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Long Story Short: Waffle Bird
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Back in 2015 I did a fried chicken crawl, and back then the blind taste testing resulted in my crowning the late-night fried chicken at North 53 as the best in show. Fast forward 7 years and I would almost guarantee that our top 5 wouldn’t have a single holdover. Maybe I should reboot the [...
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Thamel Bistro- Authentic Nepali Momos and More
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Whether you call it a hidden gem or a diamond in the rough, we all love finding that little place that punches above its weight. Everybody else just passes by without a second thought, but you know what treasures lay inside. Dedicated chefs and owners throw caution and financial stability to the ...
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The Butchery by Rge Rd
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Every second Friday at 5:20pm I do a column on CBC Radio Active talking about some of the best dishes in Edmonton, and this week I focused on a place helping you to make your best dish at home- The Butchery by Rge Rd. Use the link below to have a listen to the audio […]
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Siam Thai Kitchen- CBC Radio
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Recently on CBC Radio Active I talked about a new Thai restaurant in Edmonton called Siam Thai Kitchen. The restaurant opened in August of 2020, but quickly became my favourite spot for delicious Thai food. It may seem a little surprising that a brand new restaurant in an industrial area could be...
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A Hot Chocolate Crawl Through Edmonton
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When the idea to taste test a bunch of different hot chocolates all around Edmonton came up, I thought it would be pretty easy. I was wrong. We hadn’t even made it to the halfway mark and I was ready to give up. It turns out you can in fact have too much of a […]
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Webseries: Panini’s Italian Cucina
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For those who haven’t seen Episode 1 of my new CBC webseries entitled Through the Pass, I thought I’d post a link to the story and video. In episode 1 I visited one of my favourite pizza joints, Panini’s, to see how a team of all immigrants come together to produce some of the b...
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2019 Edmonton Best Restaurants
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2019 is my fifth year on the CBC Edmonton Best Restaurants panel, and the 6th year for the list itself. This year we thought we would switch things up a bit and spread the love around the city by hilighting some of our favourite dishes in restaurants in different areas. The result is our most [&#...
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Pimento Cheeseburger Macaroni- A Classic One-Pot Dinner With a Twist
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I love a good casserole, and I love one pot dinners. When one pot dinners came up as a topic we were considering talking about on CBC Alberta at Noon, I really wanted to give a classic one pot dinner- cheeseburger macaroni- my own twist. My recipe is different than most and I’m posting what...
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Asparagus Salad
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Most people don’t think of asparagus as a vegetable to eat raw, but this salad will change your mind. The key is to use a vegetable peeler or mandoline to slice the asparagus thinly, and dress it with a lemony vinegrette. Asparagus loves lemon. Asparagus Salad Servings4 people Ingredients 2...
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