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Refinery Grill, Edmonton – (Not) Worth the Drive
If you go to Yelp or Trip Advisor and search for reviews on Edmonton's Refinery Grill, you will see the word 'amazing' and it's annoying synonym, 'awesome', in almost every post. If those words don't get the message across, then the liberal use of exclamation marks...
Restaurant Review – Ikki Izakaya
If you've been to Japan, you're probably familiar with izakayas — rowdy bars filled with (mostly) men blowing off steam after a hard day's work, and for some, oftentimes, conducting business deals fuelled by sake and whisky long into the night. Small plates of food...
Huma – Mexican Comfort Food in Edmonton
Huma (pronounced ooma) is the lovechild of Humberto Hernandez Cordova and Mariel Montero Sena. The Puebla, Mexico natives opened the doors to their restaurant two months ago after hosting pop-ups at the now closed Expressionz Cafe. Some may remember Mariel as a...
12 Acres Barn Bash for Cancer Research Sept. 5, 2015
It's time to get down on the farm! On September 5, 2015, there's a big ol' barn bash happening at 12 Acres Farm near Pickardville, Alberta. Can I get a 'yeehaw' from y'all? There will be food (great food!), there will be drink (of course!) and there will be music....
Sambol Sri Lankan Kitchen
Hey, you're not the only one looking for my blog post on that Sri Lankan restaurant I talked about on CBC this morning. I'm typing as fast as I can! In the meantime, click here to read the recap on CBC Edmonton AM's website. The audio file is in there too. Now, let me...
Seven Canadian Food Heroes in Five Provinces Recognized by the Slow Food Network
Great news today from Slow Food Canada! Montreal, July 24th, 2015 – Slow Food in Canada, representing all the Slow Food convivia across the country, recognized the contribution of seven Canadian ambassadors of good, clean and fair food during its annual meeting held...
Cured: Meat, Cheese and Wine Bar – Review
Seeing hunks of cured meat hanging in a restaurant display case tells me that the restaurant owner (or chef) 'gets it' when it comes to food. You can't spend that much time and effort making a dozen different types of charcuterie if you don't understand, respect and...
Taste of Edmonton 2015 – Not Much to Salivate Over
Approximately 480,000 people are expected to attend Taste of Edmonton (TOE) this year. Billed as the largest food festival in Canada, there is no doubt that this event, now in its 31st season, is one of Edmonton's best-attended festivals. Does it mean people truly...
12 Acres Restaurant – Local Food, Straight from the Farm
I once asked a server in Italy if the pork they were serving came from a local farm. Although I couldn't translate his words, his flaring nostrils and scrunched eyebrows said, "Are you nuts?" It was the same look I got from a server in Portland when I asked if their...