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.
Top Chef Canada-inspired burnt onion crumble
Terry Salmond's impressive and unusual parfait crumb topping
Shishito pepper and peanut relish
Serve this bright relish with grilled meat or eat it with chips
10 Top Chef Canada alumni and their most cringe-worthy moments
Mortifying moments on Top Chef Canada, as retold by these chefs
Lemon cashew butter
A great alternativet to peanut butter
Q&A with MasterChef Canada's Mike Green
What the contestant thought about the experience and his plans for after the show
5 ways to switch up a classic gremolata
Variations on the bright garnish that pair with all kinds of dishes
Traditional gremolata
This classic condiment is great on braised dishes as well as grilled meat and seafood
Q&A with MasterChef Canada's Carly Tennant
Who this fashionable home cook wouldn't mind never seeing again and what she thinks of judge Alvin
FEAST discovers Canada, one bite at a time, with a culinary road trip across the country
The travelling duo on what Canadian food is and where the best eats are in the country
Q&A with MasterChef Canada's Danielle Cardozo
Why she applied, what ingredient she hates and her thoughts on bitchy resting face.