GivingTuesday
GivingTuesday is a global day of giving, unity and the world’s largest generosity movement. Created in 2012, it's a day meant to remind and encourage people to do good, give back [...]
Market Report: Pandebono and Pasta
Moji Bakery On a chilly winter morning, there’s nothing better than a warm drink paired with a few of Moji Bakery’s pandebono. Soft and cheesy, these round, [...]
Swing by Porch
The pandemic has affected dining in thousands of ways – one of the most impactful in a winter city like Calgary is a move to more outdoor dining. This is a [...]
Quinces
By Ellen Kelly Quinces, like so many of the fruits and vegetables we’re familiar with today, have quite an intriguing, if slightly convoluted, history. Originating in central Asia over 4000 years [...]
Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony at Yegna
Hidden Gem: Yegna It’s no secret that Ethiopian coffee is considered the best in the world. Arabica beans cultivated on high misty hilltops give these beans (which also grow wild in [...]
Sunken Chocolate Cake with Berry Fool
Holiday Beauties Though the focus of celebratory holiday meals tends to be the large, protein-heavy, Norman Rockwell-esque roasts that are dramatically presented and carved at the table, I love the elaborate [...]
Pub-Rogies
We heard a rumour that an unassuming pub in Montgomery, N.W. was home to the city’s best pierogies. Naturally, we had to follow up on the intriguing lead! Pazzer’s Saskatchewan Pub [...]
Holiday Gift Guide 2021
It’s been a minute, hasn’t it? This holiday season took forever to get here as we rode out the fourth wave, yet the year somehow flew by and here we are [...]
Sweet Collaboration
While we’ve had some incredible meals in Calgary, it’s not often a food story brings you to tears. But we found ourselves wiping our eyes when speaking with Buddy’s Bakery founder [...]
Local Supporting Local
Last summer during the pandemic, Canadian company Sobeys created a unique box featuring an assortment of products from local Alberta companies. It was their way of supporting local while encouraging customers [...]
The Bees Knees
Honey in cocktails? Yes, please. Invented during the Prohibition era, the Bees Knees is a simple gin sour with one notable difference – it’s sweetened with honey syrup. As the legend [...]
Honey
HONEY - A CRASH COURSE What’s all the buzz? What exactly is honey? Honey bees collect two raw ingredients from flowering plants, pollen and nectar. While pollen is used mostly as [...]