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One should never underestimate the savoury satisfaction of a good burger. Finding the right meat-to-bun-to-condiments ratio is tricky, and can often yield messy or awful results. Enter the Burger Inn, an institutional staple in Calgary’s resto scene since 1988 — and, not to get all hipster, but it’s worth noting … Read More
Opened this fall, BLACK + BLUE is the seventh restaurant in Vancouver’s Glowbal Restaurant Group. Proprietors Emad and Shannon Bosa Yacoub have clearly developed a working recipe for success, as their properties seem to be packed most nights. The new spot focuses on, as the name signals, steak. (For those not … Read More
We all know about the 100km diet and the importance of eating locally. Driving double that distance for a restaurant dinner may be distinctly carbon unfriendly, but can be justified when the boîte in question is as superb as East and Main Bistro. It takes its unpretentious name from its … Read More
Once a gritty, working-class district, St Henri has recently found itself in the crosshairs of gentrification — several attractive eateries and watering holes (and a few knick-knack shops) stand out from what Montrealers are used to. St Henri rejects the ornamental, Eurocentric appeal of the Old Port and does not … Read More
Calgary’s “Sharper Chef” series is written by food and drink aficionados, and features prominent chefs, brewers, vintners and distillers who are willing to share some of their finest (and oftentimes secret) recipes. In this installment, executive chef Andrew Richardson of Blink shares his recipe for a locavore delicacy: braised Alberta … Read More
