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CBC
13-07-2025
- CBC
What's on the menu? Food, drink and a window into history, art and culture
If you dined at La Toundra restaurant during Expo 67 in Montreal's Canadian Pavilion, you would have been presented with a curious menu. Printed in both English and French, its dishes painted a picture of Canada's mostly European origins, with some American flavour, including roast beef, maple cured ham and tourtière. But other dishes were described in neither French nor English. Many of them were Indigenous in name, albeit imprecisely translated: Ojibway Kee Wee Sen, Bannock Tartlets and something only listed as "Inuk favourites." "This menu was essentially positioning Canada in relation to an Indigenous past and an Indigenous origin story. And I thought that's quite extraordinary," said Nathalie Cooke, author of Tastes and Traditions, A Journey Through Menu History. But you don't have to be a La Toundra patron from 1967 to get a good story out of a menu. Whether printed out, scrawled on a chalkboard or scanned via QR code, menus are more than just a tool to order food, Cooke argues; they can in fact be a window into the history, economics and even cultural identity of the time in which they were made. "They look like trivial, throwaway objects and pieces of ephemera. But in actual fact, they're unbelievably valuable in terms of the kinds of information they contain," Cooke told The Sunday Magazine 's Piya Chattopadhyay. Origins in the mid-1700s The modern restaurant menu can probably be traced to the mid-1700s, according to Cooke, when French royalty threw opulent dinners that included simple handwritten lists of all the foods on offer. After the French Revolution disposed of the royals, cooks worked in food businesses for the commoners. What were once souvenirs of a royal visit, then, became a symbol of the freedom to choose what you wanted to eat. Cooke says menus provide an insight that even hefty cookbooks lack: "We get a sense not only of what [people] were eating, but typically they have these wonderful additional pieces of information, like a specific date, or even a location." A record of immigrant history They can contain so much information, in fact, that Koby Song-Nichols, a PhD candidate in history and food studies at the University of Toronto, developed a four-point strategy to study the thousands of menus the school's libraries have archived. It entails surveying: Basic information, like dishes and prices. The history of a restaurant or its owners, in a small blurb. Notes scribbled by servers to mark popular dishes. A cross-menu comparison of how cuisines were presented in different restaurants in different places or times. Song-Nichols's studies focus on Chinese American and Chinese Canadian food history: how those communities built connections through food, and how the dishes on offer changed over time. For example, menus from the 1950s and '60s show how the Chinese diaspora catered to Western tastes, Cooke notes. She mentions as an example chop suey, a takeout staple that didn't originate in China and is believed to have been developed by Chinese Americans. More "authentic" dishes would be added as Chinese immigrants became more settled in the West. Song-Nichols says the menus fill in crucial parts in their communities' histories, when few working immigrants had the time or inclination to write down their personal stories. Adjusting to North America Harley J. Spiller, an American collector, began gathering menus while living in New York around the 1980s. His collection, now spanning over 12,000 — most of them from Chinese restaurants in the area — is the largest in U of T's archives. U of T archivist John Yokowlski says Spiller valued the menus as art objects. For example, menus from Toronto's Chinatown over the decades would include instructions on how to use chopsticks, said Yokowlski, or even Canadian flags sitting next to Chinese writing or art, "to kind of maybe appeal to Canadians who were not Chinese." Sometimes, the menus hint at the challenges Chinese immigrants faced when settling in North America, says Ann Hui, Canadian author of Chop Suey Nation. Hui travelled across Canada to piece together the history of chop suey-style Chinese food in this country; part of her research also included a stop at the Spiller collection. "I remember one menu, for instance, talked about the food safety and hygiene standards of the restaurant, which I thought was really telling," she said. "You know, there were a lot of fears about the cleanliness of Chinese food." Art, design, marketing Sometimes, a menu's art is part of a larger story. In early 20th-century France, for example, you might find menus with illustrations by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, or Pablo Picasso — complete with their signatures. Likely long before they became famous, many artists helped decorate the menus for restaurants they often patronized. "They were, to a certain extent, singing for their supper," Cooke said. There's no telling if menus today are made by the Picassos of tomorrow, but for now, visual designers like Edmonton-based Jake Belke do their best to make sure they represent the restaurant's brand and identity from top to bottom. When designing the menu for a local tiki bar, he used bold text, bright colours and drawings of the drinks to evoke a casual vibe most people already associate with that type of bar, which would be totally out of place at a high-end, fine dining restaurant. "For tiki stuff specifically, that's kind of something that's already understood by a lot of people," he said. "So it's a bit of a cheat code." Layout is also important; menus are "very strategic marketing documents" after all, said Cooke. The most important drinks or dishes might get placed in the top-right or top-left corners of a two-page menu, as the eye tends to scan it in a "reverse-Z" path right as you open it. In the case of the Honi Honi Tiki Lounge, its signature eponymous cocktail is at the top-left, "A1 slot on the grid," said Belke. Whether it's as nebulous as Canada's national identity, or relatively simple as a bar's personal branding, menus are an integral part of people's stories, as much as the food they describe. As Cooke writes in Tastes and Traditions
