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Explore Alberta: Everything You Need To Know About Dinosaur Provincial Park
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This summer I’ve been driving all over Alberta working on tourism videos with Travel Alberta! I have been a vocal supporter of our beautiful province for some time now, and have worked with Travel Alberta on an ‘Edmonton on Wheels’ tourism video, as well as a Things to do in Edm...
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Kelowna Bachelorette Party Ideas: Food & Wine Crawl in the Okanagan
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This summer I helped organize a bachelorette food and drink crawl in beautiful Kelowna, B.C. The bride loves food (as do I!!!), so eating and sipping our way through the Okanagan was the perfect way to celebrate her marriage! On our Kelowna Food and Wine Crawl, we made four stops including one wi...
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Events: Calling All Bacon Lovers, BaconFest YEG Returns Sept 2, 2018
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Calling all Bacon Lovers! BaconFest YEG returns on September 2, 2018 so you can have a truly delicious long weekend.  This event is like a Taste of Edmonton… where you purchase tickets to sample food from various local restaurants, with the key difference being that all the food i...
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Preview: Doctor Who’s David Tennant and Matt Smith coming to 2018 Edmonton Expo
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The Edmonton Comic & Entertainment Expo (AKA Edmonton Expo, our city’s biggest pop culture convention) returns this September 21-23, 2018, AND I NEED TO START WRITING IN ALL CAPS NOW BECAUSE THERE IS NOT ONLY ONE DOCTOR COMING TO THE EXPO THERE ARE TWO. THERE ARE TWO DOCTORS COMING TO T...
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Edmonton Events: 2018 SABOR Seafood Festival Aug. 7-31
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One of Edmonton’s best restaurants, SABOR, is celebrating a decade in business and their fifth annual Seafood Festival this August.  Now SABOR typically features delicious, Ocean Wise sustainable seafood year-round, but for one month each summer they put a spotlight on sustainable seaf...
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Photo Walk: Instagrammable Walls of 124 Street (Aug. 14, 2018)
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I’m excited to announce the next Instagrammable Walls of Edmonton Photo Walk—the first weeknight walk, will take place on Tuesday, August 14, 2018 along 124 Street!  Join me and co-host Brittney Le Blanc (@britl) on this fun photo walk – where we’ll take Edmontoni...
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Avengers: Infinity War – Infinity Stone-Inspired Movie Snacks
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Mike and I are huge fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and it’s hard to believe it’s been 10 years since the very first movie in the MCU was released— Iron Man in 2008 (still one of my favourite Marvel movies to date). Mike and I have been together since 2009, so Marvel movies have...
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Edmonton Deals: Zwick’s Pretzels
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Normally I start the title of my blog reviews with “Review” (pretty standard lol), but I’m wanting to make sure I call out right away whether or not a spot is a good deal price/quality-wise, so as I started writing this post about Zwick’s Pretzels, an adorable little pretz...
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Special Events: Chef’s Dinner at the Shaw Conference Centre Edmonton
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This spring, I was invited to experience a complimentary Chef’s Dinner at the Shaw Conference Centre (officially titled: Dinner with Canada’s Top Chefs). This is a special night that takes place just a few times a year (including an upcoming one this summer!), where the Shaw Conferenc...
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Edmonton Deals: Happy Hour at The Rec Room
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I’m always on the lookout for good food deals so I’m a pretty big fan of Happy Hours. That’s why when The Rec Room asked if I would partner with them to spread the word about their new Happy Hour menu, I was happy to oblige!  Happy Hour just launched at The Rec Room on...
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Review: The Hallway Cafe & Takeaway
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If ever there was a hidden gem in Edmonton, The Hallway Cafe & Takeaway is it! Recently renovated and rebranded, I was invited to try and tour this adorable little restaurant located inside City Hall downtown earlier this month, and boy do I have great things to say about it!! The Hallway Caf...
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Imagine Okuda: Instagrammable Wall Walk + Brunch Fundraiser (July 8, 2018)
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I’m excited to announce a special Instagrammable Walls of Edmonton Photo Walk fundraiser taking place Sunday, July 8, 2018 supporting the Imagine Okuda Project.  Join me on this fun photo walk AND brunch, where I’ll take Edmontonians to some of the best I...
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Give Where We Live: Edmonton Cat Festival
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Have you heard of the Edmonton International Cat Festival? It’s a festival that I’m so purr-oud to have founded back in 2014, that celebrates cats, cat people, and cat culture, while raising money and awareness to support local cat rescues. There’s everything from cat ...
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Travel Alberta: Explore Edmonton on Wheels! (Urban Pedal Tours, River Valley Adventure Co).
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There’s always so much to do in Edmonton in the summer—there’s glorious weather, the best patios, festivals every weekend and everything in between.  But something you might not think about trying when exploring Edmonton in summer, is exploring Edmonton on Wheels!  I worked with Travel ...
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Review: The Captain’s Boil (Seafood) Edmonton
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People are sometimes surprised (and skeptical) when I tell them that the seafood we get in landlocked Edmonton is actually pretty good. Really! Some of our Japanese sashimi (raw fish) options are phenomenal (shout out to Japonais Bistro, Dorinku, Sushi Wasabi, Izakaya Dorinku, and the list really...
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