“Friendship is born at the moment when one person says to another, ‘What! You too? Thought I was the only one.’” – C.S. Lewis “True friends are those who really know you but love you anyway.” – Edna Buchanan “It’s the friends you can call up at four A.M. that matter.” – Marlene Dietrich “I [...]

After a summer nearly free of appointment television, the first of the fall premieres (besides The Hills, anyway) aired last night. Season three of Prison Break has begun with four familiar faces behind bars, this time in a seedy Panamanian jail controlled by the inmates within. While Lincoln promised Michael mid-episode that he would be [...]

I have the privilege of compiling a monthly calendar of events for my clients at work, in the hopes of encouraging them to explore and enjoy what the city has to offer. Since undertaking this initiative over a year ago, I must admit to the secondary benefit of becoming quite well-informed about economical and unique [...]

I finally made my way down to the south side Tropika (6004 104 Street) on Wednesday with Dickson, spurred on by a coupon I had on hand. I had heard that the food was good but pricey, so a discounted meal was a definite encouragement to try their version of Malaysian cuisine. pricey As opposed [...]

Celebrate Dine Alberta by enjoying regional ingredients at 36 participating Edmonton eateries. I hope at some point the website will be able to provide more detail about the special menus at each restaurant. Italians were encouraged to boycott pasta today to protest rising prices. I can’t imagine such a movement will get very far. After [...]

Using the fresh dill I bought at the City Centre Market over the weekend, and armed with a recipe out of The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook, I set out to make Ina’s Cheddar-Dill Scones on Monday. Back in April, I had tried her similar recipe for Strawberry Scones, but I found the freeze-dried fruit a little [...]

On a whim, I entered a contest last week sponsored by the Bistro section in the Edmonton Journal. The prize was a market fresh cooking class with Bistro editor Judy Schultz and Gail Hall, owner of Seasoned Solutions. For my submission, I wrote about my developing interest in the culinary workings of Edmonton alongside my [...]

This month, several new productions will be premiering in the city, so now is a good time as any to tally the shows that I am looking forward to this year. Catalyst Theatre‘s second Edmonton run of its Sterling Award-winning Frankenstein (February 2-24). Be sure to get your tickets early for this one. Edmonton Opera‘s [...]

Since the “Opening Soon” sign had been put up in the window, I was curious about the new Vietnamese restaurant Moon Garden that would be inhabiting the old Zenari’s space downtown (10117 101 Street). Though I now know that the establishment is merely a second location and not a brand new endeavor, I was still [...]

I was craving some classic escapist fare, as it has been quite some time since I have been to an Edmonton Film Society screening. Roman Holiday was a good pick – Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck frolicking amongst Rome’s most famous sites – what could be better? Surprisingly, the city wasn’t highlighted as much as [...]