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Grilled Lemongrass Beef Satay with Rice Noodles
Hot summer days are all about grilling in our house keeping cooking simple and light. Inspired by classic Vietnamese street food and our love of satay, we've taken prime Alberta [...]
Windsor Pizza Co.
AN AWARD-WINNING PIZZA In 2016 Laura Grossi, Carly Labadie and their husbands opened Windsor Pizza Co. in the southeast bringing to Calgary a Windsor-style Canadian pizza. This style of pizza [...]
Pulled Pork with Lapsang Souchong
Not counting water, tea is the most popular beverage on the planet; it’s the focus of rich cultural traditions worldwide, and though most buy the leaves to steep and drink, [...]
Mina’s Brazilian Steakhouse
HEATING IT UP Mina’s Brazilian Steakhouse found a way to pack a punch into its very affordable and delicious Quentinha Boxes. At just $15.50 each, you get your pick of [...]
Earl Grey Shortbread
Earl Grey Shortbread Cookies by Julie Van Rosendaal Not counting water, tea is the most popular beverage on the planet; it’s the focus of rich cultural traditions worldwide, and though [...]
Eat Crow
EATING CROW Kensington Brasserie owners Cam Dombranski and Jacqueline Warrell were planning on revamping the restaurant before COVID hit, but the closure provided the perfect opportunity to get it done. [...]
Eggplant
By Ellen Kelly The eggplant, or aubergine, was once thought to be poisonous. This striking fruit (more specifically, and botanically, a berry) was initially greeted with much apprehension. I guess [...]
Roy’s Korean Kitchen
KOREAN BBQ - BY YOU One of our favourite finds during the spring “takeout and delivery phase” was Roy’s Korean Kitchen’s Korean Barbecue Meal Kit for Four. At $70, this [...]
Wild Tea Kombucha
WET AND WILD We love the new Blueberry Hibiscus Hard Kombucha Hard Cider by Wild Tea Kombucha. This female-owned-and-operated, Calgary-based team brews its booch using authentic methods producing a flavourful [...]
Restaurant Guide-old-directory
Savour Calgary Restaurant Guide During the Covid-19 pandemic, we put together a list of restaurants doing take-out and delivery. It was so popular, we decided to keep it going with this curated [...]
Five Essential Tools Every Kitchen Needs
If there’s one thing this pandemic has taught us, it’s that many of us are serious home cooks. Sourdough bread, cinnamon buns, homemade Margarita pizza … you name it, we’re [...]
Farm and Fire – New Banff restaurant marries comfort with creativity
One of the great things about dining in Banff is the local chefs’ passion for expressing their vision [...]
Sketches of Spain
Served in a Double Old-fashioned glass, Sketches of Spain features citrus from freshly squeezed lime and orange juice. Shaken, not stirred, with tequila and Falernum syrup, it's sure to become [...]
Olden Bay
A cocktail combining 12 year old rum, Falernum syrup and walnut bitters. Shake in your cocktail shaker and serve over ice with an orange zest garnish. Makes one serving. [...]
Homemade Falernum Syrup
Falernum is a mix of spices, sugar and sometimes almonds, created in the Caribbean made to enhance classic tropical cocktails. This elusive elixir or simple syrup adds depth and subtlety [...]
How To Stock Your Bar Like a Pro
Story and photos by Tanya Schaap Maybe you’re hosting your first quarantine cocktail party with your roommates. Maybe you’re looking to impress your friends with one of those chic prohibition [...]
Yum Bakery
Baked From Scratch Yum Bakery is a family-owned business with two locations in Calgary. Owners Debbie and David Catling started the bakery at the Calgary Farmers' Market in 2009 back [...]
Tasse Bakery
Dreamy Decadence What started as a dream and a taste of an iconic Middle Eastern dessert, soon became Tasse Bakery, offering an assortment of Middle Eastern sweet and savoury treats. [...]
Bigoli all’ Amatriciana
Here, the magnificent guanciale (pork jowl) adds depth, flavour and punch to this spicy classic. Bigoli is a type of pasta made with water and hard durum wheat flour. It’s [...]
Lina’s Italian Market and Cafe
Viva Italia! Lina's Italian Market & Café has been a staple on Centre St. N. offering Italian and European delicacies for more than 20 years. Under the direction of Matthew [...]
Beef Shawarma Burger
Shawarma is a meat dish cooked on a rotating spit, and sliced into thin strips served with a sauce, tomato, pickles, cabbage, onion and hot peppers in a pita. Other [...]
Paros Real Greek
Keep Calm and Eat Souvlaki This family-run modern Greek restaurant got its start in downtown Calgary under the name Paro’s. About 16 years ago they moved the restaurant to Airdrie [...]
Rhubarb Charlotte
For spring and summer — from warm cobblers to layered trifles, gelled panna cottas and syllabubs, there’s something satisfying about a pudding beyond the kind that comes out of a [...]
Shop Local May June 2020
As Calgarians have been home trying to flatten the curve, many of us have turned to home-delivery services for food essentials. Local businesses offer pre-made meals and ingredients delivered to your door allowing [...]