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The RockFort Chettinadu Cuisine
Hidden Gem: The RockFort Chettinadu and Indian Restaurant While many Canadians’ experience of Indian food begins and ends with butter chicken and naan, the cuisine of this large southeast-Asian country is as diverse as [...]
Herbs: Making Summer Savoury
If you have ever tasted a summer Caprese salad or a Margherita pizza, you know the heady aroma and flavour of fresh-torn basil. Have you noticed the grassy taste of parsley in a tabbouleh, [...]
Meet the Producers – Cheese Issue
The grassy tang of chevre, the mild nuttiness of Gouda, the briny bite of feta....cheese intrigues our palates like few other foods. Going beyond the industrial chunk of Cheddar or package of paneer that [...]
A Sweet Scoop
Pixie's Candy Parlour Pixie’s Candy Parlour is an old-fashioned candy parlour located in The District at North Deerfoot. Launched in 2013, this family-owned business found success in one of the farmers’ markets and relocated [...]
The Stars Aligned
Star Distilling Co. Mike Stanfield bought Halifax-based Starr Manufacturing, a business operating since 1861 and known for inventing the modern ice skate, from his father. He imagined a new path for the business and [...]
Wild Rose Beer Supports Glass Half Full Foundation
Wild Rose Brewery and Winnipeg Jets defenseman Josh Morrissey recently announced the return of Sunday Fuzz, a seasonal brew for a cause. The partnership between Wild Rose and Calgary-native Morrissey began in 2021 and [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]