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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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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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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Chef's Tips
- Mar 26
- 1 min
Hambāgu (Japanese Hamburger Steak)
For Alan Yau of Calgary’s Y93 Sushi Crave, cooking equates to happiness. “I grew up with Japanese comics and cartoons – my absolute...
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Chef's Tips
- Mar 26
- 1 min
Sukiyaki
Edmonton’s Izakaya Tomo takes its name from owner and chef Tomoya Mutaguchi, and bringing the authentic izakaya experience to Alberta is...
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Chef's Tips
- Mar 26
- 1 min
Salmon Miso Chazuke
It’s safe to say that Chef Ron Elmaleh of Sherwood Park’s Kobachi takes his inspiration from his environment. Growing up, his family,...
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Chef's Tips
- Mar 26
- 1 min
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...
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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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Keane Straub
- Nov 3, 2022
- 2 min
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...
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Chef's Tips
- Nov 3, 2022
- 1 min
Pork rib Tamarind Soup (Sinigang na Baboy)
Despite growing up surrounded by the cooking of his mother and grandmother, Chef Ariel del Rosario of Edmonton’s Filistix didn’t realize...
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Chef's Tips
- Nov 3, 2022
- 1 min
Crispy Pata (Pork)
As Jean de Jesus explains, Edmonton’s Manila Grill Express was the dream of her of her mother, Aurea, who had many influences growing up...
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