Time Out
21-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out
A gigantic free Disney-inspired sculpture just arrived in Montreal
Parc-Jean Drapeau's gardens are officially home to three green giants. Composed of approximately a half million flowers and plants, these gigantic sculptures are nestled in their permanent home in the heart of Parc Jean-Drapeau 's Floralies Gardens in celebration of the Mosaïcultures internationales de Montréal's 25th anniversary. Mother Earth, the most buzz-worthy of them all, is a jaw-dropping 36-foot-tall green goddess rising from the water—a must-see for the whole family. Bonus: the sculptures (nestled in one of the city's best gardens) are free to visit! Where is the Mother Earth sculpture in Montreal? The Mother Earth sculpture and two additional stunning horticultural creations can be found at the Jardins des Floralies on Île Notre-Dame, and are free to visit as of Saturday, June 21, 2025. What are the three new sculptures at Parc Jean-Drapeau? Don't miss Mother Earth (an 11-metre sculpture featuring cascading greenery and a flowing waterfall), The Man Who Planted Trees (crafted from over 100,000 plants and inspired by the Oscar-winning short, this sculpture depicts a shepherd transforming barren land, symbolizing the power of one person to change the environment) and The Six Pairs of YY (inspired by Parc Jean-Drapeau's logo, this creation is a nod to Expo 67).
Montreal Gazette
13-06-2025
- Health
- Montreal Gazette
The Right Chemistry: Can you get cancer from kissing a smoker and other questions with definitive answers
It was in early June 1980, that my phone rang. On the line was Helen Gougeon, host of a talk show on radio station CJAD. Would I like to come on the air and comment on the controversy that had been alluded to in the Montreal Gazette? That call turned out to be life-changing, the beginning of what has become a 45-year stint on CJAD with a show dedicated to demystifying science and answering listeners' questions that have ranged from the thoughtful to the bizarre. The newspaper article described a chemistry show that a couple of colleagues and I had been putting on at Montreal's Man and His World exhibition, a spinoff of Expo 67. At the time, there was concern about urea-formaldehyde, a popular insulating agent that was accused of releasing toxic formaldehyde into the air. The columnist wondered why we were entertaining the public with a demonstration that presented this substance in a positive light. I quickly responded, explaining that we were demonstrating the formation of polyurethane, a totally different substance, and that the only similarity with urea-formaldehyde was that both could be produced as foams. I agreed to come on with Helen to discuss this 'controversy,' and I guess she liked my approach because I was invited back to answer some listener questions, which I have been doing on the Dr. Joe Show ever since. I thought that after four and a half decades, it would be fun to reflect on some of these questions, the nature of which has certainly changed since the early days. There was of course no Internet back then and no social media spewing out scares and miraculous remedies on a daily basis. Callers wanted to know how best to clean silverware (wrap in aluminum foil and immerse in hot sodium bicarbonate solution), remove rust stains from the bathtub (oxalic acid) or get rid of bedbugs. When I began my answer to the latter by saying this generally is very difficult, I was told by the questioner that she knows that because she had found no way to get rid of the giant bedbug who was snoring away beside her. Today, the majority of questions are triggered by something that has been encountered online, usually related to some chemical supposedly impairing health. These may be perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in underwear, siloxanes in cosmetics, phthalates in toys, bisphenol A in canned food, arsenic in rice, aluminum in vaccines, parabens in antiperspirants or microplastics in bottled water. There was no worry about such things when I started because we were generally unaware of their presence. Now that my colleagues, the analytical chemists, can detect contaminants in the part-per-trillion range — roughly one drop in 20 Olympic-size swimming pools — we find that we are exposed to all sorts of chemicals everywhere. There is no simple answer as to how exposure may affect us, and I often end up invoking the 'only the dose makes the poison' principle with the addendum that sometimes, as in the case of endocrine disruptors, that dose can be vanishingly small. Let me, though, give a few examples of questions to which I was able to give a 'yes' or 