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CALGARY: Cactus Club / Olive Garden

are you gonna eat that? — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:30:14 +0000

I had two vastly different experiences this past month at two chain restaurants in Calgary. I didn’t set out to compare them but it’s hard not to, when one was so impressive and the other so laughable. First, the good.

The Cactus Club Cafe chain started in North Vancouver, B.C. in 1988. I recall the [...]

CALGARY: Dolce Sapori

are you gonna eat that? — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:12:45 +0000

The chef behind Pulcinella — purveyor of thin-crust Neopolitan pizza — has returned to his roots with Dolce Sapori, an almost speakeasy-like second floor with a red glow and private booths.

Chef Domenic Tudda actually grew up on this upper floor, above Stromboli’s run by his family.

Most people who’ve tried Pulcinella either love it or [...]

CALGARY: Petite

are you gonna eat that? — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 12:30:49 +0000

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PRODUCT REVIEW: KitchenAid pasta kit

are you gonna eat that? — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 00:34:41 +0000

A marketing company recently offered me a chance to test out KitchenAid’s pasta kit. Having never made homemade pasta before, I was intrigued at trying everything out.

The pasta roller and cutter are designed to be used as attachments to KitchenAid’s stand mixers, which the company also provided me.

We used it three times with different dough [...]