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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 [...]
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 [...]
Bessie Box
Bessie Box We’ve been hearing about Bessie Box for awhile and finally got the chance to give their meat delivery service a try. Locally sourced beef and chicken are complemented [...]
Inspired Go
Inspired Pivot When the folks at Inspired Go launched their business, it was intended as a healthy lunch delivery service for workers in the downtown core. Enter COVID-19 and social [...]
Oishidesu Ramen Shack
DYI Ramen Oishidesu Ramen Shack in Avenida Food Hall and Fresh Market has taken do-it-yourself to a delicious new level with its DYI frozen ramen kits. Every eater will be [...]
Quick Bites – May 2020
Treat Yourself In times like these, sometimes you just need a little pick-me-up. Why not treat yourself to this gorgeous little fruit tart from the Italian Centre Shop Bakery? Call [...]
Shop Local March April 2020
Stick it to them When you have a drawer full of sharp knifes like we do, you are always looking for that one fix to keep your knives sharp, [...]
Shop Local January February 2020
A New Pink Confectionary to Love Ruby Couverture arrived in North America last year much to the delight of chocolate lovers everywhere. Ruby is the first innovation in chocolate since the invention of [...]
Holiday Gift Guide 2019
By Wanda Baker and Tom Firth Create your own chocolate bar With one Master Chocolat store already in Marda Loop and a second in the works for South Calgary, fourth-generation [...]
The Future of Food
Sci-Fi prognosticators in the ’60s foresaw computers magically manifesting a milkshake for an ensign with a sweet tooth. Others figured we’d be popping nutrient tablets by now and foregoing the [...]
An Italian Christmas
Frank Spinelli had a gift for bringing people together. From his earliest days of importing Italian newspapers and espresso for his friends and neighbours in Edmonton, he and his wife, [...]