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Formosa Bistro – CBC Review
Everything good that I hope to have in a dining experience, I found here: a pleasant room (basic but pretty); easy to get to and plenty of parking; helpful, lovely staff; good value, and of course, great food. Every time I left, I was already thinking about what I'd...
An Chay – CBC Review
An Chay opened in the old Pitaghetti place on Jasper at 112 Street and it has taken me almost a year to stop in and taste their food. That was a mistake. Pitaghetti didn't last long, but the tile work they left behind will last a lifetime. (Unfortunately.) I don't...
Why You Should Go to Cibo in Edmonton
Ever wonder about the lifespan of restaurants? I dug around the ol' world wide web to find some interesting stats: one being that most restaurants close during their first year of operation. Further, 70% of those that make it past the first year close their doors in...
DOSC – CBC Review
DOSC is a new restaurant on 104 Street. My friend Phil says the names sounds like a German heavy metal, punk rock band. If you say "DOSC" with the Teutonic force like the guy in the "how German sounds" video, you have to admit, Phil's got a point. The word, DOSC, is...
Prairie Grid Pop-Up Dinner Series 2018 – 6 chefs, 4 cities, 3 provinces
In case you missed it (and I don't know how that's possible, because I didn't stop talking about it for almost 10 days), Eat North's Prairie Grid pop-up dinner series took place September 27-October 4, 2018. The inaugural series happened last year and it was so...
Tang Bistro – CBC Review
I knew I was in for a unique experience when I saw the use of pita bread and lamb in the dishes on the menu at Tang Bistro. These are not the usual ingredients you expect to see used in Chinese cookery. Thankfully the servers were ready and keen to give me an...
Wine, food and fresh air: Cypress Hills, Alberta
Cypress Hills Provincial Park takes up residence on both sides of the Saskatchewan and Alberta border in the deepest southern region of each province. The unincorporated community of Elkwater is the focal point on the Alberta side and consists of cabins, a visitor...
Rostizado Lunch Menu Changes with the Times
You either adapt, or you die. It's that simple. Rostizado occupies a prime piece of real estate in downtown Edmonton anchoring the north end of 104 street kitty corner to the new arena. This is Edmonton's hot new Ice District; the place where all the action is...
Food, Fundraising, and Friends: a Feast at Workshop Eatery
The secret to successful fundraising is to put good food in the bellies of the attendees—a 'feed-them-and-they-will-give' approach, you could say. Paul Shufelt and his crew at Workshop did exactly that at their Garden Party on August 16th, raising $4530 for the High...
Rebel Food & Drink – CBC Review
Last winter, Century Hospitality Group took over the old Piccolino's bistro last year, gave it a complete (and necessary) makeover from top to bottom and opened as Rebel Food & Drink. In December, I joined a group of fellow food bloggers and writers for Rebel's...
Prairie Grid 2018 – Homage to the Talent and Bounty of Alberta, Saskatchewan & Manitoba
If you missed getting in on Prairie Grid last year, jump on the tickets now because we're taking this extraordinary dinner show on the road, again! That's right, Eat North has officially launched the Prairie Grid Dinner Series: From Dawn to Dusk, a multi-city culinary...
A Picture Perfect Long Table Dinner with Brad Smoliak
Anyone with a remote interest in food should keep an eye on Brad Smoliak's long table dinners—well, not just keep an eye on them...actually get out and attend one. Brad and his crew have been doing these dinners for a few years but it was only last month that I...