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: Top Chef Canada season six to premiere April 8
Top Chef Canada returns for a sixth season this spring
Daily bite: Saskatoon's Black Fox Distillery releases limited edition gin
Gin #4 by Black Fox Farm and Distillery means spring is just around the corner
Daily bite: BC Wine Institute seeks injunction over continued boycott
BC Wine Institute has notified the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission of the escalation
Daily bite: Food Network Canada returns to its roots with new online series
Food Network Canada makes a return to instructional programming
Daily bite: British Columbia Wine Institute pulls sponsorship of Calgary's The Big Taste restaurant festival
BC VQA removes their support of Calgary's The Big Taste festival in light of recent political actions
Canadian chefs ask Magnus Nilsson about culinary approach, staging responsibilities and more
Chef Magnus Nilsson fields questions at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto last week
Daily bite: L'Abattoir's sister restaurant, Coquille Fine Seafood opens in Vancouver
Coquille takes over former Secret Location space in Vancouver's Gastown
Daily bite: Celebrated Edmonton cocktail bar, North 53, to close March 31
Restaurateur Kevin Cam is closing North 53 to focus on new projects
Daily bite: Kelowna chef Aman Dosanj announces lineup for 2nd annual #PressForProgress International Women's Day dinner
Kelowna chef Aman Dosanj's announces line-up second annual all-female collaborative dinner
Daily bite: Market by Jean-Georges' beautiful Takashi Murakami-inspired tasting menu
A peek at the Takashi Murakami-inspired tasting menu at Vancouver's Shangri-La Hotel