Maligne Canyon Wilderness Kitchen offers Jasper travelers a warm and authentic modern smokehouse experience in the Canadian Rockies. That Fresh Rocky Mountain Air Experience Did you know that there is a company from Canmore that bottles fresh mountain air and sells it to overseas buyers? They are capitalizing on a…
The Jewel of the Canadian Rockies Whether you’re a world traveler or an Albertan on a day trip, there’s nothing like the fresh mountain air of the Canadian Rockies. It fills your lungs, lifts your soul, and well…it makes you hungry! Of course there are many brunch options in Banff…
What is TRIBUTE? TRIBUTE is an event platform for spirits from craft distilleries, as well as local and artisanal products. It was created in 2018 by the passionate team behind MADE WITH LOVE, the most extravagant cocktail competition across Canada, with a goal to promote local craft distilleries and their…
Vine and Dine is a unique local small business run by Canadian National Wine Examiner, Calgary Wine Examiner, and Editor-in-Chief /Publisher of Culinaire Magazine; Linda Garson. After traveling the world and gaining knowledge through working with various wineries, distilleries, and other related industries, Linda arrived in Calgary in 2003. Realizing…
There’s a different beast on the Calgary food scene…a beast from the east! The Guild officially opened in the historic Hudson’s Bay building during busy Stampede season way back in July. Kind of a balls-y move but after six years of dreaming, planning, and extensive renovations the Oliver and Bonacini owned…
High Tea is Served There’s a new trend appearing here in Calgary and though High Tea has been around for centuries, a recent resurgence of this British tradition is happening in and around our city. High Tea has been available at both Fairmont Banff Spring and the Fairmont Palliser for some…
Times are tough and I’ve come to realize that besides death and taxes, the only true industry that survives and thrives is brewing. Beer has been constant throughout human history, it’s one of the oldest beverages produced dating back to at least the fifth millennium BC, according to Wikipedia. So, it’s…
Walking into Cured Delicatessen in Haysboro, is like walking back 30 + years into my childhood for me. With one mere step inside the modern, yet classically styled deli, I breathe deeply and find myself transported to our family’s closest small town butcher and sausage maker, Shellbrook Meats. We didn’t…
Sometimes the call of the open road lures us away from the big city. We grab some water bottles, fill the gas tank to full and just drive. Most of the time we have no final destination in mind, only an idea of what direction we want to head in.…
Humans have been using fire and smoke to cook food for millennia. There’s a totally reasonable explanation for this: It.Tastes.Bloody.Good. Add in the relatively recent (hundreds of years) acquired knowledge of spices and herbs and your barbecued meat becomes carnivore’s dream come true. I don’t know the science of why protein cooked…