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24 Hours in Houston, Texas
United Airlines recently added direct flights to Houston out of the Edmonton International Airport. A four hour and twenty minute flight has you at George Bush Intercontinental Airport. Our flight left at midnight, getting us in to Houston at just after 5 a.m. Word...
Woodwork – Edmonton Restaurant Review
Mike Scorgie and Andrew Borley have finally opened the doors to their collaborative endeavour, Woodwork, on 100 Street in Edmonton. I've been a fan of Mike's cuisine since the day he started serving it out of his Nomad food truck. News of him going brick and mortar...
Scenes from an Airport – Vancouver, British Columbia
Airports: love 'em or hate 'em, they provide fantastic photo opportunities. A flight delay on our recent trip from Seattle to Edmonton via Vancouver had us in the YVR airport longer than anticipated. As I waited, and waited some more, I began to realize how...
Kaengthai Bistro – Restaurant Review
Kaengthai takes over the space previously occupied by Irie Foods at 10152A - 82 Ave in Edmonton. It's a family-run restaurant - small in size with understated decor, sister at the counter taking orders with brother cooking in the back. The menu is simple with 17...
Arctic Adventures: Traveling Solo in the North
My solo trip to the Arctic to talk with the surviving Ahiarmiut was something I chose to go ahead with a couple of months ago. My husband, who travels north of 60 on a regular basis, knows the ins and outs of northern travel. When I go with him, I follow him around,...
Silkie Chicken (Black Chicken) in Coconut Sauce
Silkie chickens aren't something you see on menus in our local restaurants in Alberta. The sole reason being that the black-fleshed bird takes a bit of a mind-over-matter attempt to digest. If you remember the marketing flop that Heinz was guilty of with purple...
Eat, Drink, Enjoy: Parlour Italian Kitchen in Edmonton
The Century Hospitality Group has added to its culinary empire with the recent opening of Parlour Italian Kitchen & Bar on Capital Boulevard (108 Street), just north of Grant MacEwan University. The beautifully renovated space features gorgeous amounts of brick,...
Homemade Irish Cream Liqueur
Got a minute? That's about how long it takes to make a batch of homemade Bailey's-style Irish Cream liqueur. Making a cream liqueur like this is easy, economical and once you try it, you'll never go back to store-bought. A plus is that you can control the ingredients....
Rosso Pizzeria in Edmonton – Restaurant Review
Until six months ago, Rosso Pizzeria was home to da capo's, an Italian coffee shop with a bit of an identity crisis. The three-part signage displayed the words "gelato biscotti caffè" on one awning, "birra vino martini" on the middle awning, and "Italian artisan...
State & Main in Edmonton – Restaurant Review
State & Main opened in the southwest corner of Southgate Shopping Centre at the beginning of September. At first glance I was intrigued by the curiously cool name, dark-chic interior and the fact that it must have some financial heft behind it based on the real...
Cactus Club (Jasper Avenue) in Edmonton – Review
Jasper Avenue became home to a heavy hitter recently. The British Columbia based Cactus Club opened its doors right across from the old General Hospital at 111 Street. This is the 25th Cactus Club in a chain founded by Richard Jaffray and guided by Executive Chef Rob...
Memphis Blues BBQ in Edmonton – Restaurant Review
Edmonton is having a barbecue bonanza. In less than two years, five barbecue joints have lit up the local food scene: Smokehouse BBQ, Sloppy Hoggs Roed Hus, Bubba's; less notably, That BBQ Place in Sherwood Park, and now Memphis Blues. Bubba's literally lit up the...