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CALGARY: Safari Grill (Short Pants Plaza, part 3)

are you gonna eat that? — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 23:20:27 +0000

Safari Grill is the only sit-down restaurant in Short Pants Plaza. Decked out in earth tones, zebra print and Bollywood videos on the flat-screen, it’s a comfortable space for sharing east African and east Indian food. On the night we were there, two boys kept re-enacting their favourite dives from the World Cup while their [...]

CALGARY: I heart Nando’s

are you gonna eat that? — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 23:25:13 +0000

There really are just three chicken places for most people in Calgary: the dirty bird, the dirty Calgary bird, or the Swiss bird. A grim selection, if you ask me.

Then in the northeast rises Nando’s, a glorious gift from South Africa. The chain was started by a Portuguese man living in South Africa who took [...]

CALGARY: Tiffin Curry & Roti House

are you gonna eat that? — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:47:11 +0000

This month, I started a weekly column on CBC Radio’s afternoon show, The Homestretch. The focus is on hidden gems and holes-in-the-walls in Calgary. Tune into FM99.1 or AM1010 or live online every Wednesday at 5:20 p.m.

Listen to the Tiffin review.

This is my Calgary-style tiffin. A tiffin is basically made up of metal, flat-bottomed bowls [...]