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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.

Scott Bagshaw Winnipeg

Behind the line: Winnipeg chef Scott Bagshaw of Deseo Bistro and Enoteca

The chef on how Winnipeg stacks up against other Canadian cities, his food and cooking trends.

Nov 6, 2014

Wolf in Fog tofino

Dissecting enRoute's top 10 list of Canada's best new restaurants with writer Andrew Braithwaite

The writer on his approach to judging the most talked about food list of the year

Oct 23, 2014

Pancake recipes

Savoury turkey and stuffing pancakes

Turn turkey and stuffing into pancakes that are good for brunch or dinner

Oct 6, 2014

pumpkin pie pancakes recipe

Pumpkin pie pancakes with maple cranberry sauce

Pumpkin pie for breakfast, anyone?

Oct 6, 2014

Discovering sake with Adam Snelling of Ki Modern Japanese

What is sake, what to eat with it and everything else you need to know to enjoy it.

Sep 30, 2014

Mission Hill Winery menu

Food Day Canada: past, present and future of the Canadian food celebration

How far the initiative has come and where it's headed

Sep 1, 2014

Sea asparagus uses

What the hell is sea asparagus?

How to work with samphire, or sea beans, or pickleweed -- whatever you want to call it.

Aug 11, 2014

Fairmont hotel gold floor

The Fairmont Gold Signature Cookie

Take home the feeling of being pampered

Jul 22, 2014

Bob Blumer

Q&A with surreal food personality Bob Blumer

The Canadian food icon on food television shows, the "chef" label and some of the lessons he has learned in the past 25 years.

Jun 25, 2014

Wild Cuisine Catering's Wild Boar Breakfast Sandwich at Saskatoon Farmers' Market.

7 things to try at the Saskatoon Farmers' Market

Don't leave the food shopping paradise without picking up these things

Jun 10, 2014