Having a Ball
Delish Ballz When life handed Chef Masoud Mehrabi lemons, he and his wife Atieh didn’t care much for lemonade, so they made balls instead. The cheekily-named Delish Ballz are Mehrabi’s take [...]
Greek Eatery Reimagined
Mykonos Street Grill Chef Aki Hatzistamatis was born into the restaurant business. From age 12, he worked in his father’s restaurant Mykonos Greek Restaurant on Centre Street North until it closed [...]
No Trash Talking Here
Shop Local With dreams of spring on our minds, we’ve been playing with grow kits, Alberta-made products and zero-waste items. Growing herbs and mushrooms indoors has kept us busy. Once they [...]
My Fun Easter
I am closer to the Easter Bunny than I have ever been to Santa. Sure, Santa’s jolly, but his love is conditional. All that ‘naughty or nice’ business? Too much pressure. [...]
Welsh Rarebit
Ale and Stout Canadians love their beer — and we in the prairies are particularly lucky to have close access to some of the best barley in the world. And lucky [...]
Butter Me Up With a Fresh Croissant
La Boulangerie If the heavenly aroma of freshly baked bread isn’t enough, one look in the display cases at La Boulangerie Bakery Café in Mission and you know you’re in for [...]
Rhubarb
By Ellen Kelly I seldom disagree outright with the inimitable English-cookery writer Jane Grigson; I quite enjoy her acerbic wit and opinionated stance on pretty much everything. But we part ways [...]
Passing the Reigns
The J Spot Things are moving and shaking in Fresh & Local Market & Kitchens, as Takori Avenida has closed and The J Spot Culinary Kitchen has opened under the leadership [...]
Grow Your Own
Shop Local With dreams of spring on our minds, we’ve been playing with grow kits, Alberta-made products and zero-waste items. Growing herbs and mushrooms indoors has kept us busy. Once they [...]
Braised Beef and Ale Stew
Ale and Stout Canadians love their beer — and we in the prairies are particularly lucky to have close access to some of the best barley in the world. And lucky [...]
Maxima Bakery
Hidden Gem: Maxima Bakery If you’re already an aficionado of authentic Chinese cuisine, chances are you already know about Maxima Bakery. Hidden inside the Lambda Asian Grocery in Crescent Heights Village, [...]
That’s the Spirit
Great Plains Craft Spirits Sometimes you just can’t wait three (let alone 10) years for whisky! So, the masterminds behind Great Plains Craft Spirits, Mike Gordon and Victor Mah, took a [...]