Zinc at the Edmonton Art Gallery

Zinc at the Edmonton Art Gallery

Even though the consensus out there is mixed—as far as reviews go—we thought we’d give Zinc, the restaurant at the Edmonton Art Gallery, a try. It was a weekday night and only a handful of tables were occupied. The restaurant decor is minimalistically chic and...

Pho & Bun: Edmonton’s Fab Pho

The debate of where to go for the best pho in Edmonton is a hot and steamy one. But my twenty year quest to find a Vietnamese noodle house—one that could hold a candle to my beloved but long-defunct Vientiane on 107th Avenue—has finally come to an end. I found the...

David Adjey: Fire in the Kitchen

As one of  the food bloggers invited to a dinner/Q & A period with David Adjey, this year’s Hokansen Chef in Residence at NAIT, it didn’t take long to get a sense of the man.  If there’s one word I’d use to describe David Adjey, it would...

Edmonton Butchers: The New Breed

Carnivores rejoice; there’s a new butcher in town! Darcy and Alicia Boisvert have opened Real Deal Meats at 2427 Ellwood Drive in Edmonton. If that address sounds familiar, that’s because Ellwood Drive is also home to my favourite Indian restaurant, Zaika, and the...

Argyll Foods: Mexican Food Store in Edmonton

Update: More info on Argyll Foods can be found at a September 2010 posting here.I love finding new ethnic food shops in the city and have to say muchos gracias to Cathy Walsh of Walsh Cooks for mentioning Argyll Foods in her blog. You wouldn’t know it by the name, but...