by Twyla Campbell | Dec 8, 2019 | Food
Braven is one of four restaurant concepts inside the JW Marriott hotel in Edmonton’s Ice District. I reviewed it on-air November 27. It’s a grand room with a menu that revolves around steak, chops and seafood, much of that cooked on a beautiful birch...
by Twyla Campbell | Nov 21, 2019 | Food
If you missed my CBC review of June’s Delicatessen on November 15, here are some links to get you up to speed. Just to clarify, Nate Box’s partner in this operation is Mike Forgie, not “Scorgie” as I said on the radio. That’s a different...
by Twyla Campbell | Nov 4, 2019 | Food, Restaurant Review
On November 1, I reviewed the brick and mortar location of Filistix. Cousins Ariel del Rosario and Roel Canafranca have garnered a loyal following since they first served meat on skewers from their Filistix food truck in 2008. At the new space on 100 Avenue, they...
by Twyla Campbell | Oct 6, 2019 | Food, Restaurant Review
My first review at CBC radio after taking a three-month break is for Toast, a restaurant that opened this spring in the Oliver neighbourhood. To be absolutely honest, I guffawed when I saw the sign go up in the old Bru Coffee space. Hadn’t the fancy toast phase...
by Twyla Campbell | May 15, 2019 | Drink, Food, Restaurant Review
The first time I walked into this cavernous brewpub, I wasn’t quite sure what to make of the decor. I’ve never been a fan of the primary colour scheme. It works for playgrounds and children’s hospitals, but seldom for event spaces where adults...
