PURSUIT

Vancouver’s Spot On Prawns

May 17, 2012May 16, 2012 by Steven Schelling

Spring is finally here! And that means spot prawn season. For Vancouver foodies there’s no greater time of year than the scant six to eight weeks when B.C.’s bountiful crop of Pandalus platyceros are at their height. Succulent, sweet and sustainable, these little guys are the ultimate eco-friendly catch. You … Read More

DailyXY’s Scotch Tasting Event

May 18, 2012May 16, 2012 by Staff

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We at DailyXY are no strangers to Scotch. We’ve tossed back more than our fair share of whisky – the generic catch-all that includes bourbons, ryes, Canadians, blended Scotch, single malts – whatever the poison, we’ve sampled it. But we still have much to learn. So when the folks at Chivas … Read More

Vancouver’s French Bistros

May 2, 2012 by Steven Schelling

Ask any Frenchman and he’ll tell you that French cuisine is the apex of all culinary achievement. Whether you believe that particular morsel of jingoism (however deserved it may be), one thing you can always be sure of is that French haute cuisine can usually be found at the apex … Read More

Smashburger Comes to Calgary

May 2, 2012 by Karen Petkau

Calgary’s beef-eating, beer-chugging populace has been given the best of both worlds – a city-slicker burger joint that puts the panache in fried pickles. Denver restaurant chain Smashburger will be opening two restaurants, with the first May 2nd at #4 2770 32 Ave. N.E., and the second in Royal Oak … Read More

Local Foods Gaining Ground In Ontario

April 18, 2012April 18, 2012 by Tim Gallant

Worldwatch reports that ingredients typically travel between 2,500 and 4,000 kilometers before they reach your table. Indeed, that’s one long commute. Translated into the ecological footprint model, by switching to a more local diet, the average North American would save almost an entire planet’s worth of resources (though you’d still be … Read More