by Twyla Campbell | Dec 22, 2018 | Drink, Food, Travel
I often get asked for recommendations in the Okanagan. I don’t mind, in fact, I absolutely love telling people about the great things in the valley, but, it does take a lot of time and effort to respond to emails and texts about what to eat and drink, or what to...
by Twyla Campbell | Dec 15, 2018 | Restaurant Review
Add Kanu to the rapidly growing list of meat-free restaurants setting up in Edmonton—this one part of the group of restaurants connectd with American celeb chef, Matthew Kenney. I reviewed five vegan (vegetarian/plant-based) operations this year. In 2017, I...
by Twyla Campbell | Dec 10, 2018 | Food, This Happened..., Travel
Harry McWatters is a Canadian wine industry icon. As founder, director, president, and chair of more boards, associations, foundations and wine industry bodies than you can shake a stick at, and as one who has accomplished more firsts and received more accolades...
by Twyla Campbell | Dec 1, 2018 | Restaurant 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...
by Twyla Campbell | Nov 30, 2018 | Restaurant 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...
by Twyla Campbell | Nov 22, 2018 | Food, Restaurant Review
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...
