Where to Eat YYC
Catch the Wave
Surfy Surfy Bar Surfy Surfy Bar, Concorde Group’s latest outing, set up shop in a totally tubular space in Chinook Mall. Located on the main floor beneath Double Zero, this sunny space is perfect [...]
Market Report: Chimney Cakes and Waffles
In this edition of Market Report, Grace Wang showcases traditional Hungarian treats called Chimney Cakes from Twisted Cafe and Iva Ivanova and Petar Ivanov of Waffles and Chix. Twisted Café [...]
What to Eat and Drink in Kensington
Kensington is an inner-city community nestled along the Bow River and hop, skip and a jump from downtown Calgary. It’s a mecca for shops, restaurants, pubs, cafes and public art accessible by the LRT [...]
Crafting Connections
Burwood Distillery Burwood Distillery is an award-winning, locally owned, Calgary distillery that started as an idea between friends and family and grew into a well-decorated mainstay in the local craft market. The goal was [...]
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 [...]
Market Report: Taste Indonesia and Biscotti
In this issue of Market Report edition Grace Wang gets to know Nila's Taste of Indonesia in the Crossroads Market and I Love Biscotti Co., family affair started by Monika and Dale Rossi. [...]
Never Phoget
Rau Bistro Viet Eatery Cam Do didn’t know she would love cooking as much as she does until she arrived in Calgary in 2002 and started working with family at the now-closed Saigon [...]
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 [...]
Smoke Show
Whether you’re fine dining or grabbing an ice cream, Calgary’s got some pleasing plates that are as much a feast for the eyes as they are for the palate. We set out to find [...]
In My Kitchen with Jenny Burthwright and Adrienne Keith
Meet Chef Jenny Burthwright and her wife, business partner and occasional sous-chef, Adrienne Keith In celebration of Valentine’s Day and all things romantic, we caught up with the saucy couple behind Jane Bond BBQ [...]
Farm to Fork
Bro'Kin Yolk, Bro's To Go, Morning Brunch Co. Named in the Top 40 Under 40 for 2021, brothers Gil and Jeff Carlos are taking the breakfast world by storm. In 2015, they opened local [...]
Tea with Heart
Hidden Gem: The Noble Teahouse The Noble Teahouse in High River is a labour of love created by five women: Joelene Smart, Kim Courtney, Rebecca Lindsay, Anita Mackenzie and Claudette Summers. Kim is the [...]
Lonely Mouth Club
Lonely Mouth Bar kuchisabishii 口寂しい. When you're not hungry, but you eat because your mouth is lonely. Concorde Group is on a roll. Its latest outing, Lonely Mouth Bar on 17th Ave. S.W., adds [...]
May the Tacos be with you
Native Tongues Taqueria Native Tongues Taqueria rolled out a new menu this past fall with some old favourites mingling with fresh flavours. New menu items include a delicious taco de cameron (shrimp), a queso [...]
New Menu Alert
Flores & Pine We’re always happy to get an invitation to Flores & Pine in Bearspaw as the food is always great, the room is beautiful and the place is always bustling with patrons [...]
Eat Drink Plant
Maven Percilla Rubio Gutscher of Brekkie and Sammie Café and her team have embarked on a new adventure with Maven, a brand-new eatery on 17th Ave. S.W. The café features brunch, cocktails, and a [...]
West African Fine Dining
Ellie's Kitchen + Bar Ellie’s Kitchen + Bar is Calgary’s newest fine dining restaurant to open featuring traditional West African and Caribbean cuisine. The menu includes dishes made with spicy Suya, savoury jollof rice, [...]
Roll With it Baby
Edelweiss Village A food lover could easily lose time at the Edelweiss Village in Capitol Hill, N.W. – especially this time of year. With a massive kitchen section, Christmas shopping is a breeze for [...]
Conquering Napoleon
You may have noticed we spent some quality time in the northwest this issue and no visit to that quadrant would be complete without a visit to this classic Bownesian bakery. Sweet Home Bakery [...]
Italian Roots Grow Deep
D.O.P. Growing up Italian, it’s only natural Tony Migliarese would settle into Calgary 15 years ago to eventually open both a pizza eatery (Pizza Face YYC) and a sit-down Italian restaurant D.O.P. The name [...]
Our Favourite Things 2021
While raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens are undoubtedly good things, we’re much fonder of crisp apple strudel and schnitzel with noodles. In fact, we’d argue that the best things in life can [...]
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, bite-sized breads turn [...]
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 trend we love [...]
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 places) bright fruited [...]