When Edmonton food blogger Valerie Lugonja asked me to participate in her Canadian Food Experience project, I have to admit my first thought was “Oh no, you mean I have to post something at a specific time each month? Like on a deadline?” This fear of possible legitimacy and/or respectability sent me into a month long […]
Smashburger- Now in Sherwood Park
Popular U.S. “better burger” chain Smashburger opens its doors July 3, 2013 in Sherwood Park at #530, 5000 Emerald Drive. This this will be Smashburger’s 3rd location in Alberta to go along with the 2 locations in Calgary. Smashburger gets its name from the “smash” method of cooking, whereby the burgers are smashed onto the […]
A Sampling of 3 New Food Trucks
The food truck scene here in Edmonton has really exploded in 2013, with numerous new trucks hitting our streets. This is great news for a comfort food junkie like me, because food truck food tends to be right in my wheelhouse… Simple and tasty, with an affordable price tag. Will this plethora of new curbside […]
3 New Sunday Farmers Markets
Edmonton seems to be a bit Farmers Market crazy these days, with seemingly every neighbourhood having it’s own market. Though until recently, there were no markets on Sundays that I was aware of. That all changed in the last few weeks, as 3 brand new markets have opened up for Sunday business. This is good […]
A Little Too Close To Home- A High-Rise Fire on my Block
It’s pretty tough to enjoy your morning coffee and Baileys when the high-rise across the street has smoke billowing from an 8th floor window. Trust me on that. Since I don’t have a Flickr account, I figured I’d just post some pics here.
Drift Food Truck on Eat St.
Did you miss Drift Food Truck’s appearance on hit Food Network Show Eat St.? Don’t fret, you can watch it over and over again with this handy dandy link at the bottom of the page! Not surprisingly, Nevin and Kara came off like rock stars, and their food was the star of the show. Check […]
D.I.Y. Pizza- Project Pie, San Diego
I’m not what you would call a Pizza snob. You’ll never hear me use words like “traditional”, or “authentic” in regards to pizza, because I just don’t care about that stuff. I only care about if it tastes good. Plus, big words are hard to spell. I’ll stick to “mmmm”, and “yum”, thank you very […]
Eat St. in Edmonton- Molly’s Eats episode
Last summer, hit Food Network show Eat St. was in town filming 3 of our local food trucks. The first of those episodes aired last Monday, and featured Molly’s Eats and the trucks owner, Susan Chin. If you didn’t catch the episode the first time around, I’ve included the link to that part of the […]
The Shack of My Dreams- Carnitas Snack Shack, San Diego
Is 3 trips to the same restaurant during a paltry 1 week holiday too much? Is that too narrow minded in focus, robbing you of precious opportunities to sample more of what the local dining scene has to offer? If you answered yes, then clearly you’ve never been to the Carnitas Snack Shack, in beautiful […]
Burger Lounge- San Diego
We’re always up for a great burger, so when we got suggestions from from San Diego locals to check out Burger Lounge, we couldn’t resist. The look and feel of The Burger Lounge reminded us a lot of Clive Burger in Calgary. Fittingly, just as the Custard Shakes at Clive caught Robyn’s eye first, at […]