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Dog Slinger and Mustard Wrangler
Shop Local More than any other, we’ve welcomed this summer with wide open arms, almost running to catch it and ensure it doesn’t slip away. While we are still facing uncertain times, we can [...]
The Rise of the Fried Chicken Sandwich
In 2015, American food writer Helen Rosner wrote an article for Guernica Magazine called “On Chicken Tenders,” an unapologetic ode to the humble chicken strip, the “king of all perfect foods,” as she describes [...]
Backyard Bounty
If you’re lucky enough to know someone from the East Coast, you may have had the pleasure of a seafood boil. Thanks to Calgary’s new Backyard Boil, you no longer need an exclusive invite [...]
Global Grill
A delectable collection of Calgary's best international meat dishes COVID-19 may have made international travel impossible, but thankfully, Calgary brings the world to devout meat eaters as the home of countless international restaurants, markets [...]
Not Your Average Churro
Halo Churros Antonio Lopez landed in Canada seven years ago by way of Mexico City, ending up in High Level, Alberta. He opened a Mexican restaurant, sold it a couple of years later and [...]
Pao Packs a Flavour Punch
Pao YYC If nothing else, the pandemic has caused a creative revolution in dining. Necessity has indeed been the mother of invention and the beneficiaries are Calgary eaters! John and Sharon Nidua were running [...]
The Sustainable Kitchen
Lovely Leftovers and Sensational Scraps Open the fridge on any given day and there they are: leftovers. The remains of great meals of the past taunt us to eat them before they expire. Why [...]
Teamwork Makes the Dream Work
Curry Queens When you get entrepreneurs together in the same space for long enough, they’re bound to cook up a new idea. Such was the case for Jeff and Joel Matthews, Safeer Rashid and [...]
Canela Can!
Canela Vegan Pastries The cute little house just off Macleod Tr. is easy to miss if you don’t know where you’re looking. Fortunately, Canela’s vegan pastry offerings make it a destination for sweet seekers [...]
The Early Bird Gets The Worm
Bread Culture Tucked into a little strip mall along 14th St. S.W., you will find European-inspired artisan bakery, Bread Culture. South Korean expats Yangsun (Sunny) Park and Sungho (Thomas) Park honed their craft in [...]
Heart of Bragg Creek
Hidden Gem: Heart of Bragg Creek Road-trips have become the family outing of choice over the last year and a short trip west for some plant-based goodness at Heart of Bragg Creek Café is [...]
Sweet Treats Abound
Sugar Marmalade One of the best parts of running Savour Calgary is the little adventures we get to go on to discover new and exciting things. A trip to Sugar Marmalade (before shut-down number [...]
Tacos For the Suburban People
Calavera Cantina Calgary loves its tacos, but hates trying to find parking. Enter Calavera Cantina. Located in the 130th Ave. S.E. shopping area, Calavera brings chef-driven Mexican cuisine to the suburbs. The venture shares [...]
Global Vegetarian Cuisine
The Coup Opening their doors in 2004, The Coup is Calgary’s oldest vegetarian restaurant. Last year, a small group of like-minded local, plant-based restaurant operators behind Nourish Bistro in Banff bought the Coup as [...]
I Yam Who I Yam
When it comes to the plant-based food business, I'm confused. Don’t get me wrong, I was buying veggie ground round 20 years ago — before it was fashionable. Anybody who hasn’t been in a [...]
Meat-Free Charcuterie
Brie and Banquet As we put this issue together, we wondered if there was such a thing as plant-based charcuterie (one of our favourite warm-weather dinners.) Turns out, there is… and it’s delicious! Brie [...]
How to Vegetarian in Calgary
By Elizabeth Chorney-Booth It’s a stereotype that annoys foodies and restaurateurs to no end, but the idea that Calgary is a meat ‘n’ potatoes town is rooted in the truths of a not-so-distant past. [...]
Take a Walk on Vegan Street
Vegan Street It’s a rare occasion a vegan can order anything they wish off the menu, no holds barred. So it’s no surprise Vegan Street has become a favourite for plant-based diners. Formerly a [...]
A Twist on Turkish Classics
Anatolia Turkish Food Before coming to Canada, Chef Mahmut Elbasi was a culinary student in his hometown of Kayseri, Turkey. While studying for his red seal designation, he worked as head chef at Elmacioglu [...]
Breakfast Epiphanies
Did you know that when you treat mom to brunch on Mother’s Day, you’re actually celebrating a major milestone in the women’s movement? According to history books, it’s West Virginia’s Anna Jarvis we have [...]
Bramble On
Bramble Cider If you haven’t tried Bramble Cider’s rockin’ line-up of fresh, crisp and fruity blends, it’s high time you did. Named after Led Zepplin songs, the headlining flavours include Wild Child farmhouse style, [...]
Stock your Freezer
Shef's Fiery Kitchen Operated by sisters Shefali (Shef) and Sharon Somani, Shef’s Fiery Kitchen has become a popular lunch spot in the Calgary Farmers’ Market. With roots dating back to the market at Currie [...]
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 on Persian/Latin fusion [...]
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 in 2011. Aki [...]