Flavourful Saskatoon, January 29, 2018

Post-Valentine’s Fair Trade Bash, Feb. 16 
Fair Trade Saskatoon is hosting a Post-Valentine’s Bash from 8-11 pm, Feb. 16, at The Refinery. There will be fair trade wine, snacks from Chef Jenni, and music from Vesti Hanson and The Vexations Unplugged. Entrance is free, but a donation of $20 would be appreciated.

Griffin Takeaway Moves to City Park 
The Griffin Takeaway is moving! Effective Feb. 5, they’ll be located at 741 – 7th Avenue North.

Chef de Partie @ Le Relais 
Heather Bekar-Schulte, Chef de Partie, is now caterer in residence for Le Relais, Fédération des Francophones.

Waste-Free Shopping 
Bulk Basket, 111-2301 Avenue C North, invites people to bring their own containers and focuses on locally sourced food. They carry everything from fresh fruit and juices to grains, lentils, and pasta. They expect to be 100% plastic-free by the end of the store’s first year.

For more information on waste-free shopping, take a look at the Waste Not yxe Directory and Guide.

Looking Ahead – Plastic-Free Tea Bags
Did you know that tea bags are sealed with plastic? Britain’s Co-op is in the final stages of developing a fully biodegradable paper teabag that does not contain plastic.

Tea if by Sea – Cha if by Land 
And, for more about tea, here’s why, with a few minor exceptions, there are only two words for tea.

Architecture & Pastry 
“The link between architecture and pastry dates back at least to 1815, when the renowned French chef Marie-Antoine Carême wrote “Le Patissier Royal,” a treatise that codified how architectural principles like drawing and planning could be applied in pastry. . . . But today, architectural values and technology are shaping the new norms for dessert. And while the results are carefully plotted and constructed, they are not always towering or eye-popping.”

The Secrets Inside Athlete’s Guts 
We’re learning more and more about how the bugs in our guts affect our health. But the reverse is true as well. What we do affects our guts. Outside magazine took a look at how athletes’ guts compare with amateurs and how one sport compares with another. There’s lots of interesting information about the microbes that populate our intestines.

Foraged Beers
“ ‘There is an ironic disconnect in craft beer in which drinkers care a lot about beer being made locally but don’t know or don’t care about where the ingredients themselves are from,’ Josephson said. Scratch, with its on-site brewery garden and commitment to sourcing their hops and malt close to home, is part of a new movement of breweries that want to use foraged beers—beverages brewed with wild ingredients sourced hyper-locally—to educate drinkers about agriculture.” 

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