Recently on CBC Radio Active I talked about a new Thai restaurant in Edmonton called Siam Thai Kitchen. The restaurant opened in August of 2020, but quickly became my favourite spot for delicious Thai food. It may seem a little surprising that a brand new restaurant in an industrial area could become my favourite so […]
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Edmonton’s Best Spots for Homestyle Soup
Soup weather is upon us, and it’s one of the few reasons I actually look forward to the cooler weather. Few things are as satisfying as a delicious hot soup for lunch on a cold and blustery day, but finding a really great bowl isn’t always easy to do without a hot tip from a […]
English Food Takes Centre Stage at London Local
For talented Edmonton chef Lindsay Porter, opening her own restaurant has always been the dream, and that dream is coming true on October 20th, 2017 with the opening of London Local. London Local- 2307 Ellwood Dr. SW Here’s a little Q&A with chef Porter about what we can expect to see and eat at the […]
7 Tasty Reasons to Weekend in Saskatoon
Ask most Edmontonians about a great weekend getaway, and you’ll invariably get the same 3 answers from everyone – Calgary, Jasper, and Banff. While those spots are legitimately fantastic in my books too, what about our oft-forgotten neighbour to the East, Saskatoon? Surely this city of over a quarter million people just an easy 5-hour […]
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 […]
Perogy Soup
You may have noticed that I’ve had perogies on the brain recently. While I may have had my fill of traditional style, there is something about they classic flavours of potato, cheese and bacon that I don’t think I’ll ever get sick of. Since I am always in search of an interesting way to […]
Edmonton’s Top 5 Food Trucks
Edmonton summers are beautiful but short, so we like to pack as much outdoor fun into those precious summer months as possible. That’s probably why we have such an infatuation with food trucks, and that infatuation explains why there has been such a rapid proliferation of new ones in the last few years. Edmonton has […]
3 Edmonton Food Trucks Doing Sandwiches Right
Sandwiches rank pretty high on my list of favourite foods. I never get bored of sandwiches, and though carbohydrates seem to have reached a villainous status these days rivalling Somali Pirates or Justin Bieber, you’ll have to tear my grilled cheese sandwich from my cold, dead hands before I give it up. The explosion of Edmonton […]
Scotch Eggs
I must admit that when I first heard of Scotch Eggs, my gut reaction was “geez, leave it to the U.K. to find a way to make sausage and eggs more unhealthy”, but the more I thought about it the more sense it made. I mean when you really think about it, it’s a […]
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 […]