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CALGARY: Crepe Avenue

are you gonna eat that? — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 13:30:50 +0000

UPDATE – March 25, 2011: Happily, it looks like Crepe Avenue has been working out the kinks. The guys behind the counter are much faster at putting out the product now. And best of all, the haphazard seating has been reorganized.

I’m convinced there’s no way to take a pretty picture of a crepe. If [...]

CALGARY: Cruffs cream puffs

are you gonna eat that? — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 23:39:00 +0000

Boutique cupcakes have already taken over Calgary, so Cruffs is banking on the next craze — fresh cream puffs.

Located next to the Second Cup in Mission, Cruffs’ concept is simple: you choose a custard filling, then staff pump it from silver containers into the baked-daily puff shells. One is $2.25, half a dozen $12.85, [...]

CALGARY: Crave ice cream sandwiches

are you gonna eat that? — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 14:24:30 +0000

Cupcakes melt fast when it’s hot out. So I was curious to try Crave’s new ice cream sandwiches

They’re made to order using Crave’s fresh-baked double chocolate or chocolate chunk cookies, and homemade vanilla bean ice cream. I got one of both (for the sake of research).

It’s sort of a “can’t lose” purchase. Ice [...]

EDMONTON: Queen of Tarts

are you gonna eat that? — Tue, 11 May 2010 14:29:51 +0000

UPDATE – March 2011: Queen of Tarts has opened its own storefront at 10129-104th St., Edmonton, (403) 421-4410.

We went to a stomach-busting wedding of some very dear friends on the weekend at one of our favourite restaurants, Culina Mill Creek. I’ll blog about the food later, but the dessert was so good I have to [...]

CALGARY: Thomsons at the Hyatt

are you gonna eat that? — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:00:38 +0000

To be honest, I don’t give restaurants in hotels much of a thought. I must have had an experience a long time ago that left me thinking they’re all overpriced and mediocre.

I got shaken out of that bubble when Thomsons Restaurant in the Hyatt Regency recently started holding contests on Twitter. For a chance [...]

CALGARY: Spoon Me

are you gonna eat that? — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:00:59 +0000

With Calgary now thawing out, it’s a good time to try the frozen yogurt at Spoon Me in Kensington.

The concept is simple. Choose from three base yogurt flavours of natural (like vanilla), green tea, or acai (a slightly tart berry flavour) and then from any of their 26 toppings. There’s a nice selection of [...]

CALGARY: Farewell, Robbie Stewarts

are you gonna eat that? — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:16:02 +0000

Yes, that is how we were served a deep-fried Mars bar dessert from Robbie Stewarts Sports Pub in Kensington.

I have no words, so enjoy the picture.

Located on the ill-fated corner of Memorial Drive and 10th Street S.W., Robbie Stewarts and its Scottish pub grub closed this month after less than a year of operation.

ST. ANDREWS: I do, let’s eat!

are you gonna eat that? — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:11:56 +0000

Some people make special requests for wedding photos with a favourite relative, or against a certain backdrop; we asked our wedding photographer to snap pics of the food.

All of the photos in this post were taken by the fabulously talented Heather Wilkinson of Lucid Imaging.

If you need to hire a wedding or portrait [...]

CALGARY: Bliss cupcakes

are you gonna eat that? — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:33:15 +0000

Most people in Calgary are familiar with ultra-successful Crave Cupcakes and their lovely palm-sized, icing-topped offerings. The little bakery opened by sisters five years ago now has three locations, and more often than not, lineups out the door.

Now, there’s a new kid on the block (btw, weren’t they a great band?). Bliss & Co. Cupcakes [...]

HONG KONG: Pop bites and Post-it notes

are you gonna eat that? — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 19:00:55 +0000

There are lots of notable things about pop bites, a combination wine bar, bakery, deli and dessert cafe. (It’s owned by the same company that runs Shui Hu Ju, several blocks away.)

I felt my cool quotient rise just by stepping inside. A DJ was spinning tunes (isn’t that what the kids call it?) in [...]