We love hearing from you when you’ve had a spectacular dish in a restaurant, and the memory stays with you, such that want to try and recreate it yourself at home for your family and friends. It’s happening more frequently too, which speaks volumes for the standards and quality of our restaurants – it’s good news for everyone! We received an email from Helen S, who had recently attended a dinner at SOT Korean Restaurant, in Calgary’s Inglewood neighbourhood. “We real

We received an email from Judy H, who had recently attended an elevated Indigenous Experience dinner in the private dining room at Little Chief restaurant. “Given the popularity of charred cabbage and our inability to cook it well, would you be able to coax the chef at Little Chief restaurant to give us his recipe/technique for the Braised Teardrop Cabbage with Cilantro Labneh and Chorizo Sauce that we recently had at one of your Vine & Dine events,” she asked. How coul

We drove to Canmore recently to judge Murrieta’s Rioja wine and tapas pairing (which won Highly Recommended!), and stayed for lunch before the drive back. We love a good chowder, and a hearty corn chowder with smoky bacon, shrimp, and a little kick of spice, really hits the spot, especially with wonderful views of the mountains too when you have visitors from abroad. We’ve since been back again with visitors from Italy who really enjoyed it too! We’re very grateful to

There’s nothing better to wake up to than feedback from you, particularly one requesting a recipe that we’ve tried and love ourselves! Thanks very much Suzanne, for your email: “Good morning Linda, Love love love your magazine! I was enjoying dinner last night at Sensei Bar and we had the Gochuchang and Ginger Chicken. It was served atop a Shiitake “Baklava” with sambal honey. This baklava was one of the most creative and delicious dishes I have had in a while; it was layered

A perfect appetizer any month, bruschetta is a relatively quick and easy starter, and perfect for showcasing those delicious, fresh tomatoes that will be ripening soon. We’re lucky, however, to have terrific, tasty tomatoes available to us for a much longer time with our greenhouse growers extending the season. Let’s take a deeper dive into this ubiquitous dish and learn a little more: Firstly, let’s say it correctly – it’s pronounced "brusketta" in Italian. You might think t

This summer we ran two delicious pairing dinners at the newly opened Artist Lounge. The menus were different for each dinner, but the Haloumi Cheese and Tomato Jam was so popular we kept it in the menu and had it twice! And how could we resist this email: “Hi, Linda. We enjoyed last night. My favourite was the halloumi with tomato jam and fresh basil. Could I make a request for the recipe for this dish – especially the tomato jam which was simply delicious? Thanks again for

We love hearing from you to request your favourite recipes from your favourite restaurants, and we just had to ask when we received this email: “I'm not sure what Hy's does to make their cheese toast so dreamy delicious but I can't not order it whenever I go there, and am wondering if they might share their recipe? Thank you.” - Jocelyn M. We agree, Hy’s Cheese Toast is memorable and very moreish, so many thanks to Hy’s for sharing their recipe!

This recipe first appeared in 'Off the Menu' in Culinaire's November 2020 issue courtesy of the folks at Calgary's Safari Grill . We ’ve received many emails asking if we can get the recipe for Safari Grill’s Masala Mogo. You’ve told us that they are “like the best fries EVER!” and “sooo tasty and delicious when they’re fresh and hot.” We agree, they’re our favourites too, so many thanks to Safari Grill for sharing the recipe! Mogo is a root vegetable that we also know as c

This year we celebrated Canada Food Day with a segment on Global TV, and featured dishes from local restaurants’ Alberta On The Plate menus that showcase local farmers. One of the dishes was from Laetitia Chrapchynski, chef at Donna Mac, who included both Highwood Crossing's organic wholewheat flour and their rolled oats in her Alberta on the Plate Dessert, inspired by the Bouchon cookbook as well as by Montreal pastry chef Patrice Demers' book. These delicious madeleines wit

We have a new favourite summer starter! At the end of May we ran a fantastic, super safe, wine pairing dinner at Delta Calgary South, where everyone dined at their tables set on their balconies overlooking a central atrium, so we could chat about the wines and dishes. We started with a cucumber salad as a welcome amuse bouche, and paired it with a sparkling Crémant de Bourgogne (sparkling wine made in the traditional method, from Burgundy). It was a stunning start to the even

In the course of bringing you the latest news for our Salutes & Shout Out page, I personally visit all the Calgary restaurants to meet the owners and chefs, try their dishes, and take some snaps. In March, we brought you news of The Dandelion’s new owners, and on a visit to meet them I tried Mum’s Moroccan Soup, which is so delicious I just had to ask how it was made. “That sweet, spicy, smoky smell that travelled from the kitchen to greet us at the front door after many cold

We love hearing from you to request your favourite recipes, and particularly to receive an email like this: “I’ve been reading this magazine for years and absolutely love it! The gluten-free hazelnut torte from Decadent Brulee is heavenly. I was wondering if you could source out and print a recipe. Thank you, Loreta T.” How could we resist, flattery will get you everywhere! Many thanks to Decadent Brûlée for sharing their recipe for this decadent torte. If there's a dish in a

We received an email recently requesting a recipe for one of Rome’s most popular pasta dishes – Spaghetti Carbonara. “Before the lockdown, I went to a restaurant in Marda Loop and likely tasted one of the most delicious pasta dishes I've had in a while. I do love carbonara and I've tried many in the city, however this one was wonderful. I have ordered this a number of times, thankfully Pubblico has curbside pick-up and delivery, but I would love to try to make this at home. A

Delicious soup warms the soul and fills the belly on cool winter days, and this hearty potato soup is very much one of them. Back at the end of November, we ran a socially distanced, relaxed, and delicious pairing dinner at Asylum for Arts. Over six courses of vegetarian and gluten-free dishes, the soup was a highlight, perfectly complemented by British Columbia’s Poplar Grove chardonnay, and live classical guitar music. Everybody absolutely loved it, and we had many request

This recipe first appeared in Off the Menu in our April 2020 issue of Culinaire Magazine courtesy Chef Benjamin Griffin of Calgary's...

This recipe first appeared in Off the Menu in our December 2019 issue, courtesy of NoTable in Calgary.

This recipe first appeared in the November 2018 issue of Culinaire Magazine courtesy Chef Roy Oh.

From our March 2018 Issue of Culinaire: Calgary’s Cilantro is 30 years old this year, and has a fresh new look to celebrate. We've lost count of the times we've heard people wish they had the recipe for Lemon Conchigliette after devouring a bowl of it. Many thanks to Chef Lancelot Monteiro for sharing it with us.