Drink
Cocktails, Wine and other Interesting concoctions
Wine, food and fresh air: Cypress Hills, Alberta
Cypress Hills Provincial Park takes up residence on both sides of the Saskatchewan and Alberta border in the deepest southern region of each province. The unincorporated community of Elkwater is the focal point on the Alberta side and consists of cabins, a visitor...
Simp’s Serious Caesar Mix for a Truly Canadian Caesar
May 17th is National Caesar Day, and I will most certainly drink to that. It seems only right that a day be set aside for this ubiquitous Canadian cocktail. There's even 'internet evidence' (take that for what it is) that in 2009, Parliament officially declared the...
Virtual Vino – “Delicious Wines at Incredible Prices”
Virtual wine reality is now available by the six pack and can be delivered to 19 locations across Alberta, including 18 Sobeys and Safeway Liquor stores in Edmonton, Calgary, Leduc, Sherwood Park, Red Deer, Chestermere and Airdrie, and at Rocky Mountain Wine, Spirits...
New Year’s Eve Guide to Bubbly
Happy New Year's Eve! Today many of you will be scrambling to buy all the things you still need for tonight including Champagne for the midnight toast. Champagne is the king of bubbles with a storied history unto itself. Winston Churchill, a fan of Pol Roget,...
Cocktails Made with Love in Edmonton
A large love-in recently took place in Edmonton during the Made with Love cocktail competition held at North 53. Sure, the booze may have contributed to the hugging and high-fiving that increased through the course of the evening, but regardless, it was wonderful...
My Night with Henny – A Foodwriter’s Introduction to Hennessy Cognac
Having a chauffeur-driven Cadillac whisk you off to the airport to catch a flight destined for one of the most beautiful cities in the world, and having dinner and fine wine on the terrace of a hotel’s presidential suite in that city would be a dream for many. On May...
Sweet Clementine: Clever Cocktails and Nosh Nouveau at The Pearl
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...
What’s Cooking at Get Cooking?
Cover photo courtesy of The Salty Almond. There's always something brewing, shaking or baking at Kathryn Joel's Get Cooking school in Edmonton. The school is located in the MacEwan student residence behind the Robbins Health Learning Centre at Grant MacEwan's city...
Where to Eat and Drink in Palm Springs
Palm Springs has it all: the perfect climate (if you like hot and dry), perfect golf courses (if you like golf), titilating history (if you like Hollywood glamour and naughty pool parties), the perfect architecture (if you like Mid Century Modern), and the perfect...