Sable & Rosenfeld Tipsy Cocktail Stirrers 275g, $7.49 available at fine food stores for more information visit sableandrosenfeld.com Labour Day approaches, and with it the prospect of Shelf Life’s final summer get-together (and drinker upper). We’re always interested in items that can be swizzled or snarfed while holding a glass, so when we ran across [...]
Functional Crayons fruit juice drink 3pm Fruit Punch 4 x 237 ml. cans, $3.29 available at health & fine food stores for more information visit drinkcrayons.com Kids, enviably, are guzzlers – they don’t pay too much attention to the small print, so it’s up to grown-ups to evaluate the claims of ‘all natural’ drinks like [...]
Ginggrae Melona Melon Flavoured Ice Bar 80 ml., $1.25 available in Korean Grocery stores This summer’s hot hot heat has put Shelf Life in the mood for a serious cold treat. But we’re picky; we’re not looking for ice cream exactly (too rich) and not a popsicle-like item either (not rich enough). What we want [...]
Maxi Mixed Roots Chips with Coriander & Sea Salt New Exotic Blend: Purple & Orange Sweet Potatoes & Taro Chips 80 g, $3.99 available at fine food stores for more information visit: Jans Food Shelf Life has just returned from the Summer Fancy Food Show, which is an annual trade exhibition of specialty snacks, sweets, [...]
The Pickle Guy Company Bustin’s Best $1,000,000.00 Relish 500ml, $9.99 available at fine food stores for more information visit thepickleguy.com Here’s the crazy thing about the art of product design: one minute Shelf Life is seduced by fancy boxes and pretty fonts; the next moment we’re falling for a bearded guy leaning in a doorway [...]
479° Popcorn Organic Ginger Sesame Caramel Popcorn 113g, $6.99 available at fine food stores for more information visit 479popcorn.com The thing about fancy caramel corn is that it lends itself to boxes, and for manufacturers boxes are the crystal meth of packaging. Studies have shown that women are willing to pay more for a pretty [...]
O Blood Orange Olive Oil 250ml. $18.99 available at fine food stores for more information visit ooliveoil.com Part of the greatness of this product – and make no mistake, this is an outstanding olive oil – is the fact that it gets things right. Shelf Life loves a product that sets itself a challenge, and [...]
Superior Touch Better Than Bouillon – Chicken Base 227 g, $9.99 available at fine foods stores for more information visit superiortouch.com Shelf Life loves a good rumour, particularly when it comes to food. (Come to think of it – why pretend? We’re interested in any kind of tattle). So when we heard from two separate [...]
Niagara Juice Company Gesundheit! Grape Juice Baco Noir and Vidal 750 ml, $10.99 available at fine food stores for more information visit niagarajuicecompany.com When spring arrives, people remove dust, surplus items, and old boxes and jars from their cupboards, which is kind of the way Shelf Life feels about cleaning our palates. Our taste buds [...]
St. Dalfour Ready To Eat Gourmet On The Go Wild Salmon With Vegetables 153g, $3.99 widely available for more information visit St.Dalfour.com And so it’s game over for Vancouver 2010 – gone are the dazzling competitions, the smiley party people, the roared O Canadas. Hardest of all, though, is bidding farewell to our favourite Lower [...]
