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Eat Alberta 2012: I do, and I did.
What happens when 100+ curious, food-loving Albertans get together for a day of hands-on and educational food sessions? A whole lot of food-love, that's what. April 14th, 2012 was the day of the 2nd Eat Alberta conference hosted by NAIT, and organized by a whiz-bang...
Bubba’s – Edmonton’s King of BBQ
Every day is a good day for barbecue and nothing stops us Canucks from firing up the bbq even when the temperature drops well below zero. For a long time, Rand Peterson--the man behind Bubba's BBQ--served tasty hunks of charred meat to avid followers from his trailer...
Cafe Haven – Sherwood Park’s Gem
Cafe Haven, a bistro/coffee house in Sherwood Park has been around for a few years and is well-known to local residents. I've frequented this little restaurant several times but recently when I stopped in for lunch, I felt it had really hit its stride. The owners,...
Nola in Edmonton – The Deep South, Northern Style
New Orleans--known as Nola to locals--is one of my favourite U.S. destinations. The city is both gritty and pretty, steeped in history, mired in mystery borne of pirates, plantations, and voodoo; ravaged by hurricanes and rebuilt by indefatigable people, Nola is a...
Dahlia’s Mediterranean Bistro – Small Spot, Big Flavour
Dahlia's Mediterranean Bistro is located at the base of an office building on 124 Street and a place you might not notice if you don't work in the area. There are lots of good things going on in this part of Edmonton lately--from bakeries to wine bars to boutiques....
Portland, OR – A First Timer’s First Impression
Portland is a food, beer, wine and cocktail lover’s Utopia; a shopper’s treasure; an artist’s haven. With Mount Hood to the east, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and scores of rivers, waterfalls, forests and hiking trails all around, the area is also a nature lover’s...
An Outsider’s Peek Inside Pok Pok – Portland,OR
Five days in Portland gave us only a taste of wonderful things this city has to offer. PDX, as it is sometimes called, is high on the global radar list as a must-stop food destination and its not hard to understand why when you consider the talent of the chefs in the...
Cibo Bistro in Edmonton – Restaurant Review
Read my 2018 update on Cibo here. Ricotta, pancetta, pappardelle, gnocchi: Viva Italia! Or, to quote the Boston Pizza chicken wing guy, "Knock me down and call me Susan." I get a little excited when I think about Italian food, and Cibo, Edmonton's newest Italian...
Bird’s Nest Soup – A Once in a Lifetime Lunch
It's not every day that you come across bird spit soup on a menu, so when we saw it featured at the Palazzo's Asian restaurant, Zine, in Vegas, we had no choice but to order it. The lychee martinis may have had something to do with our decision, after all, the soup...
Monta Ramen House, Las Vegas – Sweet Merciful Ramen!
A night of over consumption in Las Vegas had us in search of hangover food the next day. Vietnamese Pho is usually a good fixer-upper but lately I've been curious about ramen, a soup dish that has become hugely popular across North America. In fact, I had just...
Ousia – Mediterranean Restaurant in Edmonton – Review
The area on Whyte Avenue in Edmonton between 108 and 109 Street is quickly becoming an interesting dining destination. Ousia, a Mediterranean inspired chic little joint joins a Vietnamese pho place, a Cuban café and a couple of Lebanese restaurants all in the span of...
Thermomix Goes to Harvard
Canadian Foodie, Valerie Rodgers-Lugonja, sent me an email last week with a rather odd request asking if I would be interested in taking my Thermomix (and hers) to Harvard University. The machines were needed for a food science demonstration being put on by Bill...