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Indian Food and the Families Behind it in Calgary
For this month’s Avenue Magazine – Calgary, I had the delight of writing two freelance pieces on one of my favourite topics: Indian food and where to find it in our city. And, even better, I got to interview some of the key families behind the best Indian restaurants and share their stories. I spent several […]
MoreEntertaining Like a Pro: Tips from Four Calgary Cookbook Authors
Thanks to Avenue Magazine – Calgary for featuring me along with Elizabeth Chorney-Booth, Gwendolyn Richards and Julie Van Rosendaal in this article where we got to share our summer soiree hosting tips. Click here to read the article at the source: Entertaining Like a Pro: Tips from Four Calgary Cookbook Authors The recipes follow.
MoreCool Thing #46 – when your friend Janice Beaton gets an article written about what she loves!
Now this is definitely cool. I’ve known Janice Beaton a long time and always admired her taste and style. She’s a straight-forward Maritimer like me but she’s also filled with dichotomies. She’s at once sophisticated and granola, worldly and ultra-local, spiritual and poetic. She’s a contributor to life and a cheese grande dame. It’s so nice […]
MoreThe Incomplete List of #CalgaryStampede Breakfasts for 2016 by Karin Olafson – via @AvenueMagazine
I’ve got my first Calgary Stampede pancake breakfast all planned. I’ll be at the parade bright and early this Friday and am already looking forward to Spolumbo’s sausage and flapjacks fresh from the griddle that my friends Richard and Nora Seto (Stampede volunteers extraordinaire) will be whipping up for me. I’m going to need the […]
More#TopTenRestaurants #Calgary via @AvenueMagazine – #Congrats to No1. @RougeCal
Rouge takes first place (for the second year in a row) in the Best Tried and True category in the Avenue Magazine’s 13th Annual Best Restaurants Awards. Rouge uses local ingredients and consistently serves sophisticated and creative dishes. Here’s Dan Clapson’s write up as well as the complete Top Ten list from the source: Congratulations […]
More#Top10Restaurants in #Calgary – #TriedandTrue – No7. @RiverCafeYYC
Known for its sustainable menu, delectable dishes and warm, welcoming environment, River Café wins seventh place in the Best Tried and True category in the Avenue Magazine 13th Annual Best Restaurants Awards. Here’s my write-up from the source: 7. River Café
More#Top10 “Tried and True” Restaurants in Calgary – No.10 Mercato
Mercato takes home tenth place in the Best Tried and True category in Avenue Magazine’s 13th Annual Best Restaurants Awards. Here’s the piece I wrote about them for the upcoming Restaurant issue from the source: 10. Mercato Are you curious to see which restaurant our judging panel picked as number one this year? Follow along here as Avenue […]
More#Top10 #NewRestaurants in #Calgary – No.10 @ModernSteakCA
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 […]
More40 New #Restaurants That Opened in #Calgary in 2015 via @avenuemagazine
I’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 […]
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