'no' answer. No. No. No. Is it safe to eat a banana peel? Yes, but why would one want to? Can eating banana and a fried egg at the same time kill you? No. Can wearing a Fitbit cause cancer? No. Is the tin foil wrapping around a Lindt chocolate bar bad for our health? No, and it isn't tin, it's aluminum. Is it true that KFC chicken is made from mutant lab grown chickens? No. Can decorating your house with crystals combat bad energy and attract positive energy? No. Is it true that the glycine I'm taking to combat insomnia is made from a pernicious chemical, monochloro acetic acid, that is used to make herbicides? Yes, but this needs a qualifier. The fact that glycine is made from the same chemical as is used to make the herbicide 2,4-D has no bearing on its toxicity. I've always enjoyed questions that are prompted by someone making an observation: 'Why did my purple cabbage turn blue when I washed it?' Purple cabbage contains a compound in the anthocyanin family that is a natural indicator meaning that it changes colour depending on whether it is present in an acidic or basic medium. In a neutral solution, it is purple, but the colour changes to blue in an alkaline solution. Tap water can be slightly alkaline because of naturally occurring calcium and magnesium carbonates, but sometimes calcium hydroxide is added during water treatment to reduce acidity and protect water pipes. Then there was, 'Why did the skim milk I used to make my oatmeal turn almost solid when I didn't have blueberries and added fresh sliced pineapple instead?' Pineapple contains bromelain, an enzyme that cleaves some bonds in the milk protein casein, resulting in the protein forming clumps. Essentially, the milk has turned into cheese. That would not have happened with canned pineapple because heat destroys bromelain. Then there are questions that sent me scurrying for answers that I would provide the next week. These days it means hunting online, but back in the 1980s it meant trips to the library. 'Where does the carbon dioxide in beverages comes from?' My first guess was that it is generated by heating limestone (calcium carbonate), but actually the source of carbon dioxide is the Haber-Bosch process for making ammonia, one of the most important industrial processes because ammonia is needed to make fertilizer. The hydrogen used in this process is made by reacting natural gas, methane, with steam. Carbon dioxide is a byproduct. Some questions defied my research. I could not find a place where my caller could go to analyze a bowler hat for toxic chemicals, but I did give the general advice that making a meal of the hat was probably not a good idea. Now for the really strange. An individual had made an unusual observation. He related how once, as he had been getting dressed, he buttoned his pants and proceeded to pull up his fly. But it was already up! He was mystified. It had now happened again! He assured me that he had not absent-mindedly closed the fly and wondered if spirits were involved. He opined that this raises questions about the nature of our universe. Not having observed this particular phenomenon, I could only comment that it was a lucky thing that the spirits were mindful and that the zipper had not encountered any obstacles on its upward journey.
Yahoo
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
1Password and the Red Bull Racing Pepe Jeans Academy Programme Unveil Bespoke Livery by Female Canadian Artist Ahead of 2025 Canadian Grand Prix
Uniting to champion women in motorsport and cybersecurity through innovation, mentorship, and artistic expression. TORONTO, June 10, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Red Bull Racing Pepe Jeans Academy Programme and Team Cyber Security Partner, 1Password, have unveiled a bespoke livery that will run on Alisha Palmowski's car over the Canadian Grand Prix weekend. Designed by emerging Canadian artist Kirsten McCrea, the one-of-a-kind livery is a celebration of female excellence and talent across sports, design, and technology. This artistic collaboration embodies a shared commitment to breaking down barriers in motorsport and cybersecurity, ensuring more women have clear pathways to become future drivers, engineers, and technology leaders. "Every champion starts with a dream — and the courage to chase it," said Jeannie De Guzman, Chief Operating Officer, 1Password. "At 1Password, we stand with those building the future with passion, purpose, and resilience. Through our partnership with Red Bull Racing Pepe Jeans Academy Programme, we are proud to safeguard Alisha's digital life as she races this weekend in Montreal, inspiring a new generation to win, on the track, in technology, and beyond." Championing Excellence Through Bold Design 1Password and the Oracle Red Bull Racing brand teams partnered with Canadian muralist Kirsten McCrea, entrusting her with the creative lead to approach this livery as a canvas for storytelling that's dynamic, powerful, and designed to reflect movement and growth. Empowering and investing in emerging talent is the core of who the Team is, and collaborating with local artist McCrea for this bespoke design continues both Red Bull and 1Password's mission to champion the talent of tomorrow with action. This design is a unique take on Red Bull Racing's iconic branding and a new opportunity to represent and redefine what it means to be part of the Red Bull family. Rooted in Canadian identity, the livery features a palette of red for Canada and blue for Quebec, and