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CALGARY: Chef’s Table

Some kids love new toys, or mini-golf, or roller coasters; eating out at a fancy restaurant was one of my favourite childhood activities. It was something my parents (who weren’t really mini-golf, roller-coaster people) could do with me and my sister with their undivided attention, and it was always such a special occasion.

I loved [...]

ST. ANDREWS: I do, let’s eat!

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 [...]

RICHMOND: Night Market

The Richmond night market is a totally fun outing on a summer night, and growing so quickly that it’s now in its third location in less than a decade.

The popularity led to a fight between event companies, but all you need to know is don’t eat before you come here! Your eyes will [...]

CALGARY: The Brangelina treatment at Bonterra

The affable manager of Bonterra Trattoria, John, delights in telling the story of how Brad Pitt dined at his Italian restaurant, then returned a few days later with Angelina Jolie — “Ang” as she introduced herself — and their entourage in the summer of 2005.

(Pitt was in the area filming the Assassination of [...]

Millarville Farmers’ Market

There’s a definite morning chill in the air these days, a sure sign of the end of summer. But sunny days are still afoot and some of the girls and I took advantage of a crisp day last weekend to do a little road trip south.

Our first stop was the Millarville Farmers’ Market about [...]

EDMONTON: TV dinners!

UPDATE: Culina continues to offer TV dinners with these updated choices for $14 each.

This doesn’t really come from my travels but it does have to do with eating and it’s my blog so I can do whatever I want. My “big-city” friends like to scoff at Edmonton, thinking it’s some sort of quaint backwater. [...]

URUMQI: Red ribbon special

Xinjiang’s other famous dish is whole roasted lamb. It is what it is. The lamb is covered with a mixture of egg, green onion, pepper and other spices including cumin and roasted for an hour.

When it’s done, a red silk ribbon is tied around its head and celery (or something green and [...]