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.
ICYMI: Okanagan chefs create chocolate formula, a Canadian food festival serves up garbage, new liquor laws for B.C. go into effect, and more
There never seems to be a dull moment in our lively food scene here in Canada.
6 B.C. craft cideries worth a sip
Feels like it was just yesterday that the only options for cider at the liquor store were mass-produced libations like Magners, Strongbow and Sir Perry; but times have certainly changed, and quickly too.
ICYMI: Canadian Embassy in Washington, DC serves up poutine and BeaverTails, a B.C. restaurant has legal woes over its name, and more
Though Trump has undeniably clogged almost every news feed imaginable this week, there were still plenty of interesting culinary-related items that came up on our Eat North radar.
ICYMI: Whole Foods slows Canadian expansion, seal on a Vancouver restaurant menu, Newfoundland in the New York Times and more
Although most of us are still struggling to get back into work mode after the holidays (that always seems to take a couple of weeks or so, doesn't it?), the Canadian food scene was especially lively over the past week.
Winnipeg's craft beer scene gains steam
Due to a mix of archaic liquor laws in Manitoba, until last year the evolution of craft beer in the province had been stifled. As a result, Winnipeg is officially one of the last Canadian city's to boast a thriving craft beer scene.
ICYMI: Food trends, expectations for Alberta beer, Ontario's new calorie count law and more
Not surprisingly, the closing of 2016 and beginning of 2017 was brimming with food trend predictions from coast to coast. While trends vary from city and city, there are more prominent ones that sweep the entire country.
25 best things Dan Clapson ate in Canada in 2016
What a year it's been! After plenty of travelling throughout 2016 by airplane, car and occasionally by boat, I've come to appreciate the diversity of the Canadian food scene more than I thought was possible.
Year in review: Stand-out Vancouver food news for 2016
Of all of the food scenes in this country, Vancouver's can be one of the most cutthroat and hard to keep up with if you're not completely immersed in it.
ICYMI: Canadian chef closes Michelin-starred Brooklyn restaurant, Global Calgary's artichoke dip goes viral and more
As we all wrap up the work week, and possibly the last day of the year at the office, and prepare for a weekend (hopefully) full of delicious food, family, friends and maybe a glass of wine or two, it's easy to wonder where exactly this month
ICYMI: Chef Amanada Cohen's move to Edmonton (sort of), profile of Canada's only candy cane producer, why canned goods might be a bad donation idea and more
Since Christmas is just around the corner, news sources have been flooding with heartwarming stories about food banks across the country breaking all sorts of fundraising records and being overwhelmed with support from community members and big co