by Twyla Campbell | Jul 11, 2014 | Restaurant Review
I have a soft spot for ethnic restaurants, especially when the owners are people who have come to Canada to make a better life for themselves and feed us the foods of their native country — I’m speaking specifically, in this post, about Million Thai, a new...
by Twyla Campbell | Jun 27, 2014 | Restaurant Review
A couple of decades ago (or more), there was a divine restaurant in downtown Edmonton called La Bodega. That was in the 80s: the days of big hair, big shoulder pads and big expense accounts. I had all three, and I ate at La Bodega a lot. There’s a new bodega in...
by Twyla Campbell | Jun 27, 2014 | Restaurant Review
The Next Act branched out right next door, opening a Texas-style barbecue restaurant simply called Meat — the concept being, “Brisket, bourbon and beer – keeping it simple, and doing it well.” Edmonton has seen its share of barbecue restaurants in the past year...
by Twyla Campbell | Jun 3, 2014 | Restaurant Review
Like other satellite communities around Edmonton, Sherwood Park is overloaded with fast food chains and quasi-Chinese buffet joints. Finding quality food is always a challenge here. When it became public that Chef Paul Campbell was shutting the doors of Sherwood...
by Twyla Campbell | May 5, 2014 | Restaurant Review
Think small. That could be the saving mantra for many restaurateurs thinking of owning their own restaurants. Don’t think big, think small: small space, small menu, small bites. Daniel Costa, one of the most recognized people on the Edmonton food scene, opened...
by Twyla Campbell | Apr 21, 2014 | Restaurant Review
Last fall as I sipped my way through various south Okanagan wineries, I gleaned some valuable information. Apparently, only days before, a group of young guys from Edmonton passed through (each winery I visited) sampling wines for a new restaurant they were opening....
