After reading a few positive reviews about Violino (10133 125 Street), a new-ish restaurant in the High Street area, I suggested that Annie and I give it a try on Friday night. Located in what appears to be a renovated house, we were greeted upon arrival by a host who took our coats (after New [...]

Checking the score for the Canada-U.S. World Juniors semifinal yesterday, it was clear that the TSN live scoreboard wasn’t functioning properly. But take a look at who was listed as “Canada’s Starting Goalie”: Listing Marc-Andre Fleury, who committed the game-losing gaffe in 2004 against the States, seemed like a bad omen. But as the team [...]

2007 was a great year. For food, that is. I was fortunae enough to travel to Europe this summer, and to New York in December. At home in Edmonton, I sampled the fare at several new restaurants (or at least, “new” to me), and discovered some now-favorites. In no particular order, here are a few [...]

Jane e-mailed me from Italy in November, asking if I would consider co-hosting a New Year’s party with her. As if I hesitated before saying yes to an opportunity to entertain and experiment with new recipes. As we were both in recovery from illness and/or vacation hangover, it wasn’t until a few days before the [...]