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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.

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Country star Lindsay Ell on iconic Canadian foods, restaurants she loves and the 2018 CCMA Awards

Country musician Lindsay Ell dishes on her favourite Canadian foods, her mom's cooking and the 2018 CCMA Awards

Aug 24, 2018

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Watch: Winnipeg chef Adam Donnelly shares his approach to Canadian Prairie cuisine

One of Winnipeg's top chefs, Adam Donnelly, opens up about travelling the world and why coming home to Manitoba was important to him

Aug 21, 2018

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The Prairie Grid Dinner Series: From Dawn to Dusk to kick off late September

From talented chefs to amazing artists and designers, here's what you can expect from this year's Prairie Grid Dinner Series: From Dawn to Dusk

Aug 16, 2018

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Daily bite: Jam Cafe to open in Kitsilano this fall

The Victoria-based brunch institution announces another Vancouver opening in November

Aug 10, 2018

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Analyzing Air Canada enRoute 2018 Canada's Best New Restaurants nominees

A comprehensive rundown of the newly released list of 2018 Canada's Best New Restaurants nominees

Aug 9, 2018

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Daily bite: Calgary cocktail fundraiser campaign to raise funds for LGBTQ2+ charity, Skipping Stone Foundation

Thirty Calgary restaurants and bars come together to raise money for the Alberta charity supporting transgender youth

Aug 7, 2018

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Daily bite: Royal Dinette goes Hawaiian for a cause with Big Gay Luau on August 2nd

Royal Dinette's chef Eva Chin and bar manager Kaitlyn Stewart are going all out and proud for their Big Gay Luau on August 2nd.

Jul 26, 2018

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Vancouver's Fairmont Hotel properties team up with celebrated drag queens for Pride

Two of Vancouver's top drag queens, Kendall Gender and Carlotta Gurl are making Vancouver's Fairmont Hotels extra lively this summer

Jul 20, 2018

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Lauren Toyota on her career path, creative vegan cooking and why everyone should be 'hot for food'

Lauren Toyota is one of the most recognizable faces in the vegan food world and for good reason

Jun 21, 2018

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Daily bite: Vancouver's Botanist shortlisted as one of the best new cocktail bars in the world

Fairmont Pacific Rim's Botanist is up for a big international honour at this year's Tales of The Cocktail

Jun 18, 2018