by Twyla Campbell | Jul 22, 2015 | Food
Approximately 480,000 people are expected to attend Taste of Edmonton (TOE) this year. Billed as the largest food festival in Canada, there is no doubt that this event, now in its 31st season, is one of Edmonton’s best-attended festivals. Does it mean people...
by Twyla Campbell | Jul 20, 2015 | Restaurant Review
I once asked a server in Italy if the pork they were serving came from a local farm. Although I couldn’t translate his words, his flaring nostrils and scrunched eyebrows said, “Are you nuts?” It was the same look I got from a server in Portland when...
by Twyla Campbell | Jun 20, 2015 | Restaurant Review
If you can’t find a place that makes pizza exactly how you want it, then Urbano Pizza has the solution: build it yourself. Christian Mena and Lino Oliviera of Sabor Divino and Bodega, opened the doors to Urbano Pizza Co. in early June at 10220 – 103...
by Twyla Campbell | Jun 6, 2015 | Restaurant Review
Praise Poseidon, Edmonton’s seafood drought is over! The Black Pearl Seafood Bar, owned and run by the offspring of Guisuppe Crudo of the much-respected Cafe Amore, recently opened its doors downtown on 104 Street. The interior is unlike anything in Edmonton and...
by Twyla Campbell | Jun 6, 2015 | Restaurant Review
Restaurants with small menus and specialized fare get my motor running. Think Cibo, Farrow, Tres Carnales, Corso, Rge Rd; the days of four-page, laminated menus are (almost) history in Edmonton. Nongbu Korean Eatery in Old Strathcona has joined the ‘small but...
