Chef’s Tips: K-FoodÂ
Hallyu – The South Korean Wave  By Linda Garson A couple of years ago, the most popular food trends for new restaurant openings were...
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Lucy Haines
Nov 265 min read
Local Roaster Celebrates 50 Years as Pioneer of The Specialty Coffee IndustryÂ
Fratello means ‘brother’ in Italian – a fitting moniker for Calgary-based Fratello Coffee Roasters, the family-focused coffee pioneer...
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Keane Straub
Oct 295 min read
Chef’s Tips: Weeknight Dinners 101Â
With the first months of the school year in the books, we figured it was a good time to catch up with students – in this case, students...
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Linda Garson
Sep 303 min read
Hunt, Gather, and Share…
By Linda Garson and Keane Straub with Janine Windolph   We have long held the belief that one of the most fascinating and rewarding...
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Lucy Haines
Sep 195 min read
Much more than a snack: Mitsoh aims to preserve and share Indigenous culture, tooÂ
It is said when you’re passionate about your work, it doesn’t really feel like work. For Ian Gladue and his Indigenous enterprise Mitsoh ...
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Lailani Mendoza-Lai
Jul 225 min read
Sweltering Summers and Shaved IceÂ
Summers are for memories and cold treats, so this summer give shaved ice desserts a try! Imagine a mound of a fluffy, lightly sweetened,...
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Linda Garson
Jun 253 min read
Open That Bottle With Sky McLean
“You always hear, don't do food and beverage, and I was like, we're never doing food and beverage. And then here we are doing food and...
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Lucy Haines
Jun 194 min read
From waste to resource, one chopstick at a timeÂ
Do you ever think about what happens to the chopsticks you use at the restaurant, or fast-food spot? Most of us don’t give it a thought,...
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Morris Lemire
Jun 123 min read
Edible Flowers in The Kitchen: Practical Tips & GuidelinesÂ
The sprawling world of culinary flowers can be roughly divided in two; half are flowers that have been processed for use in prepared food...
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Linda Garson
May 265 min read
Alberta’s 7 Signature FoodsÂ
From our 60th parallel northern border down to the 49th parallel and our border with the US, Alberta covers a lot of land – around 158...
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David Nuttall
May 204 min read
The Big Dusty Book… of Beers Deserving More Love
The best thing to come out of the craft beer explosion of the past forty plus years is variety. After been stuck in a rut of bland lagers...
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Lucy Haines
May 65 min read
Alberta Meadery Combines Local Product with Old Country Values
Calgary’s Dritan and Albana Qose are a local success story, entrepreneurs focused on using local products at their meadery, Apollonia...
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Lucy Haines
Apr 224 min read
Diony Distillery: From art to top shelf whisky, it’s more than a passion projectÂ
When Stephane Pilon decided he wanted to open a business a few years ago, he couldn’t have known the search would take him from Canada to...
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Shelley Boettcher
Apr 95 min read
Stuck on Maple Syrup
Quintessentially Canadian food is a must-have for the pantry Maple syrup has always been part of Genevieve Martineau’s life. Her family...
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Keane Straub
Mar 244 min read
Chefs Tips and Tricks : ¡Buen provecho!
With access to the freshest produce, best beef, poultry, and pork here in Alberta, Mexican cuisine has been making itself known in the...
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Lucy Haines
Mar 144 min read
Mexican culture on offer; guac and chips on the side
Moving to Toronto from Mexico some 20 years ago, chemical engineer Vladimir Gonzalez said he just couldn’t find the authentic foods he...
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Keane Straub
Feb 244 min read
A Feast for Any Kind of Family
A family meal among restaurant staff is just like as it sounds: a hearty dish that is put together by the chefs on shift to be shared...
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Patricia Lau
Feb 84 min read
A Guide to Dim SumÂ
What is Dim Sum? Dim sum is a collective term for a variety of small traditional Chinese dishes served with tea. The origins of dim sum,...
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David Nuttall
Jan 254 min read
Take A Journey on Alberta’s Ale Trails
If you are a beer lover and are looking for travel, exploration, and adventure this year, then the Alberta Small Brewers Association and...
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Tom Firth
Jan 154 min read
The Great Without: Alcohol-Free Wines, Beers, and Spirits are Here to Stay
Sugar-free gum, scentless soaps, nut-free this and meat-free that, even gluten-free bread is everywhere. Our lives seem to be filling up...
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