by Twyla Campbell | Apr 5, 2019 | Food, Restaurant Review
Despite three unsatisfactory experiences (save for a couple of dishes being “okay”), I feel Jang has the potential to be so much better. The chef loves being creative, and that’s good, but just like bigger is not always better, more...
by Twyla Campbell | Mar 21, 2019 | Food, Restaurant Review
This post is about XO Bistro, a Vietnamese restaurant in Edmonton, but please indulge me for a minute, first. I recently returned from five weeks in Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. I travelled with another food writer and suffice it to say, we ate a lot. An...
by Twyla Campbell | Mar 18, 2019 | Food, Restaurant Review
It’s finally happened. OEB, the popular brunch place from down south (Calgary), has set up shop in Edmonton. This is good news, right? We definitely need more brunch spots here. I consumed a lot of calories in my three visits. If you’re going to fix a...
by Twyla Campbell | Mar 18, 2019 | Food, Restaurant Review
Copper Branch fills a niche by offering plant-based quick service foods at an affordable price point. The first location opened in December 2018 at 10316 Jasper Avenue; the second at 2205 101 Street in South Edmonton opened a couple of months later. Read more about...
by Twyla Campbell | Feb 18, 2019 | Food, Restaurant Review
This is what Edmonton does best when it comes to restaurants: small, cozy spaces where confident and qualified staff dish up delicious, unpretentious food. You can read all about Partake in my CBC web article or listen to the on-air review with Nola Keeler here. The...
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...
