By the end of 2017 Alberta will have close to 60 microbreweries. That’s a cool thing (no. 51 on this blog) because in 2013 there were only 14. Here’s a little background on why local kegs are increasingly what’s on tap at your favourite watering hole.
MoreWith the downturn in Alberta’s energy dominated economy, it is estimated that 100,000 jobs were lost this province in 2015. Local news agencies have tracked the lay offs. It’s been devastating to watch. Job losses come with people attached. If not personally affected, everyone in the province knows family and friends who have been. Fortunately, Albertans have […]
MoreI love to ask the people I meet, What is Alberta’s food? Inevitably the answer is, Beef – of course. I bring this up because I think it illuminates our lack of knowledge of our food heritage. Beef is not an original Alberta species. It is an exotic import. It was brought to Alberta from Scotland […]
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.
MoreIf you have no idea WHAT Cook it Raw is, this blog post is for you. Watching the video above is a great place to start learning about Cook it Raw. Check it out and see if, while you’re learning about WHAT Cook it Raw is, you can also find seven Alberta food products that […]
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 […]
MoreIt is both Passover and Easter this weekend. May everyone have a peaceful weekend and enjoy sharing the warmth of community and great food together. I’m going to refer our Jewish friends looking for great recipes to this Saveur article with a beautiful Passover Menu (not something I’d want to get wrong). And for those […]
MoreThe Guinness World Record for the longest of long table dinners is 1.286 kilometres. The record was set in August of 2014 in Finland where the long table dinner was measured with three decimal precision to eek out Spain’s record of 1.258 kilometres. This record has toppled more than once in the last few years […]
MoreToday on CBC Radio One’s Alberta at Noon I talked about Dirt Craft Natural Building. You can listen to the podcast here. I start at the 45 minute mark. The recipes are here or on the CBC site here. I went into much greater detail about Dirt Craft Natural Building here. I love the video […]
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