When Liane Faulder contacted me for an interview about my blog, I jumped at the chance to meet her. New to the Journal’s Bistro section as of May (and stepping into the arguably mammoth shoes of her predecessor, Judy Schultz), I have been intrigued by her seemingly haphazard direction and how she felt about the [...]
Occupation: Photographer/Owner of Moments in Digital Ltd. and Product Manager at Britec Computer Systems What did you eat today? Breaded chicken cutlets stuffed with turkey breast and mozzarella cheese, rice, & corn What do you never eat? Pickles, Olives and raw Tomatoes. Not sure if it’s a texture thing or just the taste I don’t [...]
The Edmonton Food Security Network is offering its first of five learning events, “designed for front-line service providers who work on food security issues as well as community members”. The upcoming session will take place on Tuesday, November 4 from 9-11am at City of Edmonton – Community Services Circle Square (11808 St. Albert Trail). Direct [...]
This guest post was written by Mack, an Edmonton-based geek who fancies himself a part-time foodie. You can find him online at his blog, and on Twitter. Edmonton’s third tweetup, an event for local Twitter users to get together in person, was held on Thursday evening. The tweetups aren’t terribly hard to organize, all I [...]
I was fortunate to attend a conference for work in Calgary this past week at the Radisson Hotel Calgary Airport (2120 16 Avenue NE). Welcoming pumpkins created by hotel staff Having never stayed at a Radisson before, this was the first time I have ever encountered a “Sleep Number” bed. I was able to choose [...]
Though I handily declared in my review of High School Musical 2 that I would not be shelling out cash to watch the third (and final?) instalment of the Disney franchise, I was sorely mistaken. Thankfully, I think this movie was well-worth my money, and did much in the way of redeeming the sad excuse [...]
November has been deemed “Shop Local First” month in Edmonton by Mayor Mandel – something to remember when looking around for those holiday gifts. Check out Keep Edmonton Original for a few ideas of locally-owned shops and services. HomeFest, an annual concert fundraiser and campaign to build awareness of issues around homelessness, is on November [...]
After reading an amusing interview with Susannah Patchouli in See Magazine, I made an impromptu decision to attend this year’s Halloween edition of Oh Susannah, Edmonton’s only Euro-style variety show featuring the effervescent Patchouli (played by the hilarious Mark Meer). Mark Meer as Susannah Patchouli (photo taken from the See Magazine article) The show was [...]
