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Smokin’ Good Q at Smokehouse BBQ, Edmonton
Smokehouse BBQ re-opened on 124 Street much to the salivating delight of Edmonton barbecue fans. The restaurant shut its doors for a few months after a fire broke out in November 2012. Well, they're back, and they're bad - in a good way - with beer, blues and...
OOOysterfest 2013 – Celebrating Oysters and Wine in the Okanagan
Old Man Winter arrived in November and by April he was still hanging on like an unwanted guest. After six months of living in thermal underwear, I needed a sunny deck - preferably one with a bottle of wine on it, not one covered with snow. What I was really looking...
Massimo’s Cucina Italiana – The Greatest?
Massimo: in Italian, the word means "the greatest", so when a restaurant hoists that name above its door, expectations run a little high. Massimo's Cucina Italiana opened in December adjacent to the south side Italian Centre Shop (50 ave/104A St.) and, like the...
Review of Japonais Bistro – Sushi with Creme Brûlée?
Fans of Japanese food in Edmonton have a new place to get their sushi on at Japonais Bistro, located at 11806 Jasper Avenue. The bistro opened in the space vacated by the short-lived One One Eight, previously home to Suede Lounge. At first glance, one might be...
Putting and End to Winter with Moroccan Ragout
We have snow. Still. April is almost half over, and the snow clings like a skeletal hand at the edge of a cliff. A tad dramatic perhaps, but this never-ending winter brings out the Poe in me. As I type, a raven is cawing in the birch tree. I need heat - not only of...
Bistro Saisons: Local, seasonal food? Mais bien sûr!
Fine food establishments The Elm Cafe and Cibo Bistro in Edmonton's Oliver neighbourhood have been joined by another like-minded establishment, Bistro Saisons. And by like-minded, I mean headed by chef-owners who care about supporting local producers by sourcing the...
Rockin’ Robyn’s Diner – Restaurant Review
I'm always on the hunt for a good diner – that hidden gem, that little hole-in-the-wall like something you'd find on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. With a population of over 1.2 million, the metro area of Edmonton is sadly lacking in the diner department, so when I...
Won Jung Gak – Downtown Edmonton
Before this Won Jung Gak opened at 10023-107th, making your way to the original location in the concrete bowels of a south side industrial area required the combined forces of a homing pigeon and a Sherpa guide – or at the very least, a GPS. And even when you found...
Izakaya Tomo – Restaurant Review
Edmonton’s food scene is diverse, if anything. Whatever your palate desires, you can find it here in Alberta’s capital—from Chinese to Portuguese; from Ukrainian to Iranian, and everything in between—including Japanese fare, hit and miss as it is. The latest Japanese...