by Talia Kleinplatz | Having grown up just across the border, I can confirm that Detroit’s square pizza is everything it’s cracked up to be and more.

Hello ribs and goodbye New Year’s resolutions. The long-awaited Dixie’s has opened it’s doors in Chinatown. Someone get me my eatin’ dress!

So happy to hear that Canada is embracing its love of butter as much as I am. Keep your eye out for some locally churned product in a dairy aisle near you!

Nikki Bayley on five local cocktails to help you beat that nasty cold. As a sucker for anything ginger, I’ll be starting with the Rosemary Gimlet from Royal Dinette’s Kaitlyn Stewart.

And just in case your pursuit of health leads you to have one too many, North Korea claims in has invented hangover-free alcohol. Bottoms up!

Dumplings with a side of opium? Over 30 restaurants in China have been found to be sprinkling their food with opium powder including a noodle shop, a sake bar, and a fried chicken joint.

If Vancouverites weren’t already eager enough for Uber to come to our city, this may push residents over the edge as the company seeks to expand into food delivery service. Think they’ll bring me a pint of Earnest before it melts?

Local chefs and bartenders alike are finding new and innovative ways to incorporate a somewhat controversial bean into their recipes.

What happens when a former BC Lions offensive lineman opens his own restaurant? Meat City!

Bobbie Burns day is around the corner and Cascade Room plans to mark the occasion with whisky and haggis! The woeful absence of fried Mars Bars in my life is coming to an end…

In preparation for Super Bowl Sunday, Thrillist has put together a cholesterol-spiking, diabetes-inducing list of snacks for the big game. Bourbon-soaked fried twinkies. That’s all you need to know.

And speaking on Montreal, SAVEUR Magazine takes a look at the city’s thriving diner culture. Oh, what I wouldn’t give for a Steamy and a proper Orange Julep.

Alex Gill showing love for Angus An’s most recent ventures, namely Fat Mao and New West’s Freebird Chicken Shack. Sounds like a weekend drive is in order!

Just in time for this year’s Hot Chocolate Festival, Imbibe Magazine shares a collection of eight cozy, chocolate-filled sippers.

In excellent news for cheese-lovers, researchers have found a bacteria in a variety of cheese including cheddar, Brie and Camembert that has reduced tumours in mice. Lactose intolerance be damned!

To Die For’s Erin Ireland shares a comprehensive list of food-focused documentaries. Hooray for Jiro Dreams of Sushi – one of my favourites!

Eating via Instagram honours this week go to Chambar and this delectable brunch spread.

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