by Twyla Campbell | Aug 14, 2016 | Restaurant Review
If there is one thing Michael Maxxis knows how to do well, it’s set a stage. Along with being a filmmaker and video director, Maxxis is one of the owners of El Cortez Mexican Kitchen & Tequila Bar, and the idea-man responsible for its sultry yet edgy...
by Twyla Campbell | Jul 8, 2016 | Restaurant Review
Edmonton’s Daniel Costa has opened his third restaurant. Uccellino is a casual Italian eatery located right next to its siblings, Corso 32 and Bar Bricco . Uccellino means “little bird” in Italian and the name reflects the lighthearted, fun...
by Twyla Campbell | Jun 17, 2016 | Restaurant Review
A restaurant offering farm-to-fork food is one thing; naming a restaurant Farm to Fork, is quite another. There will be no room for shortcuts; if there is even a sniff of a suggestion that ingredients are coming from, say, GFS, and not a local farmer, the restaurant...
by Twyla Campbell | May 14, 2016 | Restaurant Review
If it’s not the Year of the Chicken, it should be. Fried chicken and waffle entrées now make daily appearances on Edmonton menus; KFC—that’s Korean-Fried Chicken—is all the K-poppy rage, and comin’ round the bend at pop ups, diners, and...
by Twyla Campbell | Apr 29, 2016 | Restaurant Review
On March 5, 2015, Darren and Sylvia Cheverie embarked on a Kickstarter campaign to raise $95,000 to open a rustic, French Canadian restaurant. By April 24 they had not only reached their goal, but surpassed it by 13K. Their campaign has become the most successful...
