Chef Scott MacKenzie's Red Fife Risotto
When it comes to cooking, Chef Scott MacKenzie of Calgary’s River Café relies on communication to stay inspired. “Most of my influences...
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Chef's Tips
May 261 min read
Chef Ming Shen's Truffle Fries with Smoked Aioli
Often, the chefs we speak to are inspired by culture and cuisine from places across the globe. For Ming Shen, Executive Chef at The...
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Chef's Tips
May 261 min read
Chef Larissa Costella's Honey Graham Cookies
With a menu that changes every week, pastry chef Larissa Costella has plenty of opportunity to tap into her creativity at Calgary’s Salt...
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Keane Straub
Mar 244 min read
Chefs Tips and Tricks : ¡Buen provecho!
With access to the freshest produce, best beef, poultry, and pork here in Alberta, Mexican cuisine has been making itself known in the...
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Patricia Lau
Feb 84 min read
A Guide to Dim Sum
What is Dim Sum? Dim sum is a collective term for a variety of small traditional Chinese dishes served with tea. The origins of dim sum,...
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Keane Straub
Nov 26, 20233 min read
Chef’s Tips: Slow and Steady
There’s no arguing that filling the home with the scents of slow cooking adds to the overall eating experience once you do tuck in. Along...
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Off the Menu
Nov 6, 20231 min read
Off the Menu: Sensei Bar's Shiitake Baklava
There’s nothing better to wake up to than feedback from you, particularly one requesting a recipe that we’ve tried and love ourselves!...
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Linda Garson
Aug 28, 20233 min read
Open That Bottle with Nick Suche
Growing up in Calgary, Nick Suche’s first job was at Joey’s Seafood as a dishwasher, and he'd work in restaurants each summer, until...
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Keane Straub
Jun 28, 20233 min read
Chef’s Tips: All For Al Fresco
Summer is back, and rumour has it this one will be another scorcher for Alberta. That means that anything that can be done outdoors will...
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Keane Straub
Apr 24, 20234 min read
Chef's Tips: Simply Sustainable
These days, sustainable cooking is less a trend and more habit, thanks to how easy it is to source local ingredients. A trip to the...
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Keane Straub
Mar 26, 20233 min read
Okawari kudasai: More food, please!
When the topic of Japanese cuisine is broached, most minds turn to sushi, and to an extent, rice. But as we discovered from speaking with...
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Chef's Tips
Mar 26, 20231 min read
Chawanmushi
Behind a vintage Coke machine in Calgary’s Sho Sushi you will find Ajito, an izakaya, or informal Japanese bar. Here you’ll find...
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Keane Straub
Dec 15, 20225 min read
Decadent December Desserts
This month we’re thinking outside the stand alone restaurant and throwing the spotlight on in-house dining in some of Alberta’s finest...
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Linda Garson
Dec 5, 20221 min read
Off The Menu: The Artist Lounge Halloumi Cheese with Tomato Jam
This summer we ran two delicious pairing dinners at the newly opened Artist Lounge. The menus were different for each dinner, but the...
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Keane Straub
Nov 3, 20222 min read
Exploring Philippine Cuisine
Kumain ka na ba? – Have you eaten? – is the common greeting used in the Philippines, which should tell you right away that food plays an...
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