it's anchored by a pattern of stylized dandelion seeds in motion, radiating from behind the driver. Each seed symbolizes ambition and ideas taking flight, drawing inspiration from the iconic Expo 67 logo and capturing the spirit of Canada's celebration of innovation and progress. Ripples emanating from the back wheel represent how one woman's impact can carry outward, creating space and opportunity for others to follow. It's not just a design—it's a declaration: ambition belongs here. Kirsten McCrea, who built her career in the male-dominated worlds of muralism and street art, drew inspiration from Alisha's rise through the ranks of professional racing and said, "An all-woman team is rare. I know what it takes to break into spaces where you weren't expected to be, and I wanted the design to reflect that. Not as a soft or symbolic gesture, but as something strong, graphic, and unapologetic." Alisha Palmowski, Red Bull Racing Pepe Jeans Academy Programme Driver, said, "I am incredibly inspired by the design created by Kirsten McCrea and cannot wait to drive this livery in Montreal. I am personally drawn to bright, bold colours and am inspired by the underlying message of celebrating female talent across different industries. Driving in and representing a Canadian-inspired livery this weekend is something that I will cherish forever. A big thank you to 1Password and Red Bull Racing Pepe Jeans Academy Programme for the opportunity." Canadian Grand Prix Livery Reveal Celebration 1Password and the Red Bull Racing Pepe Jeans Academy Programme unveiled the bespoke livery during an immersive celebratory event at Ricarda's Atrium in downtown Toronto. Hosted by Alicia West, radio personality and in-stadium announcer for the Toronto Argonauts, the evening brought together Canadian leaders from sports, technology, and design to celebrate performance, leadership, and innovation. A panel conversation among female executives, founders, innovators, and athletes explored personal stories of ambition, resilience, and the future of sport and technology. DJ Lissa Monet, co-founder of the all-female DJ agency LUXELIFE SOUND, set the tone with a high-energy soundtrack for the night. Fans are at the heart of everything that the Team does. To celebrate the livery reveal, fans around the globe were invited to solve an acronym to 'Crack the Code'—for a chance to experience the Canada Grand Prix weekend in full. As the campaign concludes, 1Password and the Team are set to welcome a few passionate fans to witness the bespoke livery on-track debut in Montreal. Championing the Next Generation in Motorsport and Cybersecurity 1Password's partnership with the Red Bull Racing Pepe Jeans Academy Programme reflects a shared commitment to uplifting the next generation of women in motorsport and cybersecurity. Together, the organizations are helping to build more inclusive pathways by providing mentorship, tools, and support to young talent ready to lead in high-performance environments. As part of this mission, 1Password proudly supports rising star Alisha Palmowski, whose determination and ambition exemplify the spirit of progress both on the track and beyond. This collaboration is both a celebration of possibility and a commitment to the leaders who break barriers and shape what's next. 1Password safeguards her digital life, ensuring that her most sensitive personal information —credentials, credit cards, and private race notes —remains secure and accessible wherever she goes. To learn more about 1Password's partnership with the Red Bull Racing Pepe Jeans Academy Programme, visit: About 1Password Trusted by over 165,000 businesses and millions of consumers, 1Password pioneered Extended Access Management, a new cybersecurity category built for the way people and AI agents work today. Our mission is to unleash productivity without compromising security. The 1Password Extended Access Management platform secures every sign-in to every app from every device, including the managed and unmanaged ones that legacy IAM, IGA, and MDM tools can't reach. Leading companies such as Asana, Associated Press, Canva, IBM, MongoDB, MediaComm Communications, Octopus Energy, Slack, and Wish rely on 1Password to close the Access-Trust Gap: the security risks posed by unfederated identities, unmanaged apps, devices, and AI agents accessing sensitive company data without proper governance controls. Learn more at View source version on Contacts Media Contactmedia@
Business Wire
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Business Wire
1Password and the Red Bull Racing Pepe Jeans Academy Programme Unveil Bespoke Livery by Female Canadian Artist Ahead of 2025 Canadian Grand Prix
TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Red Bull Racing Pepe Jeans Academy Programme and Team Cyber Security Partner, 1Password, have unveiled a bespoke livery that will run on Alisha Palmowski's car over the Canadian Grand Prix weekend. Designed by emerging Canadian artist Kirsten McCrea, the one-of-a-kind livery is a celebration of female excellence and talent across sports, design, and technology. This artistic collaboration embodies a shared commitment to breaking down barriers in motorsport and cybersecurity, ensuring more women have clear pathways to become future drivers, engineers, and technology leaders. 'Every champion starts with a dream — and the courage to chase it,' said Jeannie De Guzman, Chief Operating Officer, 1Password. 'At 1Password, we stand with those building the future with passion, purpose, and resilience. Through our partnership with Red Bull Racing Pepe Jeans Academy Programme, we are proud to safeguard Alisha's digital life as she races this weekend in Montreal, inspiring a new generation to win, on the track, in technology, and beyond.' Championing Excellence Through Bold Design 1Password and the Oracle Red Bull Racing brand teams partnered with Canadian muralist Kirsten McCrea, entrusting her with the creative lead to approach this livery as a canvas for storytelling that's dynamic, powerful, and designed to reflect movement and growth. Empowering and investing in emerging talent is the core of who the Team is, and collaborating with local artist McCrea for this bespoke design continues both Red Bull and 1Password's mission to champion the talent of tomorrow with action. This design is a unique take on Red Bull Racing's iconic branding and a new opportunity to represent and redefine what it means to be part of the Red Bull family. Rooted in Canadian identity, the livery features a palette of red for Canada and blue for Quebec, and it's anchored by a pattern of stylized dandelion seeds in motion, radiating from behind the driver. Each seed symbolizes ambition and ideas taking flight, drawing inspiration from the iconic Expo 67 logo and capturing the spirit of Canada's celebration of innovation and progress. Ripples emanating from the back wheel represent how one woman's impact can carry outward, creating space and opportunity for others to follow. It's not just a design—it's a declaration: ambition belongs here. Kirsten McCrea, who built her career in the male-dominated worlds of muralism and street art, drew inspiration from Alisha's rise through the ranks of professional racing and said, 'An all-woman team is rare. I know what it takes to break into spaces where you weren't expected to be, and I wanted the design to reflect that. Not as a soft or symbolic gesture, but as something strong, graphic, and unapologetic.' Alisha Palmowski, Red Bull Racing Pepe Jeans Academy Programme Driver, said, 'I am incredibly inspired by the design created by Kirsten McCrea and cannot wait to drive this livery in Montreal. I am personally drawn to bright, bold colours and am inspired by the underlying message of celebrating female talent across different industries. Driving in and representing a Canadian-inspired livery this weekend is something that I will cherish forever. A big thank you to 1Password and Red Bull Racing Pepe Jeans Academy Programme for the opportunity.' Canadian Grand Prix Livery Reveal Celebration 1Password and the Red Bull Racing Pepe Jeans Academy Programme unveiled the bespoke livery during an immersive celebratory event at Ricarda's Atrium in downtown Toronto. Hosted by Alicia West, radio personality and in-stadium announcer for the Toronto Argonauts, the evening brought together Canadian leaders from sports, technology, and design to celebrate performance, leadership, and innovation. A panel conversation among female executives, founders, innovators, and athletes explored personal stories of ambition, resilience, and the future of sport and technology. DJ Lissa Monet, co-founder of the all-female DJ agency LUXELIFE SOUND, set the tone with a high-energy soundtrack for the night. Fans are at the heart of everything that the Team does. To celebrate the livery reveal, fans around the globe were invited to solve an acronym to ' Crack the Code '—for a chance to experience the Canada Grand Prix weekend in full. As the campaign concludes, 1Password and the Team are set to welcome a few passionate fans to witness the bespoke livery on-track debut in Montreal. Championing the Next Generation in Motorsport and Cybersecurity 1Password's partnership with the Red Bull Racing Pepe Jeans Academy Programme reflects a shared commitment to uplifting the next generation of women in motorsport and cybersecurity. Together, the organizations are helping to build more inclusive pathways by providing mentorship, tools, and support to young talent ready to lead in high-performance environments. As part of this mission, 1Password proudly supports rising star Alisha Palmowski, whose determination and ambition exemplify the spirit of progress both on the track and beyond. This collaboration is both a celebration of possibility and a commitment to the leaders who break barriers and shape what's next. 1Password safeguards her digital life, ensuring that her most sensitive personal information —credentials, credit cards, and private race notes —remains secure and accessible wherever she goes. To learn more about 1Password's partnership with the Red Bull Racing Pepe Jeans Academy Programme, visit: About 1Password Trusted by over 165,000 businesses and millions of consumers, 1Password pioneered Extended Access Management, a new cybersecurity category built for the way people and AI agents work today. Our mission is to unleash productivity without compromising security. The 1Password Extended Access Management platform secures every sign-in to every app from every device, including the managed and unmanaged ones that legacy IAM, IGA, and MDM tools can't reach. Leading companies such as Asana, Associated Press, Canva, IBM, MongoDB, MediaComm Communications, Octopus Energy, Slack, and Wish rely on 1Password to close the Access-Trust Gap: the security risks posed by unfederated identities, unmanaged apps, devices, and AI agents accessing sensitive company data without proper governance controls. Learn more at
