Are you an event planner or a caterer looking to serve charcuterie boards at an upcoming party or special event? Charcuterie boards are very popular at parties right now but you should keep them stored in the cooler if you want to preserve their freshness and prevent spoilage! For those who have never tried a charcuterie board – it’s basically …

You may have noticed many coffee shops and coffee vendors leaving coffee creamers on the counter for long periods of time. But is this a safe thing to do? According to food safety experts at tastingtable.com, whether a coffee creamer requires constant refrigeration is less dependent on its dairy content and more on whether it is in a liquid or …

We all know there are many varieties and flavours of cheese available in grocery stores and farmer’s markets. But did you know that most types of cheese require cold storage for both taste and food safety? In essence, cheese is a dairy product made from the milk of animals like cow, sheep or goats. Due to its animal protein content, …

Did you know that chocolate drinks were first invented over three thousand years ago? The very first chocolate drinks were invented by the Olmecs of north western Central America. Unlike the hot chocolate drinks that we know today, these chocolate drinks were served cool! To create these drinks, the Olmecs would mix crushed roasted cacao with water and cornmeal. By …

At Coolmate Rentals, we understand how important it is for restaurants, caterers, and other food and entertainment businesses to create memorable experiences for customers. Whether you are making plans for a wedding reception, an outdoor festival, or a private party, the most important items on your to-do list will likely be related to foods and beverages. After all, everyone will …

Canadian historians said the word “poutine” could have come from the French word “pouding” (pudding) or the slang word for “mess” in Quebec. In the book Poutine Nation, author Sylvain Charlebois describes the Quebecois origins of the poutine. The author said a customer named Eddy Lainesse in a dairy town named Warwick in Quebec walked into a restaurant in 1957 …

You may already know that Oktoberfest is a famous beer festival that takes place in the fall in Munich, Germany. Due to the immense popularity of the Munich Oktoberfest, there are now many Oktoberfest celebrations around the world, including in Canada. But it may surprise you to learn that, outside of Germany, the largest Oktoberfest celebration is Oktoberfest Kitchener-Waterloo in …

Did you know that the roasted whole turkey which many families put on their dining table over Thanksgiving looked very different in previous generations? When Europeans first settled in North America, the wild turkeys that they ate during Thanksgiving were a lot skinnier and consisted of mostly dark meat. Historians believe the very first British settlers who arrived in the …

You may have heard of the Winterlicious and Summerlicious Festivals in Toronto, but did you know that, since 2019, over 100 restaurants and food vendors in the GTA have been participating in an Asian cuisine festival called Asialicious Carnival? Just like the Winterlicious and Summerlicious festivals, patrons in the Asialicious Carnival can order foods from price-fixe menus (set at $10, …

The Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) is running from August 18th till September 4th this year. Also known as “The Ex” to many Torontonians, the CNE is an end-of-summer, annual event that takes place at Exhibition Place along Toronto’s waterfront with Lake Ontario. The CNE is a popular family event that draws over a million visitors from across Ontario and beyond …