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Dorinku Izakaya: Edmonton Restaurant Review
There are plenty of places to eat and drink on or near Whyte Avenue in Edmonton; there are few that stand out. Dorinku, a word that means 'drink' in Japanese is a new hotspot at the base of the Station Condos at 102 Street and Whyte Ave. Izakayas are all about good...
Cafe Linnea: Another Jewel in the Duchess Crown
Skill, detail and finesse: those words describe the room and the food at Café Linnea in Holland Plaza, the hottest new food destination at 10932 119 Street NW in Edmonton. Provisions is its neighbour on the north side, Local Omnivore its neighbour on the west. We all...
Have Mercy: Have Lots of It.
If there is one thing Michael Maxxis knows how to do well, it's set a stage. Along with being a filmmaker and video director, Maxxis is one of the owners of El Cortez Mexican Kitchen & Tequila Bar, and the idea-man responsible for its sultry yet edgy interior. He...
Eat, Drink, Explore the South Okanagan: Oliver & Osoyoos
When I was in Chianti, I tried explaining the geographical features of Canada to a young woman who worked at an agritourismo. Like many, she associated Canada with un-ending snow and cold. I said, "There is an area in the west called the Okanagan. It is our Tuscany."...
Uccellino: Restaurant Review
Edmonton's Daniel Costa has opened his third restaurant. Uccellino is a casual Italian eatery located right next to its siblings, Corso 32 and Bar Bricco . Uccellino means "little bird" in Italian and the name reflects the lighthearted, fun atmosphere in this...
Farm to Fork Eatery, Sherwood Park – Restaurant Review
A restaurant offering farm-to-fork food is one thing; naming a restaurant Farm to Fork, is quite another. There will be no room for shortcuts; if there is even a sniff of a suggestion that ingredients are coming from, say, GFS, and not a local farmer, the restaurant...
Edmonton Joins Nando’s Flock
If it's not the Year of the Chicken, it should be. Fried chicken and waffle entrées now make daily appearances on Edmonton menus; KFC—that's Korean-Fried Chicken—is all the K-poppy rage, and comin' round the bend at pop ups, diners, and restaurants, is a full blown...
Chartier: la Crème de Beaumont
On March 5, 2015, Darren and Sylvia Cheverie embarked on a Kickstarter campaign to raise $95,000 to open a rustic, French Canadian restaurant. By April 24 they had not only reached their goal, but surpassed it by 13K. Their campaign has become the most successful...
Our Northern Food Nights – Musk Ox and Caribou Were Only the Beginning…
When Steve and I put on our first northern food dinner party ten years ago, we never thought it would turn into anything much. We just wanted friends to come over and taste some caribou and musk ox we had brought from Nunavut. Since then, we’ve held seven more of our...
Sawaddee Thai: Well, Hello Sherwood Park!
I’ve been hot on Sherwood Park’s tail about the chain restaurant blight that has pervaded the town’s culinary scene forever. Very rarely does a good independent restaurant make the Park its home, and if it does, it doesn’t stay for long. Thankfully, things are...
Haus Falkenstein: Schnitzel Emporium
There's a new schnitzel maker in town — admit it, you've been holding your breath, waiting for that news. If you realized how seriously Germans take their schnitzel, though, you'd understand the weight of this announcement. I talked about Haus Falkenstein this...
Soy & Pepper: Modern Korean Food?
After the reform of Canadian immigration laws in 1966, Canada's Korean population grew from 2,000 in 1969 to almost 20,000 by 1980. Naturally, the émigrés brought with them the flavours of their world and Canada was introduced to the exotic flavours of bulgogi and...