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The Chip Stand: 130 of Canada's Iconic Food Landmarks
160 pages, Paperback
Published March 3, 2026
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April 28, 2026
Brought back many memories of stopping at chip stands or casse-croutes when driving to our rental cottage for summer vacations. Wonderful artwork. Love the stories that accompany some of the great artwork. Makes a great gift idea!
March 15, 2026
Come for the Nostalgia, Stay for the Artwork
The Chip Stand is a lovingly assembled collection of fry stands from across Canada. The book attracted me initially since eating at these beloved snack shacks was a staple of my childhood roadtrips. Often with books like these, it's tempting to flip through the pages, then leave it on your coffee table to collect dust. But this book is so enchanting, I couldn't put it down until I'd "devoured" the whole thing! The breadth of artwork created by Chantal Bennet and Joel Kimmel is astounding! Evocative watercolours sit next to bold ink works, they even use cross-stitch and model work to create a distinct personality for each chip stand. The hilarious captions and charming extras, such as "the history of the Pogo" and "anatomy of a poutine" kept me smiling until the last page. This book is an essential read for fans of elevated folk art, poutine enthusiasts, and lovers of grass roots Canadiana.
The Chip Stand is a lovingly assembled collection of fry stands from across Canada. The book attracted me initially since eating at these beloved snack shacks was a staple of my childhood roadtrips. Often with books like these, it's tempting to flip through the pages, then leave it on your coffee table to collect dust. But this book is so enchanting, I couldn't put it down until I'd "devoured" the whole thing! The breadth of artwork created by Chantal Bennet and Joel Kimmel is astounding! Evocative watercolours sit next to bold ink works, they even use cross-stitch and model work to create a distinct personality for each chip stand. The hilarious captions and charming extras, such as "the history of the Pogo" and "anatomy of a poutine" kept me smiling until the last page. This book is an essential read for fans of elevated folk art, poutine enthusiasts, and lovers of grass roots Canadiana.
June 4, 2026
A playful visual appreciation of the international appeal of chip stands. Fried patates. With ketchup, vinegar, mayo, or as the piece de la resistance - POUTINE!
The personal touches make this book very special. Use it as a guide to have a summer road trip aim. Or soak up the variety of roadside attractions in the book and get inspired to start your own patate shack (no dibs on this name yet, it’s yours if you’re feeling it).
Some cute beauty pages added between chip stand content that are more than worth the price of admission.
Grab a copy of this gem. 🍟
The personal touches make this book very special. Use it as a guide to have a summer road trip aim. Or soak up the variety of roadside attractions in the book and get inspired to start your own patate shack (no dibs on this name yet, it’s yours if you’re feeling it).
Some cute beauty pages added between chip stand content that are more than worth the price of admission.
Grab a copy of this gem. 🍟
May 4, 2026
Great book, Great art, interesting anecdotes sprinkled with humour. Everything you want in a artistic commentary on the history of the Canadian chip stand. Made me very hungry for some poutine!
March 8, 2026
Great artwork and stuffed with fun chip wagon trivia.
June 23, 2026
Canada has a diverse range of chip stands across the country, and this book is an attempt to describe them, in addition to giving interesting details like the history of poutine. Unfortunately, the author's map seemed to stop in Eastern Canada and ignored the western provinces. It seemed like personalized advertising for the chip stands that were included.
July 5, 2026
Beautiful artwork and interesting cross-section of chip stands, food trucks, snacks shack and casse-croute across Canada and beyond.
Cool book about the iconic roadside food stop! I've been to a few in the book - and many that aren't.
Interesting info about many related topics including:
Evolution of the chip stand
History of the Pogo
History of Poutine
The friet museum in Bruges, Belgium
Cool book about the iconic roadside food stop! I've been to a few in the book - and many that aren't.
Interesting info about many related topics including:
Evolution of the chip stand
History of the Pogo
History of Poutine
The friet museum in Bruges, Belgium
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