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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...
Keane Straub
Apr 24, 20234 min read


Chef's Tips
Apr 24, 20230 min read


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...
Keane Straub
Mar 26, 20233 min read


Chawanmushi
Behind a vintage Coke machine in Calgary’s Sho Sushi you will find Ajito, an izakaya, or informal Japanese bar. Here you’ll find...
Chef's Tips
Mar 26, 20231 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


Off The Menu: The Artist Lounge Halloumi Cheese with Tomato Jam
This summer we ran two delicious pairing dinners at the newly opened Artist Lounge. The menus were different for each dinner, but the...
Linda Garson
Dec 5, 20221 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


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


Chef's Tips
Aug 18, 20220 min read


Chef's Tips
Aug 18, 20220 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


Open that Bottle...with Bruce Soley
“I've been a keen follower of history ever since I was a little kid,” says Bruce Soley. “I used to read encyclopedias at night, and my...
Linda Garson
Jun 27, 20223 min read


Off the Menu: Hy's Cheese Toast
We love hearing from you to request your favourite recipes from your favourite restaurants, and we just had to ask when we received this...
Off the Menu
May 16, 20221 min read


Cucina Italiana
When we think of Italian cuisine, pasta is the first thing that comes to mind, and for good reason: it’s delicious, easy to prepare, and...
Keane Straub
Mar 14, 20225 min read


Cheap, Fast, AND Good!
The saying goes that you can only have two of the three. But when it comes to quick service dining there are plenty of local options that...
Adrianne Lovric
Jan 10, 20224 min read


Mussels and Sikil P'aak Tostada
Read more about Chef Rafael Castillo and Fonda Fora here.
Chef's Tips
Oct 8, 20211 min read


Notable's Warm Chocolate Pudding
This recipe first appeared in Off the Menu in our December 2019 issue, courtesy of NoTable in Calgary.
Off the Menu
Dec 3, 20191 min read


Grilled Lamb Rack with Chimichurri
This recipe first appeared in Chef's Tips in the April 2019 issue of Culinaire Magazine courtesy Chef Anthony Pittoello at Modern Steak...
Chef's Tips
Apr 1, 20191 min read


Cilantro's Lemon Conchigliette
This recipe first appeared in 'Off the Menu' in the March 2018 issue of Culinaire courtesy Chef Lancelot Monteiro. "Calgary’s Cilantro...
Another Taste
Mar 1, 20181 min read
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