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TURNER VALLEY: Chuckwagon Cafe

are you gonna eat that? — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:59:40 +0000

One of the prettiest drives on a sunny day is part of the Cowboy Trail between Calgary and Turner Valley/Black Diamond. It’s an even worthier trip when the end goal is the declared winner of the “search for the perfect burger.”

Last summer, Gwendolyn and her sister — for the sake of research of course [...]

CALGARY: The Bistro at Art Central brunch

are you gonna eat that? — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:19:14 +0000

Lineups are the bane of weekend brunchers in Calgary. It’s always a pleasant surprise when you don’t have to stand in line for at least 15 minutes, perhaps cupping a precious cup of coffee while craning your neck to see how far down your name is on the waiting list.

The Bistro at Art Central [...]

EDMONTON: Café de Ville

are you gonna eat that? — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 22:26:59 +0000

Looking for somewhere new for Sunday brunch (we can only go to Culina so many times in one weekend), Jason’s family and I headed to Café de Ville, which has been in Edmonton for a while but somehow not on our radar.

The restaurant is on the ground floor of the three-storey Buena Vista building built [...]

CALGARY: Over Easy Breakfast

are you gonna eat that? — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:23:27 +0000

The corridor at the top of Edmonton Trail near 8th Street should be renamed the Breakfast Belt, or the Bacon Block, or French Toast Township, or the Huevos Hood (WOOO! Someone’s had too much coffee this morning.)

Joining the always popular, lined-up Diner Delux, and the weekend brunches of fairly new AKA Bistro, and Big [...]

EDMONTON: Culina redux

are you gonna eat that? — Fri, 22 May 2009 14:30:08 +0000

No visit to Edmonton is complete for us without brunch at Culina. The Sunday menu is smaller and slightly different than its signature Saturday brunch menu, but both still have my beloved bacon and eggs ($15).

I can try to pretend I’ll order something else, but I rarely do. The slow braised “bacon” is to [...]