Modern Steak is the tenth place winner in the Best New category in Calgary’s Avenue Magazine 13th Annual Best Restaurants Awards. It was my fourth time on the judging panel and each year the competition for “best” gets a little more delicious. Here’s my write-up from the Source: 10. Modern Steak Follow along as the magazine counts […]
MoreCalgary is home to Canada’s fourth largest Chinatown after Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal. It celebrated its 100th year in 2010. The Calgary Chinese Cultural Centre ( 197 First Street, SW, 403-262-5071) is the beating heart of the neighbourhood. It cost 10 million dollars to construct in 1992 and is credited with keeping the historic area alive when […]
MoreThere’s lots of good news in this Avenue Magazine piece by Alana Willerton. For the most part, beer is da bomb but if you are going to be flying from our sparkling new international terminal at the Calgary International Airport, plan to get there early and enjoy pre-flight wine and tapas at Vin Room Airport. […]
MoreI’ve had the pleasure of being a restaurant judge for Calgary’s Avenue Magazine for several years now. It may surprise you if you’ve not visited Calgary in awhile, but our city is filled with talented chefs and great produce to inspire them. One of our newest restaurants, Pigeonhole, was even voted Canada’s best new restaurant by Air […]
MoreIn the previous post I answered the question, WHAT is Cook it Raw? This post looks at WHO is involved in Cook it Raw. Future posts will answer the other W’s in W5.
MoreThis post is a roundup of inspiration to utilize more than just expensive cuts of beef. The Canadian Beef Centre of Excellence and Organic Alberta have the perfect workshop to get you thinking outside the burger box. The “beef connoisseurs” workshop will be Saturday, September 26, 2015. Attendees will learn lots of tips and recipes […]
MoreI’ve written about Long Table Dinners for CBC Radio One’s Alberta at Noon. I’ve written about Alberta Long Table Dinners for Calgary’s City Palate magazine. I love them. They’re a joyous occasion. Have you been to one? Now’s your chance. You’ve got about 19 hours left to get tickets here. You can never have too […]
MoreThe organizers of this lovely event tell me that Duchess Bakeshop owner, Giselle Courteau and her team, have baked lots of treats so pop by tonight on your way home from work or take a break from home and come in for some freshly made goodies and freshly shaken cocktails from Calgary’s newest cocktail bar […]
MorePintxos are small appetizers pierced with a toothpick and served from large plates on bar tops. You take what you’d like, order some drinks, take a few more goodies if you have a hankering to do so and pay before you leave. The bartender simply counts up your toothpicks, remembers what you drank and charges […]
MoreThanks to Telus TV and their OptikLocal branch for the brilliant video profile of my company Calgary Food Tours Inc. We made this video on a rainy day in May 2014 and it captures the essence of the food tours we offer here in Calgary. They are all about food, fun and adventure and you […]
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