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CALGARY: BottleHouse pub

are you gonna eat that? — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 01:24:29 +0000

So once again, a restaurant occupies the doomed corner of Memorial Drive and 10th Avenue NW, where other eateries have tried and failed. This time though, I hope the BottleHouse Beer Parlour — despite the cheesy name and font — gets a chance.

First of all, the space is huge, so there’s no cramming elbow to [...]

Calgary roundup

are you gonna eat that? — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 14:51:04 +0000

A new and improved Hillhurst Sunnyside Farmers’ Market kicks off its season Wednesday, June 2 at the community centre (1320 5th Ave. NW). Lots of new vendors, offering grass-fed beef, local veggies, organic B.C. fruit, and whole grain bread, have joined the roster. The market runs every Wednesday 3:30-7:30 p.m., rain or shine, until Oct. [...]

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 [...]

TORONTO: Globe Bistro

are you gonna eat that? — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 05:16:17 +0000

Disclosure: This dinner was part of the Eat Local, Eat Real food blogger sessions, organized by a marketing company representing Hellmann’s. There was no obligation or contract that required me to write about it.

Globe Bistro‘s raison d’etre is prominently displayed on its menus and website: “Think global. Eat local.” So it was a perfect [...]

CALGARY: The Living Room

are you gonna eat that? — Thu, 14 May 2009 14:30:29 +0000

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 [...]

CALGARY: Best patio in the city

are you gonna eat that? — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:18:43 +0000

It took me til the end of the summer to stumble upon the best patio in the city — and I completely forgot to take a photo of it! Argh.

River Cafe has, I dare say, the perfect patio. Large, strategically placed umbrellas provide shade pretty much everywhere and its location on Prince’s Island Park [...]