl himself over his brother to get lap time.
#Cats #CatsOfMastodon #WorkFromHome
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2024-08-16 19:55:23 UTC

They had the Raygun story just before I went on-air.
It means nothing now, but I wonder how many people who sent her hate are just part of the X/Meta rabble whose only existence is to be terrible to others under the guise of "opinion" on an free-to-use platform?
But the ramifications of their actions. Hopefully some of this will be addressed, but the long-term damage...
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/aug/14/raygun-breaking-paris-olympics-australian-dance-industry

2024-08-16 13:33:01 UTC

Today's column was all Jammy Dodgers and fish fingers and custard :D*
I celebrated by walking up to Darlise and getting their breakfast sandwich with a latke/potato fritter thingie! (and yes, that's Nigel's tail in the corner)
*If you know, you know.
#CBC #FoodWriting #IAteThis #Mastonom #Breakfast #WaterlooRegion
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2024-08-15 21:19:32 UTC

A snootle of a preview of tomorrow's CBCKW Food Column!
Tomorrow am at 7:40 EDT (GMT-4)
89.1 FM in Waterloo Region & Wellington County
Or online: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio (set region to Kitchener-Waterloo)Sorry, not podcast for listen later.
#FoodWriting #CBC #WaterlooRegion #WellingtonCounty
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2024-08-15 13:07:17 UTC

Corus Entertainment closes 97-year-old radio station in Hamilton
"Local journalism is something that you don't know what you've got until it's gone and people are soon going to start noticing the consequences … it's just bad news for communities."
#Journalism #Canada
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2024-08-14 21:28:40 UTC

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Have to admit, my fave (from another platform) is about the an illicit bake sale that's a cover for pastrytution.

2024-08-14 21:24:59 UTC

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I can''t believe you're giving up so quickly.

2024-08-14 21:21:40 UTC

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Glad we could whip you into shape for the next round.

2024-08-14 21:20:41 UTC

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Careful, people will say you're all steak and no sizzle.

2024-08-14 21:18:36 UTC

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I take it you're toast on this?

2024-08-14 21:15:08 UTC

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Definitely not for the flaky amongst us.

2024-08-14 21:14:16 UTC

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Stop that salty language. Dairy puns are always sweet.

2024-08-14 21:12:34 UTC

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Given it happened before, it's as if they thieves are dairy-ing the cops to find them.

2024-08-14 21:09:14 UTC

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I said something similar to the lodger. But 70 lbs is a lot to carry.

2024-08-14 21:08:22 UTC

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Like a hot knife...

2024-08-14 20:40:43 UTC

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Only the cream of the crop will be able to solve this one!

2024-08-14 20:39:24 UTC

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I'm sure the cops are churning over the video footage.

2024-08-14 20:36:29 UTC

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And bacon. On cannot forget about the bacon.

2024-08-14 15:36:17 UTC

More butter thefts in Guelph:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/butter-thefts-guelph-1.7294146
#Canada #Butter #Food

2024-08-14 00:29:39 UTC

Scenes from my workday
#FoodWriter #WaterlooRegion #OxfordCounty #LoveMyJob #EatLocal #Agriculture #Mastonon #Food
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2024-08-13 23:20:35 UTC

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I think it's part of the tossed salad nature, here :)

2024-08-13 22:10:30 UTC

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My vocab is a mishmosh of everything. We can say takeaway, takeout, to-go here and people know what it means.

2024-08-13 22:06:26 UTC

Waiting for my takeaway. A woman is trying to introduce her elder relative to food that wasn’t here 60, 70 yrs ago. She convinced him to have more than just bread. I feel that is a win.

2024-08-12 00:31:08 UTC

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It's amazing how many techbro startup CEOs think it absolutely bizarre that I won't work for them for free, I will not work for exposure, I will not work for shares.
I've literally told them "My mortgage is more important than your ego."

2024-08-11 21:25:02 UTC

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I haven't had (trolley service) dim sum in ages, too. One of my fave Chinese restaurants does offer it as takeaway, so have done that. But it's not the same.

2024-08-11 21:22:00 UTC

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I hear that from a lot of people. I have no idea why :D

2024-08-11 21:16:02 UTC

Crumb. I realised I didn't share my post- column breakfast on Friday.
Shakshuka, spicy-hot (as requested) from Naranj at the Kitchener Market's food hall. This is only 1/3 the dish.
It was the salve I needed after a not-great-for-me broadcast.
#Food #Restaurants #TurkishFood #WaterlooRegion #Mastonom
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2024-08-11 21:01:49 UTC

I got to eat like a normal person. Not like a food writer or a restaurant reviewer. I even put the reservation in my own name (gasp).
My resto lunch with a friend feels like the first time I've been in a restaurant for non-worky reasons in....ages.
The Blackshop in Cambridge, ON. So good.
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#Mastonom #Food #Restaurants #Food #WaterlooRegion #ThingsIAte
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2024-08-11 14:50:02 UTC

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This is pretty tame in comparison to what I usually get.
The programmer clearly is stuck in fratboy mentality and has issues with women and trust issues in relationships. And, of course, it often doesn't recognise female voices so I end up having to hand transcribe sometimes up to 25% of what a woman says.