Ingredients
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 [...]
Berry Cornmeal Cobbler
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 [...]
YokoZuna Sushi
Rolling with the Punches If you’re in the Okotoks area and have a hankering for sushi, don’t miss the chance to order a roll or two from YokoZuna Sushi. With [...]
Stone Fruit Flummery
Photos and story by Julie Van Rosendaal For spring and summer — from warm cobblers to layered trifles, gelled panna cottas and syllabubs, there’s something satisfying about a pudding beyond [...]
A Calgary Eater’s Guide to Surviving the Pandemic
Be Prepared Illustrations by Alison Martin If there’s one thing we know about eaters it’s that no matter what, we’ll find a way to eat great food. We’re the people [...]
Calcutta Cricket Club
Greatest Hits While we’re certainly missing those dreamy pastel walls, that checkerboard black and white floor and that gorgeous vintage-tiled bar, we no longer have to miss the food. Yes, [...]
Onion Tart
More often than not I’m cooking what I have on hand rather than going on a special shopping trip for ingredients. This is why onions, carrots, potatoes, squash, cabbage and [...]
Donna Mac
High-quality, fair-priced, travel-friendly food What do you get when you combine the culinary talent of top-notch chefs, the business savvy of a team ready to take on a challenge and [...]
White Elephant Thai Cuisine
HIDDEN GEM: White Elephant Thai Cuisine Tucked behind a non-descript door on the south side of the (rather sketchy) Airport Traveller’s Inn just off 16th Ave. N.E., White Elephant Thai [...]
Wagtail Cake
A popular Latvian meringue dessert often made at home for birthdays and other celebrations. Recipe courtesy of Chef Arturs Trinkuns of 3 Pavaru Restaurant in Riga, Latvia. Read more about [...]
Cravings, Courage and Culinary Discovery in Latvia
Story and photos by Barbara Balfour I’m known for my insatiable sweet tooth. I love a sticky caramel, would happily live inside a cheesecake and have never met a waffle [...]
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 [...]
Raspberries
It may be jumping the gun a bit, but right now I say we need some of the inimitable magic that only comes from a raspberry. Here on the prairies, [...]
Connie & John’s Pizza
New York-Style Pizza Add one more item to their resume! Chefs Connie DeSousa and John Jackson, owners of an ever-growing list of Calgary hotspots including CHARCUT Roast House, charbar, the [...]
Respect the Technique
Respect the Technique Bento Pop-Up Photo Credit Patricia Lau Local chefs Kaede Hirooka and Jonathan Chung have partnered with Duncan Ly to offer a bimonthly bento box pop-up out of [...]
Veal Meatballs
Homemade meatballs are an easy way to get a hearty meal on the table. Use your favourite tomato sauce to braise them, then serve these meatballs with crusty bread and [...]
Modern Burger
Modern Burger Maybe it’s the fact there’s no traffic downtown these days, but you can smell Modern Steak’s Modern Burger before you even make it to the door. Charbroiled chuck [...]
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 [...]