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CARSTAIRS: PaSu Farm barbecue

are you gonna eat that? — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:20:53 +0000

When some friends insisted that I needed to have a baby shower, I frowned. I didn’t really want to to put anyone out hosting some sort of afternoon tea with games and ribbons and diaper cakes.

Being the bossy pants that I can occasionally (ahem) be, I asked (um, maybe stated) if we could do [...]

CALGARY: South African Meat Shops

are you gonna eat that? — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 03:17:03 +0000

My cousin-in-law Ralph, who was born in Mozambique, had mentioned a South African meat shop to us a while ago. We finally got a chance to check it out a few weeks ago.

A family-run venture in a Kensington strip mall, SA Meat Shops is a tidy place that sells a mix of frozen and fresh [...]

CALGARY: Chef’s Table

are you gonna eat that? — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:01:38 +0000

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!

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 [...]

RICHMOND: Night Market

are you gonna eat that? — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:16:15 +0000

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

are you gonna eat that? — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 17:14:22 +0000

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

are you gonna eat that? — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:07:48 +0000

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!

are you gonna eat that? — Sun, 12 Mar 2006 01:20:00 +0000

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

are you gonna eat that? — Sat, 08 Oct 2005 00:37:00 +0000

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 [...]