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CALGARY: Lobsters and festivals

I’ve been carefully watching for this year’s Lobsterfest, an annual fundraiser hosted by the Stampede City Kinsmen, after such a great time last year. (I ate three lobsters.) But with their website down for several weeks, it turned out to be quite a test of my investigative skills. By the time I chased down an [...]

Calgary blogger bake sale

You know they can write about food, but can they bake? Of course they can! Several Calgary food bloggers are applying their talents to a good cause at this weekend’s Market Collective.

Organized by Ceci n’est pas un food blog, the food blogger bake sale will feature goodies from Dinner with Julie and Kitchenscraps as well [...]

Calgary roundup

A new and improved Hillhurst Sunnyside Farmers’ Market kicks off its season Wednesday, June 2 at the community centre (1320 5th Ave. NW). Lots of new vendors, offering grass-fed beef, local veggies, organic B.C. fruit, and whole grain bread, have joined the roster. The market runs every Wednesday 3:30-7:30 p.m., rain or shine, until Oct. [...]

CALGARY: Opening and closing

Giveaway

In a random decision (“Jason, pick a number between one and eight”), supersu is getting two coupons for Arthur’s smoothies and juices. Happy fruits!

Opening

(Courtesy West)

I went to the opening of West Restaurant & Bar last week, a huge, gorgeous *three-floor* space in Scotia Centre downtown. It’s from Concorde Group Entertainment, which also runs Flames [...]

CALGARY: Grilled cheese contest

(Photo from Janice Beaton Fine Cheese)

Gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches have officially landed in Calgary with Janice Beaton Fine Cheese announcing a Grilled Cheese Bar inside its shop.

To drum up interest, the store is sponsoring a contest for Calgary’s best grilled cheese sammich. Your creative and/or delicious (hopefully both!) entry must contain a cheese available [...]

Vegan eating

(Photo from Would Rather Gather)

When I think vegetarian food, I think tofu. When I think vegan, I think … uh, some kind of grain? I definitely don’t think tasty.

But my very good friend, Shawna, is changing those perceptions with an ambitious project. Recipes that taste and look good — and are vegan.

Her [...]

A makeover

Hi all,
As you can see, the blog is undergoing a bit of a makeover. I’m still fiddling around with all this stuff (OK, Jason mostly is. Bless his heart.) so please bear with us. Feel free to leave a comment if you have any suggestions, feedback etc. I know the photos and layout on some [...]

Cookbook for Haiti aid

An amazing project, led by Calgary’s Julie van Rosendaal, sprung up in the aftermath of Haiti’s devastating earthquake.

After much hard work and help from 27 other food bloggers from around the world, Blog Aid: Recipes for Haiti, is now available for purchase.

The paperback is $25 and the hardcover is $50. All proceeds will support [...]