by Twyla Campbell | Sep 24, 2016 | Drink, Restaurant Review
Andrew Borley, Evan Watson and Jordan Clemens, formerly known as The Volstead Act, long-dreamed of opening an elegant and unpretentious neighbourhood watering hole. On September 15th, their dreams were realized with the official opening of Bar Clementine located at...
by Twyla Campbell | Sep 9, 2016 | Restaurant Review
There are plenty of places to eat and drink on or near Whyte Avenue in Edmonton; there are few that stand out. Dorinku, a word that means ‘drink’ in Japanese is a new hotspot at the base of the Station Condos at 102 Street and Whyte Ave. Izakayas are all...
by Twyla Campbell | Aug 29, 2016 | Restaurant Review
Skill, detail and finesse: those words describe the room and the food at Café Linnea in Holland Plaza, the hottest new food destination at 10932 119 Street NW in Edmonton. Provisions is its neighbour on the north side, Local Omnivore its neighbour on the west. We all...
by Twyla Campbell | Aug 14, 2016 | Restaurant Review
If there is one thing Michael Maxxis knows how to do well, it’s set a stage. Along with being a filmmaker and video director, Maxxis is one of the owners of El Cortez Mexican Kitchen & Tequila Bar, and the idea-man responsible for its sultry yet edgy...
by Twyla Campbell | Jul 8, 2016 | Restaurant Review
Edmonton’s Daniel Costa has opened his third restaurant. Uccellino is a casual Italian eatery located right next to its siblings, Corso 32 and Bar Bricco . Uccellino means “little bird” in Italian and the name reflects the lighthearted, fun...
by Twyla Campbell | Jun 17, 2016 | Restaurant Review
A restaurant offering farm-to-fork food is one thing; naming a restaurant Farm to Fork, is quite another. There will be no room for shortcuts; if there is even a sniff of a suggestion that ingredients are coming from, say, GFS, and not a local farmer, the restaurant...
