We’re really lucky here in Edmonton to have greens year-round, due to some greenhouse magic – butter lettuce from TR Greenhouses, spinach from Peas on Earth, and mixed heritage greens from Greens, Eggs and Ham, to mention a few. Of course, sometimes hearty greens are what we crave in the dead of winter – like [...]

On a Monday night a few weeks ago: Me: Do you want to go for dinner tomorrow night? Mack: What’s the occasion? Me: No occasion. We just haven’t been out for a while. [pause] Okay, you got me. I have a coupon that expires tomorrow. So goes how occasion has been dictating our decisions to [...]

On a Saturday back in November, Mack and I met up with Thom at Amber’s Brewing Company for a tour. Thom works for Liquor Depot, and in part because of a recent deal between the company and local brewers, Liquor Depot staff were invited out for a friends and family day. Mack and I are [...]

It’s hard not to admire restaurants that take risks – especially if those risks challenge diners to take a chance on something out of the ordinary. ZINC’s fall menu is one such gamble – it offers an interesting twist on the recent trend of small plates. Nearly three dozen people attended ZINC’s media launch dinner, [...]

Just 12 days to Christmas…I know I say it every year, but it seems to be barrelling down on us awfully fast this year. It probably has something to do with the fact that it falls on a Saturday, but I know I am far from being ready! On to this week’s food notes: Congratulations [...]

While South Edmonton Common isn’t the most hospitable area on the best of days, a new addition to the land of box stores may make your holiday shopping excursions a tad more bearable: the city’s first Local Public Eatery is now here. Local Public Eatery, a brand of the Joey’s Restaurant Group, has a successful [...]

Doesn’t the weather like this automatically call for soups and stews? Though I should admit that my attraction to such recipes might have more to do with the fact that they use only one pot (= less dishes), I do also love that when eaten with some good bread, they often represent a balanced meal [...]

Because I am in charge of the meal planning at our house, most of what we eat is inevitably what I naturally gravitate towards – soups, stews, dishes chock full of vegetables – not exactly Mack’s cup of tea. He’s great about it though, and has a pretty open mind when it comes to food. [...]

Mack is still teasing me for calling ahead and asking for reservations from a restaurant with the word “burger” in the name, but since we were dining out with Grandma Male, I just wanted to confirm the wait wouldn’t be too burdensome! Mack and Grandma Male I stumbled across Fulton Market Burger Company earlier this [...]

As much as I enjoyed the first season of The Walking Dead (a mere six episodes that it was), I was really hoping the writers would throw the audience a bone – count me in as a part of the camp that needs to know the history behind the Zombie Apocalypse. And now – we [...]