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Taste of Edmonton: Picks and Pans
Taste of Edmonton: Picks and pans - from CBC.ca (The online version can be found here. But, if you want to stay and visit, go ahead and read my article below. ) By Twyla Campbell, CBC News Posted: Jul 21, 2014 4:57 PM MT Last Updated: Jul 21, 2014 5:37 PM MT The Taste...
Million Thai – Restaurant Review
I have a soft spot for ethnic restaurants, especially when the owners are people who have come to Canada to make a better life for themselves and feed us the foods of their native country — I'm speaking specifically, in this post, about Million Thai, a new restaurant...
Bodega – The Little Gem of the Boardwalk
A couple of decades ago (or more), there was a divine restaurant in downtown Edmonton called La Bodega. That was in the 80s: the days of big hair, big shoulder pads and big expense accounts. I had all three, and I ate at La Bodega a lot. There's a new bodega in town,...
Meet Me at Meat – Restaurant Review
The Next Act branched out right next door, opening a Texas-style barbecue restaurant simply called Meat — the concept being, “Brisket, bourbon and beer - keeping it simple, and doing it well.” Edmonton has seen its share of barbecue restaurants in the past year and a...
Top Grocery Brands Comparison: Disturbing Truth About How Big Companies Exploit Your Shopping Habits
Guest Post By Alex Hillsberg Standing in the supermarket’s food section aisle you’re confronted with hundreds of different products compounded by the happy proliferation of subcategories. You have a wide choice of grocery items at your fingertips. Or have you? A 2013...
Bistrou 2100: A Post Mortem
Like other satellite communities around Edmonton, Sherwood Park is overloaded with fast food chains and quasi-Chinese buffet joints. Finding quality food is always a challenge here. When it became public that Chef Paul Campbell was shutting the doors of Sherwood...
Pok Pok at Home – Ike’s Wings
Everything about Thai food appeals to me: the layered flavours, the colours, the textures, the fresh ingredients. Same goes for Vietnamese; I've been a lover of these countries' foods since I moved to the big city in the early 80s and discovered South East Asian foods...
Bar Bricco – Meat. Cheese. Wine. Yes, please.
Think small. That could be the saving mantra for many restaurateurs thinking of owning their own restaurants. Don't think big, think small: small space, small menu, small bites. Daniel Costa, one of the most recognized people on the Edmonton food scene, opened tiny...
Restaurant Review of North 53 – Oh, Canada!
Last fall as I sipped my way through various south Okanagan wineries, I gleaned some valuable information. Apparently, only days before, a group of young guys from Edmonton passed through (each winery I visited) sampling wines for a new restaurant they were opening....