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Holiday Gift Guide 2024
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 [...]
Petit Déjuner, big flavours
Chez François Next time you're in Canmore, treat yourself to breakfast at Chez François. With traditional Québécois cuisine at the heart of the menu, there's really something for everyone and they have what might [...]
Peak Momo
Aama Nepalese Cousine Half of the team behind Calgary Momo House has branched off and opened the new Aama Nepalese Cuisine in Cochrane. With a gorgeous dining room featuring a great view of the [...]
Pasta on the mount
Primose Dining Room Unless you’ve lived in the Bow Valley, you may not know about the nearly 30-year tradition of Pasta Night at the Primrose Dining Room in Banff’s, Rimrock Hotel. When the tourism [...]
Iced, Iced Baby
Jolene's Tea House With September being one of the nicest months of the year in Calgary, it’s still a great time to enjoy tasty summer sips. One of our go-tos this summer was the [...]
Afternoon tea, brunch or cocktails
Mount Engadine Lodge Mount Engadine Lodge in Canmore is open for its famous afternoon tea service and Sunday brunch to day travellers. Served daily from 2-5 p.m. guests can enjoy tea, coffee, a mouth-watering [...]
Pursuit of Excellence
Brazen Banff Jasper Collection by Pursuit recently debuted Brazen in Banff. Opened June 14, Brazen seeks to offer diners a “bold dining experience” through classic, shareable plates with a modern twist all inspired by [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
High Tea
Jolene's Tea House It was the Swiss alpine guides who brought tea culture from Europe to the Rockies in the early 20th Century as the Canadian Pacific railroad began ferrying tourists west. These guides [...]
Farm and Fire – New Banff restaurant marries comfort with creativity
One of the great things about dining in Banff is the local chefs’ passion for expressing their vision [...]
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 [...]
Castello Italiana
IL PASTO ROMANTICO Valentine’s Day is long gone, but romance is always in the air at Castello Italiana at the Fairmont Banff Springs. Re-opening last July after a major renovation, Castello offers an [...]