Dan Clapson
Dan Clapson is the The Globe and Mail restaurant critic for the Canadian Prairies and has contributed to many publications including Out Magazine, Eater, Ricardo Magazine, Air Canada enRoute and more. He is also a regular guest expert on radio and tv shows like Global Calgary, CTV Morning Live Saskatoon and Global Edmonton. When Clapson is not writing, eating or traveling across Canada, he’s probably relaxing at a pub in Calgary with some friends or watching RuPaul’s Drag Race.

New Calgary cocktail bar The Artist Lounge opens in Ruberto Ostberg Gallery
Sip cocktails in this new addition to a popular Calgary art gallery

Calgary's Hayden Block debuts new upper level and stage
A new stage for live music launches inside a popular Calgary eatery

Eat This Now: Giovane Bacaro's amberjack crudo
A beautifully composed menu item to try in downtown Vancouver

10-minute strawberry, tomato and cucumber salad recipe
A simple recipe for a summery-feeling salad using greenhouse-grown produce

Eat This Now: The Saucy Mama pizza at Noble Pie
Some of the best pizza you'll find in Western Canada

Calgary's cool new Vietnamese restaurant Một Tô opens on April 1
Check out this great new eatery from the owners of the acclaimed Pho Dau Bo

CBC series Run The Burbs celebrates Tết on latest episode
A look at Vietnamese Lunar New Year celebrations through the lens of CBC's diverse comedy series

Check it Out: A&W debuts Canada's first lidless and compostable cup
A&W Canada's new Zero Cup is currently being tested at locations across Toronto

Eat This Now: The Tallest Poppy's fried tofu sandwich
Fried chicken, but make it (deliciously) tofu

Great Canadian Baking Show winner Raufikat Oyawoye-Salami gets her own series
The inaugural season of Raufikat's Better Bake Along will premiere on March 25