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KitchenAid food processor winner

are you gonna eat that? — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:38:19 +0000

Hi all! Thanks for your entries and answers as to what you’d make with a new food processor. You mentioned a lot of things I didn’t even realize could or should be done with a processor! Shows you how much I still have to learn about cooking time-savers.

The randomly chosen winner of a new [...]

KitchenAid food processor giveaway

are you gonna eat that? — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:00:02 +0000

It’s the holidays. That means a lot of cooking, baking, dicing and slicing. And since it’s the season for giving, how would you like this beauty of a food processor to help you out?

I have one to give away!

KitchenAid just launched this 13-cup food processor with a work bowl, chef’s bowl and mini bowl. There’s [...]

White Spot Pirate Pak Day

are you gonna eat that? — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 20:18:11 +0000

One of my food memories growing up in Vancouver is the cardboard Pirate Pak for kids 10 and under at White Spot. My entree (usually a hamburger) sat in the middle; a Styrofoam cup with my milkshake was nestled on the stern; a straw held up the cardboard mast; a mini cup of vanilla ice [...]

Chocovine

are you gonna eat that? — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:00:48 +0000

I’m all for trying new and weird things. ChocoVine definitely falls into that category.

A gift from the always too-generous Colette, ChocoVine is French cabernet blended with dark chocolate from Holland. For some reason, the windmill and tulips on the label bothered me more than the unusual flavour mix.

From the outside, the liquid looked [...]

Food news: Eat Alberta, Organics Delivered

are you gonna eat that? — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 13:20:55 +0000

Slow Food Edmonton has organized a food conference called Eat Alberta to showcase local food experts. It takes place April 30 in downtown Edmonton, but the extremely organized committee behind it hopes it will evolve into a provincial event.

There will be keynote sessions on urban gardening and urban homesteading, and tastings of fruit wine, [...]

CALGARY: March deals

are you gonna eat that? — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 18:45:24 +0000

Cupcakes for a cause

GoodNews.com is among the online daily deal companies that have hit Calgary but they donate a portion of all sales to a local charity.

They’ve joined with The Little Cupcake Shoppe in McKenzie Towne for a deal from March 9-13. You can buy half a dozen mini cupcakes (normally $8.95) for just [...]

Avenue Magazine: Calgary’s Best Restaurants

are you gonna eat that? — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 16:10:50 +0000

I’ve been looking forward to the March issue of Avenue Magazine because I got to be part of its judging panel for the 8th annual restaurant awards.

Some winners were chosen by readers and others by judges. It’s a beautiful looking issue, so see if you can pick one up (free!) around the city.

The readers picked [...]

Farewell to Calgary

are you gonna eat that? — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 17:47:07 +0000

Jason told me to just rip off the Band-Aid, so here goes … we’re moving from Calgary to Vancouver. It’s not you, it’s me. Well, it’s the baby. In a nutshell, we’re going so we can be closer to family (and lots of dim sum and sushi).

I write this with mixed feelings: obviously excited [...]

Calgary restaurant updates and other stuff

are you gonna eat that? — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 23:29:55 +0000

Hey Calgary diners, here are a few restaurant re-surfacings worth noting:

Colombian Flavor, one of my favourite hidden gems, which used to be in the now-closed Heritage Flea Market, is now at 2770 Glenmore Trail SE, (403) 457-2484. I think that’s right near the Glenmore Inn. Longtime Greek favourite, Pegasus, has reopened where the Altadore Dining [...]

Canadian Food Blog Awards

are you gonna eat that? — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 15:37:20 +0000

This is a photo of the Share Burger at CHARCUT in Calgary. It’s delicious but has nothing to do with this post. I just wanted to include a pretty food picture.

Anyhoo, it turns out that this little hobby blog of mine has been nominated for Best Restaurant Review Blog in the inaugural edition of [...]