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 [...]
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 [...]
Have Your Cake and Eat it Too
Menagerie Parties and Cakes When you don’t have time to bake your own cake, or plan a party, it’s nice to leave it to the experts. Tanya Kaynes started Menagerie Parties and Cakes in [...]
Tomato Pioneers
Shop Local 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 [...]
Just Dining in the Dark
The Sensory Canmore’s The Sensory restaurant is turning the lights out in 2022 with its new dining in the dark dinners. In all fairness, the lights stay on and it’s the diners who wear [...]
Market Report: Taste Indonesia and Biscotti
In this issue of Market Report edition Grace Wang gets to know Nila's Taste of Indonesia in the Crossroads Market and I Love Biscotti Co., family affair started by Monika and Dale Rossi. [...]
Never Phoget
Rau Bistro Viet Eatery Cam Do didn’t know she would love cooking as much as she does until she arrived in Calgary in 2002 and started working with family at the now-closed Saigon [...]
Vegan Chocolate Supernova
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 [...]
On the Prow for great food
The Prow at Buffalo Mountain Lodge Buffalo Mountain Lodge’s The Prow restaurant underwent an overhaul last year completely revamping the dining room and the menu. The décor still celebrates a sense of place as [...]
Hey Good Lookin
Calgary couples cookin’ up romance in the kitchen If you work in the restaurant industry, you likely don’t do much — except work — on Valentine’s Day. While other couples meet for romantic meals, [...]
Smoke Show
Whether you’re fine dining or grabbing an ice cream, Calgary’s got some pleasing plates that are as much a feast for the eyes as they are for the palate. We set out to find [...]