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Canadian Prairies’ Best New Restaurants of 2017 via Eat North
Food writer, Dan Clapson, and I put our heads together to collaborate on this article about the fantastic restaurants that shone this year on the prairies. Let's spread the word so the rest of Canada knows what we've got! We may be small in number, but we're mighty in...
New Year’s Eve Guide to Bubbly
Happy New Year's Eve! Today many of you will be scrambling to buy all the things you still need for tonight including Champagne for the midnight toast. Champagne is the king of bubbles with a storied history unto itself. Winston Churchill, a fan of Pol Roget,...
CBC Edmonton’s Best Restaurant List 2017
Phil Wilson (Baconhound), Edmonton AM host Adrienne Pan, and I offered up our picks for 12 food categories: Best Restaurant, Best Vegetarian, Most Creative, What/Who to Watch, Best Brunch, etc. We debated over the 12 categories. What category should make the cut? Is...
Praise be to Salz!
This was my response to a friend who commented a few weeks ago on how wonderful it is to find someone who makes a decent sausage. Edmonton, as of late, is home to new crop of very fine sausage makers: Steve Furgiuele of Fuge Fine Meat; Peter Keith and Will Kotowicz...
Town Square Brewing – Pizza and beer ‘should’ go together, but…
They opened the beginning of November joining Edmonton's burgeoning craft brew scene. They've got the right idea (I mean, it's pizza and beer, come on...), but what the heck is going on in that kitchen? Or, in those tanks? You can listen to my on-air review with Mark...
Alder Room – Modern, experiential, regionally inspired…
Ben Staley is pulling out all the stops (and buzzwords) in his latest venture, Alder Room. Four nights of the week, Alder Room serves between 15 and 20 courses in a tasting menu affair. The night we went, 17 courses were offered. FYI: the cost at present is $160 plus...
The Little Frickin’ Donut Shop in Devon, Alberta
I love it when you come across a little place—independent store or restaurant—in small towns. That tells me the owners are salt-of-the-earth, serious about putting down roots, and committed to their community. All that applies to Mandy and Cory Woytkiw, owners of...
The Butternut Tree at the Ledgeview Centre
Chef Scott Downey is hoping he's got the right stuff to make his Butternut Tree restaurant a longstanding occupant of the space inside the Ledgeview Centre at 9707 110 St. Several restaurateurs have tried before but it's a quirky location and most have only lasted a...
Die Pie: Two Green Thumbs Up
Something strange is happening: In the past month, I purchased Jeremy Fox's On Vegetables, and I ate at a vegan restaurant—not once, but twice. I feel I'm a bit late to the party, but what I've found is that plant-based foods can be filling, and vegan food doesn't...
Avila Arepa – Restaurant Review
Rolando Sandrea, a Chemical Engineer from Venezuela, decided that one day he would own a restaurant that served the food of his native land. Thanks to a job layoff, Rolando's dream came true with the opening of Ávila Arepa this summer. And, thanks to that layoff,...
Bottega 104 – Restaurant Review
This is the latest venture for the Crudo family—they of Cafe Amore, Black Pearl and Amore Pasta. The restaurant is comfortable, the staff attractive, and the food what you might expect of this Italian well-recognized family of restaurateurs. Also expected is the...
Who is Christine Sandford, and how do you say ‘Biera’?
These are probably two of the most asked questions in Edmonton right now. Read my CBC web article to find out about Ms. Sandford and what she's cooking up at Biera (pronounced "BEER-uh", by the way). The link to the on-air review with Mark Connolly can be found...