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Condo dwellers of the Victoria Park area can now rejoice with their very own supermarket. Granted, it’s not a discount grocer, but the Sunterra Market (in the shiny Keynote tower) has its advantages especially for young professionals who live and work in the area. As Calgary’s closest answer to Whole Foods, Sunterra Market stocks organic [...] If you get bored of the all-inclusive resort life on the Mayan Riviera, a trip into Playa del Carmen is easy and cheap. Originally a small fishing village and artists’ colony, it’s increasingly catering to the tourists that flock there for scuba diving and shopping. You could take a cab into Playa. The 25-minute trip from [...] My cousin-in-law Ralph, who was born in Mozambique, had mentioned a South African meat shop to us a while ago. We finally got a chance to check it out a few weeks ago. A family-run venture in a Kensington strip mall, SA Meat Shops is a tidy place that sells a mix of frozen and fresh [...]
Yes, this blog is mostly about eating but sometimes it’s about the sights. And Bass Pro Shops in the CrossIron Mills megamall in Balzac, north of Calgary, is a sight. Opened in August, the mall is one million square feet.
The Saint John City Market is a wonderful place to stroll on a leisurely weekend. I’d probably be there a lot if I lived in the city. Among the seafood, fresh fruit, and deli offerings is a small corner of British exports, which belongs to Pete’s Frootique. There, I was enchanted by a chocolate [...] Many culinary schools already run restaurants staffed by their students, but SAIT Polytechnic in Calgary has taken it further with the Market Place at SAIT, a gourmet food store that features the talents of students from the baking and pastry arts, professional cooking, and meat operation and management programs. SAIT’s meat counter has always been open [...]
The Richmond night market is a totally fun outing on a summer night, and growing so quickly that it’s now in its third location in less than a decade. The popularity led to a fight between event companies, but all you need to know is don’t eat before you come here! Your eyes will [...] Alberta Pork is sponsoring two free lunches of pulled pork sandwiches to drum up support for the industry, amid misconceptions about the swine flu. The Edmonton event, at the Alberta legislature today (Tuesday, May 12) from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., will include speeches from politicians. The Calgary event at the McDougall Centre is on Wednesday, [...] |
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