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 million acres of it, almost the same as Texas and slightly larger than France. Almost 10 percent of our province is covered in water, with over 600 lakes as well as rivers and wetlands, so that leaves a vast area - much of which is farmland - almost 50 million acres is home to just over 41,500 farms. Figures vary, but it’s safe to say we g

With a menu that changes every week, pastry chef Larissa Costella has plenty of opportunity to tap into her creativity at Calgary’s Salt & Brick. “I am very lucky to have a lot of creative freedom at my job and I have so much fun coming up with new weird ideas every week,” she says. “I love being able to bring a playful lightheartedness to fine dining and bring people joy through my work.” Some of her favourite creations in-house are the result of putting a unique twist on

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These recipes first appeared in Soup Kitchen in the December 2015 issue of Culinaire courtesy Dan Clapson. December is not usually a...