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Food Notes for September 16, 2024
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Openings Whyte Avenue restaurant Top One has fully rebranded and reopened as Mr. Bun, offering handmade xiaolong bao, or soup dumplings. Find them at 10828 82 Avenue. Slap Shot at 10184 104 Street was short-lived, and has made way for The Tap Room. Closures Take 5, the longstanding doughnut shop ...
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Food Notes for September 9, 2024
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Openings Crumb Bar, the city’s newest dessert bar, is opening on September 15 at 17024 95 Avenue. Chipotle’s first Edmonton location is opening on September 19 at 4715 Calgary Trail. Japanese restaurant It’s Sumo opened on Alberta Avenue in the space that formerly housed El Fogon (8026 118 Avenue...
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Food Notes for September 2, 2024
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Openings Hathaway’s Diner has opened a second location in St. Albert (140 Bellerose Drive). Indian lounge Junoon is now open at 16430 Ellerslie Road SW. Italian restaurant Acero opened in Sherwood Park in July, located at 270 Baseline Road. Caspian Kebabs, serving up Iranian cuisine, opened in Ju...
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Food Notes for August 26, 2024
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Openings MSSM (Masaki Saito Sushi Master), offering omakase experienced curated by 2-star Michelin Chef Masaki Saito, opened this weekend in Edmonton at 10111 104 Avenue, #118 (previously occupied by Cacao 70 in the Edmonton Tower). The 14-course menu cost is $98 per person. Labo, Edmonton’s newe...
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Food Notes for August 19, 2024
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Openings American-based chain Chick-fil-A opened its first Alberta location in West Edmonton Mall, with another to open in South Edmonton Common. Edmonton’s newest bubble tea shop, Tora Boba, is now open at 11340 105 Avenue. Montreal-based Indian fast food chain Spice Bros will be opening a locat...
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Food Notes for August 12, 2024
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Openings Ralph’s Fried Chicken has opened a second location at 11244 109 Avenue. The folks behind Hanjan are opening Sam’s on Whyte in the former Teapsy Lab’s space at 10538 38 Avenue. Sam’s will offer inari sushi, desserts, and drinks. Lawson’s is a new spot to grab fish and chips, located at 10...
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Food Notes for August 5, 2024
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Openings Calgary-based Deville Coffee opened a second Edmonton location at West Edmonton Mall in early July near the Santa Maria. Oak Berry is a Canadian chain specializing in acai bowls. They just opened a location in Edmonton in Old Strathcona at 10406 82 Avenue. Also coming soon to Old Strathc...
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Food Notes for July 29, 2024
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Openings Epic’s Station Yards food hall opened this past weekend, offering five concepts over two floors, including Italian, French Canadian, Mexican, Asian fusion, and chop house options. It is located at 8115 Gateway Blvd. Seoul Fried Chicken’s third Edmonton location is now open in North Town,...
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Food Notes for July 15, 2024
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Returning chefs launch Vagabond pop-up Chefs Christine Sandford and Roger Letourneau have returned to Edmonton from Europe to share a taste of their travels through their pop-up venture, Vagabond. Vagabond will take over Take Care Café at 9621 82 Avenue NW in Ritchie from Fridays to Sundays, star...
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Food Notes for July 8, 2024
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Openings La Morenita is now open at 8501 118 Avenue. It’s great to have more independent eateries on Alberta Avenue! Papa Giuseppe’s Kitchen, an Italian restaurant specializing in Pinsa Romana, opened last week, at 10583 115 Street. The first Edmonton location of Japanese cheesecake chain Uncle T...
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