Dan Clapson
Dan Clapson is a best-selling author and award-winning food and travel writer based in Calgary. The accomplished writer has contributed to a wide range of acclaimed publications including Out Magazine, The Globe & Mail, Air Canada enRoute, Eater, Xtra, Canada’s 100 Best, Calgary Herald, Food Network Canada and many more. Clapson’s debut cookbook 'Prairie' became a The Globe & Mail No. 1 Bestseller in September 2023. Dan Clapson is also a regular culinary expert on shows such as The Good Stuff with Mary Berg, The Social, CTV Morning Live, CBC, and more. Outside of the food realm, Clapson is the founder of the award-winning Blue Jay Sessions music event series and co-owner of The Prairie Emporium in Calgary.
Daily bite: Curtis Luk named new executive chef of Vancouver's Cibo Trattoria and Uva Wine Bar
The Top Chef Canada alum aims to combine traditional Italian cuisine with modern sensibilities and local ingredients.
Daily bite: Iron Chef Canada to debut on October 17
The Canadian franchise of the popular competition series will premiere next month on Food Network Canada
Daily bite: Hot chicken pop-up comes to Winnipeg September 22 and 23
Muddy Waters is going out with a bang with a Nashville hot chicken pop-up
Daily bite: Aburi pioneer Miku commemorates 10th anniversary with epic tasting menu
Miku popularized the aburi sushi technique in Canada and celebrates its 10th anniversary this fall
Daily bite: Vancouver's Cafe Medina hosts mental health support fundraiser on Oct. 4
Medina After Dark raises funds for The Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention Centre of BC
Oliver & Bonacini Hospitality acquires operating shares in Calgary's Concorde Group
Two of Canada's largest independent hospitality groups have recently formed a new partnership
Daily bite: Vancouver's Bells and Whistles to transform into a Bavarian pop-up this month
Bells and Whistles goes temporarily German in honour of Oktoberfest
Daily bite: CBC Calgary announces new restaurant critic
After a couple months of anticipation, CBC Calgary unveils their new restaurant critic
Daily bite: Daniel Boulud's bar concept inside the Four Seasons Hotel Toronto, re-imagined
Daniel Boulud's bar inside Toronto's Four Seasons gets a facelift and new menu
Daily bite: Calgary's Made By Marcus to debut seasonal flavour in memory of chef Jonathan Sobol
Local ice cream maker Made By Marcus is raising funds for the Jonathan Sobol memorial scholarship with a heartfelt seasonal creation