Local Chef Recipes

  • Daikon Radish pudding

Daikon Radish Pudding (Lo Bak Goh)

By |January 25th, 2025|0 Comments

This savoury Cantonese pudding holds generations of tradition, with flavours that balance hearty and delicate in every bite. A meaningful addition to Lunar New Year celebrations, it carries warm wishes for growth and [...]

  • umami chili oil

Umami Chili Oil

By |January 8th, 2025|0 Comments

Chili oil is a flavourful condiment made by infusing oil, chilis and aromatics. This recipe by chef John Leung is a complex and deeply flavourful chili oil that will transform your culinary creations. [...]

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Holiday Gift Guide 2024

By |December 3rd, 2024|0 Comments

Unwrap Calgary’s creativity this holiday season with our 2024 holiday gift guide, featuring inspired local gifts that surprise, delight and celebrate the spirit of the season. GIVE LOCAL! Ditch [...]

  • Papas Arrugadas

Papas Arrugadas

By |June 15th, 2024|Comments Off on Papas Arrugadas

These Canary Island "papas" are small potatoes boiled in salty water until wrinkled. A relative of the famous Patatas Bravas, they make a delightful snack, appetizer or side dish and even more tasty [...]

  • Seared Rainbow Trout Wrapped in Sautéed Greens

Seared Rainbow Trout Wrapped in Sautéed Greens

By |May 11th, 2024|Comments Off on Seared Rainbow Trout Wrapped in Sautéed Greens

My father and I spent hours on the creeks and rivers near our acreage in Central Alberta fishing for trout together. My dad taught me to hunt and fish, to cultivate in me [...]

French Onion Soup

By |October 15th, 2022|0 Comments

This exceptional recipe comes from Calgary-born chef Nick Atkins and can be found on the menu at 15 Park Bistro at the Watermark Resort in Osoyoos, BC. With a suggested pairing of Meyer Chardonnay, [...]

  • short rib chilequiles

Barbecue Short Rib Chilaquiles

By |July 6th, 2022|0 Comments

Barbecue Short Rib Chilaquiles are made easy using lime flavoured tortilla chips and salsa con queso. Local Calgary chefs Connie DeSousa and John Jackson season Canadian Beef short ribs and braise them in a [...]

  • ramen

Ramen

By |February 25th, 2021|0 Comments

Story by Chefs Kaede Hirooka and Jonathan Chung, Respect the Technique As the cold winter months of Alberta drag on, nothing beats a steaming hot bowl of Ramen to warm you up. We have [...]

  • chef trent mardi gras shrimp

Mardi Gras Shrimp

By |February 12th, 2021|0 Comments

Recipe By Chef Trent Bochek In the spirit of Mardi Gras, we are turning up the heat with a Mardi Gras Shrimp recipe. Starting with the cajun holy trinity of onion, bell pepper and [...]

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Stollen

By |December 2nd, 2020|1 Comment

I’ve never understood the near-universal distaste for fruitcake — how it has become a much-ridiculed physical representation of the gaudiness of the holidays. I blame the candied cherries, particularly those neon green ones — [...]

  • Bison Stuffed Turkey Thigh

Bison Stuffed Turkey Thigh

By |September 28th, 2020|0 Comments

Start the conversation around the holiday table by talking about using local products to create something delicious. Chef Liana Robberecht uses Canadian Noble Bison to make this Bison Stuffed Turkey Thigh perfectly balanced with [...]

  • yakimeshi

Yakimeshi

By |September 21st, 2020|0 Comments

Yakimeshi's literal translation is: Yaki, to cook +fry +grill; Meshi, rice. In Japanese it is also called by the more common name ‘Chahan’. Chahan is the Japanese pronunciation for ‘Choafan’, the Chinese word for [...]

  • Chimichurri

Chimichurri

By |August 11th, 2020|0 Comments

Chimichurri is a tangy sauce from Argentina made with fresh herbs, vinegar, and olive oil. Traditionally this sauce is served with grilled beef but can also be served with grilled chicken, tacos, or as [...]

  • Rhubarb Charlotte

Rhubarb Charlotte

By |June 16th, 2020|2 Comments

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 [...]

  • Stone Fruit Flummery

Stone Fruit Flummery

By |June 10th, 2020|2 Comments

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 [...]