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Calgary – Boutique Hotels, Wine Bars, Cocktails, Food, and Hipstamatic
I drive my kids crazy with my constant proclamations of love for Hipstamatic, a photography app that I've been using for a few years. Hipstamatic is easy to use, fun, and in a few quick clicks, turns photos into works of art. My trip to Calgary this weekend was full...
A Restaurant called Bündok – what’s the deal?
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 "out of the...
The Scuttlebutt on Grandin Fish ‘n’ Chips
I had no idea how many common words and phrases stem from seafaring terms until I wrote my web article for Grandin Fish and Chips. I was, actually, overwhelmed. In fact, it was hard not to go overboard and get carried away with nautical nomenclature. What I do want...
Baijiu: Restaurant Review
There's been just a wee bit of excitement over the opening of Kevin Cam's second restaurant, this one a 1930s style Shanghai speakeasy called, Baijiu. For those unfamiliar with the Edmonton food scene, Kevin's first restaurant is North 53 on 124 Street. I wrote a...
Review: Dogwood Cafe at Victoria Golf Course
A cozy, comfortable space, an approachable wine selection, an unpretentious menu: sounds like a winning combination. That's exactly what you get at the Dogwood Cafe on the Victoria Golf Course in Edmonton's River Valley. Brad Lazarenko offers classic 'comfort food'...
Ramen at Nudoru Hits the Spot
It's taken me a while to make it to Nudoru on Whyte Avenue, but they do say that good things come to those who wait, right? Happy to report that the ramen is very solid here and makes my list of places to eat in Old Strathcona. For a full review, listen to the on air...
ICYMI: Baijiu is Open for Business
After several delays and months of anticipation, Baijiu has officially opened. My article for Eat North hit the web yesterday. Read about this jewel in Edmonton's Ice District by clicking here.
KOS – Pop Up at Clementine
The name of the pop up was Kos. I'd never heard of the word before but the details on the Eventbrite invitation revealed that it was "Norwegian for cozy, and a state of being in pleasant comfort". Things like enjoying coffee with a friend would be kos; enjoying an...
Northern Chicken Joins the Fried Chicken Food Fray in Edmonton
There is something about fried chicken that speaks to our sentimental cores: warm kitchens, lazy Sundays, and sunny back yards with picnic tables overloaded with food. For most of our lives, the U.S.A.'s Kentucky Fried Chicken was cock of the walk. Canadian company,...