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The Waffle’s makeover

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My most assiduous readers and many casual ones as well have noticed that the Waffle has slowed down his postings in the past two months. No doubt, the arrival of the Waffle Jr. is one of the reasons why I haven’t been able to update regularly. But the main reason has been my frustration with my host, Blog.com. For over a month, Blog.com was impossible to use. Bad gateways, 502 errors, 504 errors, 505, 506! It was frustrating at times, and I did consider moving my blog somewhere else. Once they resolved their stability and performance problems, I was ready to resume my activities. Unfortunately, their fix created more problems, which forced me to make some design changes in order to ensure a smooth migration of my older material. Hence, the Waffle Makeover, which didn’t take as much time as a Restaurant Makeover. There might some kinks left, but hopefully…

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A Double Down political storm

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Trudeau once said that “There’s no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation.” But apparently, there is a a place for the state in the stomachs of the nation: Canadian Press reports that the sale of the KFC Double Down sandwich may be reviewed by the Ontario government: Ontario Health Promotion Minister Margarett Best was asked about the Double Down today, and said it was something the province could investigate. Best said it wasn’t something that the government had discussed, but added “it’s certainly is something we may look at and review.” To be fair, Best didn’t actually raise the issue – and most likely, not knowing what she was talking about, decided not to close any doors. And once that door is not closed, then media are free to say that Ontario may do a review – after all, the Minister didn’t say no so it…

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Double Down to cross border

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It turns out that I won’t need to go on a shopping trip in order to enjoy the new sandwich sensation from KFC. Many readers (thanks to J-F for sharing healthzone.ca’s analysis and Laura for sharing treehugger’s article, and to all others who were afraid I would miss this culinary event.) Two Original Recipe chicken breasts (filet removed), two pieces of bacon, two slices of processed pepper jack cheese, and of course, the Colonel’s Sauce. What’s not to like? One acute observer would note that the american recipe calls for two melted slices of Monterey Jack and pepper jack cheese – which sounds better than the processed pepper jack cheese announced in Canada. Other differences: the American version is 540 calories, 32 grams of fat 1,380 milligrams of sodium while the Canadian version is also 540 calories, but only 30 grams of fat. Oh, and a paltry 1,740 milligrams of…

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