Local Food Stories
Hot Patios to enjoy all Winter Long
Calgary restaurants have been quite innovative this year and with good reason. Having to operate at half capacity, distance tables, build plastic barriers, and set up make shift patios is how many have tried [...]
Using the power of food to generate change
How people are changing the world through Social Gastronomy By Shelley Boettcher Illustrations by Camie Leard Social gastronomy is about making a positive impact in the world through food. Maybe it means donating a [...]
Mid-Century Nosh
Iconic dishes from the 1950s worth revisiting It’s no secret that during the early months of the pandemic there was a collective craving for comfort food. Friends of mine, those familiar with my (not [...]
Lina’s Italian Supermercato
Lina's Supermercato Lina’s Italian Market is expanding to the southeast to meet the demand for specialty Italian products, and store-made delicacies. The new features over 16,000 square feet including: an authentic Italian café, one-of-a-kind [...]
Free House Local Beer and Food Hall
Mix and Match Lunch – Freestyle Free House is now open for lunch and is offering fun mix and match lunch boards with lots of great choices in three courses. Add a brewery flight [...]
How To Stock Your Bar Like a Pro
Story and photos by Tanya Schaap Maybe you’re hosting your first quarantine cocktail party with your roommates. Maybe you’re looking to impress your friends with one of those chic prohibition [...]
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 [...]
High Notes
by Elizabeth Chorney-Booth How to eat your way through the Music Mile It’s a familiar predicament for anyone who loves to haunt music clubs: you show up to a venue to catch a [...]
Valentine’s Day Restaurant Roundup for Food Lovers
Calgary's culinary community is really showing us the love this Valentine's Day with no shortage of restaurants offering great menus and deals on February 14th to suit every budget. Whether you’re in the mood [...]
Mountain Rhino Gluten-free Artisan Foods
CINNAMON BUNS FOR THE PEOPLE Few treats conjure warm childhood memories like cinnamon buns. Now, thanks to the efforts of the team at Mountain Rhino, gluten-sensitive folks can reminisce with everyone else. Founders Steve [...]
Eating In The 2020s
By Shelley Boettcher Trends come and go in the culinary world. One year, we're all jonesing for kale chips, quinoa, kombucha and charcoal. The next year, we're searching for something [...]
Christmas Cocktail Roundup
Savour Calgary has rounded up its favourite Christmas cocktails in Calgary (and a couple outside, too) to help you make the most of your holiday libations. Whether you're celebrating, treating [...]
Holiday Gift Guide 2019
By Wanda Baker and Tom Firth Create your own chocolate bar With one Master Chocolat store already in Marda Loop and a second in the works for South Calgary, fourth-generation [...]
The Future of Food
Sci-Fi prognosticators in the ’60s foresaw computers magically manifesting a milkshake for an ensign with a sweet tooth. Others figured we’d be popping nutrient tablets by now and foregoing the [...]