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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...
Keane Straub
Feb 8, 20233 min read


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...
David Nuttall
Feb 1, 20233 min read


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...
Elizabeth Chorney-Booth
Jan 17, 20234 min read


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...
Shelley Boettcher
Jan 12, 20235 min read


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...
Elizabeth Chorney-Booth
Dec 21, 20224 min read


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...
Keane Straub
Dec 15, 20225 min read


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...
Erika Ravnsborg
Dec 12, 20225 min read


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...
Linda Garson
Nov 25, 20223 min read


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....
Elizabeth Chorney-Booth
Nov 17, 20223 min read


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...
Carmen Cheng
Nov 8, 20226 min read


Exploring Philippine Cuisine
Kumain ka na ba? – Have you eaten? – is the common greeting used in the Philippines, which should tell you right away that food plays an...
Keane Straub
Nov 3, 20222 min read


The Desserts of Diwali
Move over, Canadian thanksgiving, and make room for Diwali — one of the world’s most beloved and widely celebrated autumn festivals....
Jade Prévost-Manuel
Oct 20, 20225 min read


Chatsworth Farm: Bringing the farm experience to the people
When Charlotte Wasylik was a little girl growing up on Chatsworth Farm near Vermillion, she and her two brothers named all the cows that...
Elizabeth Chorney-Booth
Sep 21, 20223 min read


Discover the Cape Breton Cookie with a Funny Name and Unforgettable Flavour
Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, may be famous for its music and scenery but any Islander will tell you that the best thing about living...
Vanessa Chiasson
Sep 16, 20223 min read


Alberta Breakfast Sandwiches
Sometimes, you wake up in the morning and you realize that you have been having a crazy couple of days. Everything from the stresses of...
Erika Ravnsborg
Sep 13, 20224 min read


Edmontonian brings an adventurous attitude to new season of Top Chef Canada
Ready to cheer on the local entrant in this season's Top Chef Canada? Lindsay Porter is your gal. When Lindsay Porter was growing up in...
Lucy Haines
Sep 7, 20223 min read


Open that Bottle...with Paul Poutanen
As a youngster growing up in Thunder Bay, Paul Poutanen was fascinated by magicians. “I always wanted to know how they did it, and that's...
Linda Garson
Aug 24, 20223 min read


Local Lovin’ in the Kitchen
When it comes to cooking, there’s nothing better than using local products. They’re fresh, they’re easy to source, they’re sustainable,...
Keane Straub
Aug 18, 20224 min read


Rig Hand Distillery: Bottling the Spirit of Alberta
Since craft distilleries started emerging in Alberta in 2014 the province has seen a number of spirits brands that evoke a taste of the...
Elizabeth Chorney-Booth
Aug 5, 20223 min read


Digging up the dirt: All you need to know about potatoes and their cookery
A potato is a potato is a potato. Or is it? According to Rosemary Wotske of Poplar Bluff Organics, over 6,000 different varieties of...
Mallory Frayn
Jul 25, 20223 min read
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