by Twyla Campbell | Jun 11, 2020 | Food, Restaurant Review
The first restaurant review I did for CBC Edmonton AM was of Narayanni’s, a family-owned restaurant just off Whyte Avenue. It was September 2010. I hid my little notebook under the table and peppered the owners’ daughter, Youmashni, with questions. She was...
by Twyla Campbell | May 8, 2020 | Food, Recipes
Rabbit braised in cider (lapin au cidre) is a classic French dish that looks fancy, sounds fancy but is super easy to make. It’s a great dish to make if you want to impress someone or sit down to a Sunday dinner of comfort food. Want to pull out all the stops...
by Twyla Campbell | Apr 29, 2020 | Food
It may be a small convoy that gathers this Saturday in the parking lot of Smokehouse BBQ at 15960 – 109 Avenue, but if this popup launch proves successful, Terry Sept of Smokehouse BBQ says his hope is that more food trucks will join in a second event. Bully...
by Twyla Campbell | Apr 16, 2020 | Food
The table in Jeff and Coralee Nonay’s kitchen is a beast. At 108 inches long and 40 inches wide, the weighty, hand-crafted beauty can accommodate a dozen diners. Today, the chairs are pushed aside to give people better access to what it has become: the biggest...
by Twyla Campbell | Apr 1, 2020 | Life
To kick off National Poetry Month, I’m sharing a poem I wrote a few years ago—in the days before COVID-19, when school was a thing. “I’m Bored” is a poem about a kid having to stay home “with nothing to do.” My hope is that parents...
