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RICHMOND: Hog Shack Twitter champs

I blogged about Hog Shack Cook House last fall, but this time I want to focus on how well they use Twitter. Other restaurants could learn some lessons.

First, Hog Shack’s Twitter account has a personality. It’s funny, timely and most importantly, authentic. Hog Shack is on Twitter to post specials, answer questions, cheer the Canucks [...]

CALGARY: Home Tasting Room

This is an example of about how it doesn’t ever hurt to ask.

We were heading back to Calgary for a short weekend visit and of course I wanted to try a newer restaurant that I’d never been to. But because H had outgrown his travel tie chair and I didn’t want to lug a [...]

CALGARY: The James Beard experience

Before the Food Network and Julia Child, there was James Beard, arguably the original celebrity chef. Today his foundation keeps his spirit alive, hosting annual awards and culinary events. A select few chefs are invited to “perform” and cook at the Beard House in New York.

It’s a big deal so chefs obviously want their [...]

CALGARY: Colonial Fusion

Part of the fun in trying restaurants is venturing into newer parts of Calgary. Located in Quarry Park — which still doesn’t fully register on Google Maps or GPS — Colonial Fusion was a bit tricky to find directions for, but it turned out to be pretty straight-forward (Deerfoot to 24 Street East to 107 [...]

CALGARY: Delicious Thai

To find the delicious flavours of Delicious Thai, follow the sound of a didgeridoo and the smell of burnt coffee past the crowd of rasta-hatted, hackey-sacking, patchouli-scented characters.

The tiny Thai restaurant is in the same Kensington courtyard that usually spills over with customers from the Roasterie. You know where I’m talking about.

Delicious Thai’s exterior [...]

EDMONTON: Red Ox Inn & the girls

A few of my girlfriends really wanted to host a stagette for me. But the whole notion brings to mind tacky tiaras, penis-shaped cups, and ‘Suck for a Buck’ T-shirts.

I am not a woo girl.

But after they assured me the night would involve none of the above, I consented to a small dinner with [...]

CALGARY: The Living Room

It’s been a few years since I’ve been to The Living Room on 17th Avenue SW. No big reason really, I just never think about it. So when an old friend was in town recently, we ended up there for dinner because someone had recommended it to him.

It is a lovely place and [...]

GUILIN: No luck at this restaurant

The Guilin Good Luck Restaurant has a great name and location, but really little else in my opinion. It looks like quite the hangout for local young people, but I think they like it because it’s spacious enough for big tables of friends and you can smoke.

While many businesses and patrons in China have come [...]