Vikram Vij is one of Canada’s best known chefs, and also one of the country’s most engaging personalities. The celebrated restauranteur, and his wife Meeru, own multiple restaurants including his flagship, Vij’s, which consistently cracks lists of Canada’s top restaurants, in addition to Rangoli, My Shanti, and even a food truck, Vij’s Railway Express. The […]
Edmonton Brunch Odyssey #4 – Meat vs Next Act Pub
Meat and The Next Act may have the same owners, but the menus don’t necessarily convey that relationship. The brunch offerings are distinctly different from each other, and equally interesting. The Old Strathcona area fared pretty well in my searches for Edmonton’s best fried chicken and pizza, and the nearby Ampersand 27 got the area […]
Off Menu Podcast Ep. 10 – Calgary and Edmonton Food with Clapson and Campbell
The Alberta food scene has grown by leaps and bounds in the last decade, with Calgary leading the way with an abundance of top quality independent restaurants. The last few years have seen big strides taken here in Edmonton as well, with the promise of more great things to come. I figured it was time […]
Edmonton Brunch Odyssey #3 – Ampersand 27 vs Wildflower Grill
Two restaurants attached to hotels. One in Old Strathcona, and the other Downtown. The chef at one used to be the chef at the other. Plenty of good reasons to put Ampersand 27 and Wildflower Grill together in the Brunch Odyssey, so that’s what I did. Ampersand 27 – 10612 Whyte avenue Fancy plating and […]
Edmonton Brunch Odyssey #2- Daravara vs The Local Omnivore
Aesthetically, these 2 Oliver eateries are pretty similar – industrial, raw, and unpretentious. The food at both tend to follow the same vein, so they are the perfect spots to pair together in my search for the best Edmonton brunch. Daravara has been around a couple years, while The Local Omnivore has just a scant […]
Off Menu Podcast Episode 9 – Tipping
Tipping is such a contentious topic, with plenty of points to be made either pro or con. To sort things out, I enlisted Garner Beggs, co-owner of Edmonton’s highly acclaimed Duchess Bake Shop, and Kelsey Johnson, kitchen manager and co-owner (along with the Duchess owners) of an upcoming breakfast spot yet to be named. Kelsey […]
Pyramid Lake, Jasper- A Winter Wonderland
I was lucky to be invited to enjoy Jasper in January‘s Appetites weekend where Robyn and I got to participate in a lot different activities. We checked out the Wine in Winter event, went snowshoeing and attended a Back Country Cooking demonstration. We also had lunch and brewery tour at Jasper Brewing Company and ate […]
Pimento Cheese Recipe
What began many decades ago as a way to market a new product – pure white cream cheese – and a newly available imported product – spanish pimentos – has evolved into one of the most identifiable staples of Southern U.S. cuisine. Pimentos became a major crop in the south when folks discovered how delicious […]
Edmonton Brunch Odyssey #1- Workshop Eatery vs Hart’s Table
I love a project. I loved doing the Edmonton Burger and Pizza Odysseys, and had a blast with smaller projects like 2015’s Edmonton Fried Chicken Crawl, and my search for Edmonton’s best perogies. I guess you could say that employing a detailed analysis method to find the best of <insert tasty food stuff here> has […]
Jasper Coffee: Indie Shops as Diverse as the Landscape
I was lucky to be invited to enjoy Jasper in January‘s Appetites weekend where Robyn and I got to participate in a lot different activities. We checked out the Wine in Winter event, went snowshoeing and attended a Back Country Cooking demonstration. We also had lunch and brewery tour at Jasper Brewing Company and ate […]