by Twyla Campbell | Nov 1, 2015 | Restaurant Review
Why it’s taken this long for a good ramen shop to hit the Edmonton scene is puzzling to me. There are a couple of spots in town that offer this Japanese soup, but none that would really turn heads or get tongues wagging. Until now. Kazoku Ramen opened at 165...
by Twyla Campbell | Oct 18, 2015 | Restaurant Review
Sorrentino’s Restaurant Group has added to their portfolio with Buco, a pizzeria and wine bar in St. Albert’s Shops at Boudreau. Buco’s space is modern and on trend with industrial touches of stainless steel and metal with wood and white tile giving...
by Twyla Campbell | Sep 4, 2015 | Restaurant Review
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....
by Twyla Campbell | Aug 21, 2015 | Restaurant Review
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...
by Twyla Campbell | Jul 24, 2015 | Restaurant 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...
