About Malcolm Gladwell’s famous ketchup declaration – could he have been wrong? Charming, Canadian-born, mad-haired Gladwell is a public intellectual, a decoder of the whys and hows of everyday life. In 2004 he had a ‘what gives?’ moment regarding Heinz classic ketchup. Why, in all 136 years of its existence, has no other product bumped [...]
Yuzu Mayo Premium Japanese Style Mayonnaise 290g, $12.99 available at fine food stores for more information visit waimports.org Trouble! The good kind. Shelf Life has enough problems limiting our consumption of classic, untinctured mayonnaise, never mind abstaining from this intriguing import. Two years ago yuzu products were fresh arrivals at the New York Fancy Food [...]
Guy Fieri Creamy Carolina Cole Slaw Dressing 354ml, $5.99 available at fine food stores or to order online go here Food Network for more Guy visit guyfieri.com Are you ready to rock? Here’s Food Network roadside king Guy Fieri being licked by flames and surrounded by a general skull-ring vibe, not to mention the party-hearty [...]
Karthein’s Organic Unpasteurized Carrots and Ginger Sauerkraut 750 ml, $8.99 bought at Wholefoods Market belandorganicfoods.com One of the reasons Shelf Life adores this product is that it is a living, breathing exercise in problem solving. The dilemma goes like this: conventional shelf-stable sauerkraut is pasteurized – ie. heated – and loaded with industrial vinegar so [...]
SOHOT Sauce Gingerly Hot 250ml, $9.99 available at gourmet and specialty food stores we bought it at Fiesta Farms Market in Toronto Hello? You there with the scorched lawns and melting flip-flops – care for some rain? Most of North America is sweltering, except for tiny strips of unseasonal weather on both coasts. It’s been [...]
Pravica Relish 250 ml, $6.99 available at gourmet & specialty food stores for more information visit pravicarelish.com Shelf Life kicks off the hot-dog-and-hamburger season with our own kind of product guarantee: we guarantee you will love this relish. In fact, if your jar of this succulent mash-up is not empty by Labour Day, Shelf Life will [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
