Conquering Canada, with coffee and donuts

From this weekend’s NY Times: OAKVILLE, Ontario — Tim Hortons conquered Canada long ago. The doughnut chain boasts one outlet for every 12,700 Canadians — by comparison, one McDonald’s exists in the United States for every 21,000 Americans and one Dunkin’ Donuts for every 56,000 Americans. A survey this summer by a group promoting Canadian [...]

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This entry was posted on Monday, September 10th, 2007 at 10:39 am and is filed under Best Practices, Canada, eh?, Canadian Culture, Food.

The World’s Best Candy Bars? English, of Course – New York Times

From today’s NY Times: The World’s Best Candy Bars? English, of Course – New York Times: Bryn Dyment, a Web developer in the Bay Area who grew up in Canada, said he was shocked when his parents took him to a candy counter in the United States. He found out that not every child in [...]

This entry was posted on Thursday, July 12th, 2007 at 2:33 pm and is filed under Canada, eh?, Food, The US of Eh: The Canadian Experience South of the Border.

Poutine makes the NY Times

From the NY Times of May 23: DURING the 2000 presidential campaign, the candidate from Texas fielded a question from Canada: “Prime Minister Jean Poutine said you look like the man who should lead the free world into the 21st century. What do you think about that?” When George W. Bush pledged to “work closely [...]

This entry was posted on Friday, May 25th, 2007 at 2:50 pm and is filed under Canada, eh?, Canadian Culture, Food, The US of Eh: The Canadian Experience South of the Border.