by Twyla Campbell | Jun 21, 2017 | Restaurant Review
The ubiquitous Hawaiian dish, poke (pronounced POH-kay), has landed on the shores of the Edmonton food scene with the opening of Ono Poke on 104 Street just north of Jasper Avenue. A small but smart menu (fish, pork and one vegan offering), and two daily specials...
by Twyla Campbell | Jun 15, 2017 | Restaurant Review
Vaticano Cucina opened in the old Koutouki Taverna on Gateway Boulevard. Despite being a little kitschy with a heavy play on religion, and being weak in execution on some dishes, a friendly ‘can do’ attitude and a solid pizza and pasta showing make this a...
by Twyla Campbell | May 23, 2017 | Restaurant Review
Fan of Pho? You’re going to like Pho Boy, a little Vietnamese restaurant in the old B’s Diner on Whyte Ave. The menu is concise with a half dozen appetizers, a couple of noodle bowls and a two soups plus the option to build your own. The pho broth has...
by Twyla Campbell | May 6, 2017 | Restaurant Review
Takami is doing things right: three times a week, fresh fish is brought in from Japan and New Zealand within 48 hours of being harvested, and the proof is in the pudding — or, on the platter, as is the case here. For full details on my experience, read my CBC web...
by Twyla Campbell | Apr 24, 2017 | Restaurant Review
ALTA has been a long time coming. The restaurant finally opened on February 28, 2017 and since then I’ve gone three times. I had a lot to say about this place, and not enough time on CBC radio to say it. It’s a highly ambitious approach from Ben Staley...
by Twyla Campbell | Apr 1, 2017 | Restaurant Review
It’s an odd name, for sure. For some reason I thought it was the name of a German punk band that got chef/owner Ryan Hotchkiss through his teenage angst days, but no, Bündok stems from a Tagalog word that means mountains and has become a colloquialism for...
