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Chew On This: Where to Eat in Central Oregon
Central Oregon has a lot going for it: unparalleled beauty, fresh air, lakes, desserts, mountains, endless outdoor activities, and really good food. I'm talking stellar stuff, folks. Because of its population (80,000 +/-) the city of Bend is where a lot of good nosh...
Under the High Wheel – Edmonton Restaurant Review
Under the High Wheel bucks the latest trend of restaurants named with one word, or restaurants named in text format using fewest letters as possible. The name of this new restaurant in the Roots on Whyte building has left more than a few people scratching their heads....
Nello’s South – Edmonton Restaurant Review
The original Nello's is still operating, as it has been for years, in St. Albert. The business was sold to Nello's son, Tony, who opened the second location in December 2011 in a south side strip of businesses just off Calgary Trail at 29th Avenue. The interior is in...
Three Boars – Eat, Share, Love
It took me three tries to get into Three Boars Eatery but I finally made it. After being foiled by lengthy lineups on two occasions, we got smart and went early on a Tuesday at 5 p.m. (an hour after they opened). If you're into craft beer or single malt scotch or...
Edmonton’s Elm Café Proves You Don’t Have to be Big to be Mighty
Last week I finally sat down at Elm Café -- not inside where four stools are available for patrons, but outside on the patio where more tables allow customers some elbow room and a place to soak in the sunshine and savour the incredible flavours coming out of...
Crepe Symphony – Edmonton Restaurant Review
Life is too short; eat dessert first. At the recently-opened Crepe Symphony (Rice Howard Way in Edmonton), you can do just that because the delicious crepes they create are available at 9 a.m. Monday to Saturday. The Nutella Banana crepe pictured above, and the...
East, Restaurant Review – Malaysian Street Food Fusion
Go far enough north on 97 street in Edmonton and you’ll run into East, a new restaurant touting “modern Asian cuisine with a Malaysian twist.” Richard Lim, who also owns Wildflower and Lazia, opened East in December in a new strip mall just north of 160 Avenue. The...
Eat Alberta 2012: I do, and I did.
What happens when 100+ curious, food-loving Albertans get together for a day of hands-on and educational food sessions? A whole lot of food-love, that's what. April 14th, 2012 was the day of the 2nd Eat Alberta conference hosted by NAIT, and organized by a whiz-bang...
Bubba’s – Edmonton’s King of BBQ
Every day is a good day for barbecue and nothing stops us Canucks from firing up the bbq even when the temperature drops well below zero. For a long time, Rand Peterson--the man behind Bubba's BBQ--served tasty hunks of charred meat to avid followers from his trailer...