Having had the opportunity to spend a week in Fort McMurray in the fall, I was happy to see most of the neighbourhoods busy rebuilding after being devastated by the summer wildfire. Though many people outside Fort McMurray know little more about the city than it’s connection to the oil sands to the north, there’s […]
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Touristing around Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
I have been wanting to travel to the Canadian east coast for some time now. Since we have so many transplanted Easterners here in Alberta, I’ve been graced with tales of the legendary beauty of the coastlines, the friendliness of the people and now, the explosion of the food scene. With the Canadian dollar still […]
Off Menu Podcast Ep. #15 – Farmers Markets
This week we’re talking about the trials and tribulations of farmers markets with a couple fixtures of the Edmonton farmers market scene. Owen Petersen is owner and head baker at Prairie Mill Bread Company, and veteran of numerous markets including the Southwest Edmonton Farmers Market, and the City Market Downtown, on 104 st. Kirsta Franke […]
Iconic Edmonton Pizzeria Closing Temporarily
Rosebowl Pizza may be an institution in Oliver, but if you want one last pizza in their original location on 117st just north of Jasper Avenue, you better hurry. Rosebowl’s owner, Sam Moukhaiber, says he will close at the end of June, so he and his family can focus their efforts on getting a planned […]
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 #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’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 […]
Victoria, BC – Eating and Drinking Around the Garden City
The last time Phil and I went to Victoria, BC, it was on our honeymoon, over 12 years ago. We wandered around in the rain, eating fish and chips and kissing in all the romantic spots around the city. Yet, despite the warm fuzzies we get when we think about Victoria, we had never made […]
Edmonton Fried Chicken Crawl
Ever since starting this blog I’ve wanted to assemble a few people and blind taste test a bunch of Edmonton’s fried chicken, then compare notes and pick our favourites. It’s been years since this idea took hold and I can finally cross it off my “must blog” list. The assembled judges included myself and my […]
The Essential Farmers Markets of Edmonton
Over the last couple years, it seems like every time I turn around a new farmers’ market pops up in a different section of the city, and I could not be happier about it. I think that supporting small, local businesses and getting unique, superior products is a trend I can really get behind. Regardless […]