Open that Bottle with Cam Dobranski
Born and raised in Edmonton, Cam Dobranski’s parents had medical and scientific backgrounds. He always loved cooking, and as a young teen...
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Lucy Haines
- May 23
- 5 min
Fun at The Fort: A spirited bunch takes on distilling
Despite challenges facing the competitive liquor industry, The Fort Distillery is seeing steady growth, and company owner/founder Nathan...
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Keane Straub
- May 18
- 4 min
All Fired Up!
The May long weekend is on! Time to take stock of what to bring, what to wear, and most importantly, what to eat! Whether your idea of...
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Erika Ravnsborg
- May 10
- 4 min
The Wines of Alberta
Way back when, in 2005, Alberta introduced the cottage winery licence (Class E) to add value to Alberta’s agriculture by diversifying the...
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Keane Straub
- Apr 24
- 4 min
Chef's Tips: Simply Sustainable
These days, sustainable cooking is less a trend and more habit, thanks to how easy it is to source local ingredients. A trip to the...
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Shelley Boettcher
- Apr 17
- 7 min
A Slice of Goodness: The condensed history of bread in Alberta
Brio Bakery owner and baker Todd Barraclough spent 15 years working as a dental technician in Edmonton before moving into the world of...
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Linda Garson
- Mar 30
- 3 min
Open that Bottle with Michiko Ono
Growing up in Niigata, Japan, tea played an important role in Michiko Ono’s family. Their home had a traditional Japanese guest room with...
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Keane Straub
- Mar 26
- 3 min
Okawari kudasai: More food, please!
When the topic of Japanese cuisine is broached, most minds turn to sushi, and to an extent, rice. But as we discovered from speaking with...
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Patricia Lau
- Mar 20
- 5 min
The Art of Japanese Fine Dining
As Japanese cuisine has gained popularity in Alberta over the past decade, we now have opportunities to explore and enjoy more elaborate...
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Adrianne Lovric
- Mar 6
- 5 min
Japan’s most famous beverage is gaining ground
Gone are the days of one cheap bottle of sake on liquor store shelves. Sake is becoming mainstream and widely available throughout...
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Keane Straub
- Feb 8
- 3 min
Say Cheese!
Perhaps one of the longest, continuous love affairs in gastronomy is that between humans and cheese. For more than 7,000 years we’ve been...
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David Nuttall
- Feb 1
- 3 min
Find Your Festival in 2023 (Part One)
Festivals. Remember them? No matter how you define of the word, they exist throughout Alberta, in every season, ranging from million...
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Elizabeth Chorney-Booth
- Jan 17
- 4 min
Partake: Low on alcohol, high on flavour
Over the last few years phrases like “non-alc,” “zero proof,” and the seasonal “dry January” and “sober October” have entered the public...
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Shelley Boettcher
- Jan 12
- 5 min
Start it up: New Year, New Culinary Business
Have you always dreamed of creating your own culinary business? There’s a lot to consider - recipes, packaging, funding, selling. Here...
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Elizabeth Chorney-Booth
- Dec 21, 2022
- 4 min
XhALE Brewing Co.: Serving social consciousness with a beer chaser
While you will find a few examples of women, people of colour, and a diversity of other people making waves in the always-growing local...
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Keane Straub
- Dec 15, 2022
- 5 min
Decadent December Desserts
This month we’re thinking outside the stand alone restaurant and throwing the spotlight on in-house dining in some of Alberta’s finest...
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Erika Ravnsborg
- Dec 12, 2022
- 5 min
Christmas Spirits
Christmas is coming up and you are in charge of throwing at your house this year. Your family and friends are coming from all over just...
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Linda Garson
- Nov 25, 2022
- 3 min
Open that Bottle with Mathieu Paré
On Mathieu Paré’s first day at school, they had to draw what they wanted to be when they grew up. Most boys drew policemen and...
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Elizabeth Chorney-Booth
- Nov 17, 2022
- 3 min
Highfield Farm: Regenerating the city with fresh soil and people power
Even if you have the address programmed into your GPS, it’s easy to miss Calgary’s Highfield Farm as you’re driving through the city....
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Carmen Cheng
- Nov 8, 2022
- 6 min
Artisans of the Markets
We often think of farmer’s markets as places to purchase fresh produce in the Spring and Summer seasons. And while the beautiful bounty...
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