Celery and Celery Root (Celeriac)
Celery gets an undeservedly bad rap. David Lebovitz has said, rather harshly, I think, that ‘it’s like eating green water held together with a lot of fibres.’ It’s either considered a sad dietary punishment [...]
Mother’s Day Brunch Spots in YYC
Nothing says Mother's Day like brunch - especially when it's your treat. Here's what's on in Calgary for mother's day 2022. Calgary Zoo, ENMAX Conservatory Join the Calgary Zoo for [...]
Mexico in your kitchen
Salsita Mexican Food Market Thirteen years ago, Salsita, a boutique food market opened specializing in Mexican cuisine. Originally from Guyana and Venezuela, owner Jean Williams started as an employee and bought the market when [...]
10 Foods that are just vehicles for cheese
Cheese is the best food on Earth, and I’ll fight anyone who says different. Mind you, I fight with fondue sticks and I’m not very fast, so you’d probably come out unscathed. Whether it’s [...]
Bread brings communities together
From chapati to sourdough, pork buns to injera and from roti to bannock, bread brings people together. In 2020, when people across the globe were staying indoors, separated from their families, friends and the [...]
Sweet dreams are made of cheese
It’s no secret we like cheese. It’s buttery, delicate, sharp, salty, tangy, even nutty and one small slice is all we need to satisfy a craving. We like to fondue, enjoy raclette and especially [...]
Celebrate Malbec
Malbec World Day is a global initiative created by Wines of Argentina celebrated every year on April 17th. Willow Park Wines & Spirits is celebrating throughout the month of April with in-store displays, deals [...]
The Salad Days of Summer
Lettuce begin. Please excuse the pun. I had to use it, because if you are a novice gardener, lettuce is one of the best plants to try. Start too ambitiously and you are more [...]
Hand Pulled Noodles
Hidden Gem: Calan Beef Noodle When Calan Beef Noodle founder David Liu, arrived in Calgary as an international student from China, there were no hand-pulled noodle eateries to be found. This famous Chinese street [...]
Come Together
In a time of division, holy-day tables bring people together There’s nothing like a major religious or family holiday to bring people together around a table. This year, Easter, Ramadan and Passover all fall [...]
Cheese
CHEESE - A CRASH COURSE Cheese is a great source of calcium and protein. It plays an important role in maintaining healthy bones and teeth, blood clotting, wound healing and is said to be [...]
Lettuce eat cheese
It’s no secret we like cheese. It’s buttery, delicate, sharp, salty, tangy, even nutty and one small slice is all we need to satisfy a craving. We like to fondue, enjoy raclette and especially [...]
Thanks Mom
Chef Mike Pigot (Craft, La Mano, Pigot’s Burger Club) and business partner James Martin launched a hot new spot in Victoria Park in January. An homage to their moms, Pat & Betty’s menu rounds [...]
In My Kitchen with Nancy Brown
Meet Nancy Brown, Proprietor, Say Cheese Fromagerie Cheese is a guilty pleasure we can't get enough of and it just so happens to be the theme of this issue. Nancy Brown has been operating [...]
Whisky created by Women for everyone
Eau Claire Distillery launches new Single Malt Whisky This month Eau Claire Distillery launched a new Single Malt Whisky, Yours Truly. This is the first Alberta whisky created to honour International Women’s Day and [...]
Catch the Wave
Surfy Surfy Bar Surfy Surfy Bar, Concorde Group’s latest outing, set up shop in a totally tubular space in Chinook Mall. Located on the main floor beneath Double Zero, this sunny space is perfect [...]
Curds the Word
It’s no secret we like cheese. It’s buttery, delicate, sharp, salty, tangy, even nutty and one small slice is all we need to satisfy a craving. We like to fondue, enjoy raclette and especially [...]
Market Report: Chimney Cakes and Waffles
In this edition of Market Report, Grace Wang showcases traditional Hungarian treats called Chimney Cakes from Twisted Cafe and Iva Ivanova and Petar Ivanov of Waffles and Chix. Twisted Café [...]
Multo Bene!
Pasta Fresca We got such a treat in February as Chef Trevor Jerram from a start-up pasta-delivery service Pasta Fresca made contact inviting us to try his “assemble-at-home” pasta kits delivered fresh every Thursday. [...]
What to Eat and Drink in Kensington
Kensington is an inner-city community nestled along the Bow River and hop, skip and a jump from downtown Calgary. It’s a mecca for shops, restaurants, pubs, cafes and public art accessible by the LRT [...]
Crafting Connections
Burwood Distillery Burwood Distillery is an award-winning, locally owned, Calgary distillery that started as an idea between friends and family and grew into a well-decorated mainstay in the local craft market. The goal was [...]
Preventing Food Waste
In writing this column one phrase keeps coming to mind, “You can’t keep a good person down.” In the face of adversity, our community continues to show resilience. We’ve discovered the most delicious locally [...]
Casing A Café
Three and a half ways to tell if the coffee’s good without going inside Story by Philip Coppard Two coffee shops presented themselves as options: a café and a chocolate store. I guessed café. [...]
Hello Gorgeous
Hello Sunshine If you haven’t made it to Hello Sunshine in Banff yet, do try to get there this winter. Decked out like a Japanese ramen house meets an alpine ski lodge, Hello Sunshine [...]