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CALGARY: CHARCUT Roast House

CHARCUT Roast House has earned a slew of accolades since it opened in March 2010 in the swanky Hotel Le Germaine downtown. It’s again in the limelight as co-chef and co-owner Connie DeSousa is currently competing on Top Chef Canada.

I have to confess, I hate the name. I dislike that it’s ALL CAPS [...]

CALGARY: Rocky's Burger Bus

Burgers cooked in buses get me excited. I have no idea why. Because it makes no sense?

Gwendolyn, who KNOWS her burgers, introduced me to the Chuckwagon Cafe. So it was only fitting that she led me to Rocky’s Burger Bus.

Rocky’s is in a southeast industrial area with a lovely view of power [...]

CALGARY: Kane's Harley Diner

Kane’s Harley Diner became my go-to lunch place when I went out with H and other babies. The kitschy diner has been in Inglewood for more than a decade. It’s not fancy, but it doesn’t need to be. Regulars come back for the filling plates and service by ladies who call you “sweetie” and [...]

CALGARY: Brasserie Kensington

It seems the owners of Muse and winebar (and AKA) are intent on taking over the corner of Kensington Road and 11th Street with the opening of Brasserie Kensington.

The new restaurant is right above winebar, where an interior design store used to be. It’s been transformed with the requisite dark wood tables, chairs and [...]

CALGARY: CHARCUT alley burgers

UPDATE-July 6, 2011: CHARCUT is launching a lunch food truck to peddle the famous alley burgers. To find out where the truck will be parked around Calgary, follow updates on Twitter and Facebook. The menu will also include hand-cut duck fat-fried potatoes and poutine with Quebec cheese curds.

Some people like to complain that Calgary [...]

RED DEER: Burger Baron

I wrote about Burger Baron in 2008. That’s pretty much the last time I ate at one until last week.

We stopped at the location in Red Deer’s Gasoline Alley where you have your pick of the finest purveyors of fast food.

I can report that nothing has changed including our order. I got a mushroom [...]

CALGARY: The Main Dish winter menu

The Main Dish in Bridgeland is probably best known for convenient and tasty take-home meals, but many people don’t know it also offers a coffee bar, breakfast, weekend brunch, hot dinners, wine and music nights.

To promote its new winter dinner menu, the Main Dish invited a few food writers and media types to [...]

CALGARY: Lunch at Rush

If I had an expense account and “business meetings,” I would eat lunch at Rush every day.

Lobster bisque and lobster claw sandwich would be a part of my regular rotation. And a glass of wine.

Rush, 100-9th Ave. SW, Calgary, (403) 271-7874.