May Week Labour Arts Festival is already in progress, but runs until May 7.
Metro Cinema’s annual Korean Film Fest is on May 1-3, and will be showcasing 8 films this year.
Sample over 150 varieties of beer at the International BeerFest, May 1-3 at the Shaw Conference Centre.
There are lots of opportunities to pick up handmade [...]

After a too-early weekend wake up call to witness the official opening of the new McKernan/Belgravia and South Campus LRT stations, Mack and I were on the lookout for a hot lunch on Whyte. We had swung by the Just Food Edmonton launch (where the poor gals had to bundle up tight in the wind) [...]

Netty tries to get onto my laptop
As some of you may know, I found a fast friend in Netty last year, my Belua Designs companion. I haven’t been as vigilant about capturing photos for the “Netty Series” over the past few months, but I almost feel there isn’t a need to do so with Sarah [...]

Indulgence, a Canadian Epic of Food and Wine, is taking place on June 8. It is an event put on by Slow Food Edmonton as a fundraiser for the Junior League of Edmonton. Tickets are $60, and available now by calling 780-433-9739.
The Journal interviewed Richard Jaffray, president and owner of Cactus Club Cafe this week [...]

“Elusive” is the word that best describes Fantasia Noodle House. The charming red door and cheery blue window and awning beckoned me to visit, but only open from 11am-2pm on weekdays, its limited hours and closed sign taunted me.

Exterior
Finally, on a day where I was nearby for a daylong training session, I was able to [...]

One of my strictly vegan coworkers was raving about a great lunch she had had recently. I asked her about the restaurant, and it turned out not to be a restaurant, but a temple. Another coworker had taken her to the Fo Guang Tea House, located in the basement of the International Buddhist Progress Society [...]

After my one-on-one with Rob Feenie back in February, I was looking forward to the spring opening of the Edmonton flagship Cactus Club Cafe in West Edmonton Mall. Turns out, it was worth the wait.
We were invited to attend an exclusive preview reception on Wednesday evening, which was to include samples of some new menu [...]

Though I do my best to make it back to eateries I’ve written about, sometimes it doesn’t happen until months later, mostly due to timing or geographic location. Sabzy Cafe, a Persian restaurant run by a lovely family I had the privilege of meeting with back in February, was one of those instances. When my [...]

CityFarm, a wonderful initiative to teach children and families about growing food is shutting down due to funding constraints. A meeting scheduled for Monday night is exploring possible mergers with other city agencies.
The Edible Prairie posted about a “meet and eat” showcase of local food taking place on Wednesday, April 22 at the J.G. O’Donaghue [...]

Or perhaps more accurate – non-paella paella. I caught an episode of Michael Smith’s Chef At Home recently where he prepared a paella recipe that even I would eat, free of many ingredients that are unappealing to me, but what I thought were central to paella as a dish. The proteins consisted of chicken, sausage [...]