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Jamie Harling Prairie Grid Dinner Series

A recap of the 2017 Prairie Grid Dinner Series in Calgary

Here's a vibrant video recap of our inaugural Prairie Grid Dinner in Calgary

Oct 7, 2017
Origin Handcrafted Goods knives

Sneak peek: Custom-made wares of the 2017 Prairie Grid Dinner Series

Canadian artisans and their creations behind the uniquely Prairie event

Sep 25, 2017
Image for ICYMI: Fifteen thousand in fines for unlawful fishing, Michael Ableman helps people by urban farming and a new lentil snack-bar in this week’s food news

ICYMI: Shocking fines for unlawful fishing, urban farming and its therapeutic effects, and a new lentil snack-bar in this week’s food news

Two Winnipeg men pay $15K for unlawful fishing practices, NDG Food Depot changes location, P.E.I. oysters' contribution to charity, climate change's effect on plants, and the Canadian queen of cookbooks in last week’s food news.

Sep 21, 2017
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Culinary Lab 02: Edmonton dinner series sets the bar sky high

Edmonton opens its doors to top western Canadian culinary talent

Aug 31, 2017
Image for ICYMI: Fresh produce in New Brunswick schools, chef Andrea Carlson cooks on an icebreaker, and the best food trucks from Winnipeg’s ManyFest in this week’s food news

ICYMI: Fresh produce in New Brunswick schools, chef Andrea Carlson cooks on an icebreaker, and the best food trucks from Winnipeg’s ManyFest in this week’s food news

This week's food news is full of initiatives that bring fresh food to more people, from New Brunswick students to Nunavut.  

Sep 13, 2017
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Get your burger on during Le Burger Week, September 1st-7th, 2017

Highlights from Le Burger Week

Aug 29, 2017
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The Prairie Grid Dinner Series supports Canadian winter athletes

Meet the Canadian 2018 Winter Olympic hopefuls for which our Prairie Grid Dinner Series is helping to raise funds.

Aug 25, 2017
Image for ICYMI: Manitoba chefs give cooking demos at the Downtown Farmers Market, a carrot saves an engagement ring and chefs’ tips on food waste reduction in this week’s food news

ICYMI: Chefs’ tips on food waste reduction, award-winning chef Lindsay Porter opens her own restaurant and cooking demos at the Downtown Farmers Market in this week’s food news

Thirty-minute cooking demos at Winnipeg’s market, Ontario considers adopting green-bin program and DNA technology saves Canadian farmers money in last week’s food news.

Aug 16, 2017
Porter's Tonic mulled wine recipe

Hibiscus cinnamon mulled wine

If you've ever been to Festival du Voyageur in Winnipeg or Carnaval de Quebec, chances are that you've sipped on the famous drink, Caribou.

Dec 8, 2016
Feast cookbook review

Warm beluga lentil, crabapple and chorizo salad

Since the list of seasonal produce changes frequently in Canada, it's good to have a reliable salad recipe that uses lentils, an ingredient which is available year-round. To showcase even more Canadian ingredients, this recipe uses the unique Three Farmers camelina oil out of southeast Saskatchewan.

Feb 26, 2017
Top Chef Canada All Stars episode four

Top Chef Canada: All-Stars episode four in a nutshell

Who doesn't love a delicious brunch? This is exactly what the remaining nine all-stars chefs were challenged to create in the fourth episode's Quickfire challenge. As many of their candid commentaries indicated, most restaurant chefs dislike cooking brunch, citing the early mornings and repetitive nature.

Apr 24, 2017
Top Canadian food news for April 2017

ICYMI: Vancouver chef Stefan Hartmann leaves Bauhaus, marijuana-infused ice cream hits the Calgary market and more

While some of the kids in the family may be mulling over the news that the Easter Bunny is not real, grown-ups need some actual news to chew on over the long weekend.

Apr 15, 2017
Vancouver chef Jim Vesal

In defence of vegan pizza-making: Q&A with Vancouver chef Jim Vesal

Comparing all the different cuisines in this world, you could argue that vegan cuisine has the most naysayers. Lovers of butter, bacon and all things cheesy and meaty are quick to judge plant-based cooking and, above all else, creativity to make palatable food.

Mar 2, 2017
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5 Food-related reasons to check out these winter festivals across Canada

Winters in Canada can be hard. Freezing temperatures, blustery blizzards, and days so short that they feel like they’re over before they’ve even started don’t do much to boost national morale. There is an upside though, the conditions have inspired Canadians to get out and get active with tons of winter festivals to take part in.

Jan 30, 2017
Canadian food news round-up for January 2017

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. From North America's first chocolate formula created by a post-secondary institution in Kelowna and a famous Winnipeg eatery announcing its sale, to a food festival centring around garbage and leftover food, here are some of the most interesting Canadian food news stories from the past week or so.

Jan 29, 2017
Canadian food news to catch up on for December 2016

ICYMI: Hops mistaken for marijuana result in arrests in P.E.I., warm weather in Winnipeg means busy restaurants and The Globe and Mail's best new restaurant lists for 2016

If you need a distraction from holiday decorating or the impending visits from a variety of in-laws or second cousins that you don't overly enjoy, here are a few of the top Canadian food news stories from this week to keep you occupied distracted. 

Dec 2, 2016
The Common at The Forks Winnipeg

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.

Jan 12, 2017
Talia Syrie Winnipeg

Talking Tableside: Talia Syrie of Winnipeg's The Tallest Poppy

Any restaurateur will tell you that being a chef is very different from being an owner of a business. For Talia Syrie, who was working in festival catering and wanted to transition into a job based in Winnipeg that required less travelling, opening a restaurant seemed like a natural progression.

Jul 20, 2016
Pigeonhole menu Calgary

Andrew Braithwaite's 10 most memorable moments of judging for enRoute's Canada's Best New Restaurants list

The writer and judge on his dining experience at each of the restaurants

Oct 21, 2015
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Introducing Eat North Work: an online job board for the culinary industry

Canada’s new online job kitchen. Stock your brigade.

Sep 2, 2016
Pamela Kirkpatrick Winnipeg

Behind the line: Winnipeg chef Pamela Kirkpatrick

Self-taught baker and chef, Pamela Kirkpatrick hit a home-run when she opened up Cake-ology, Winnipeg's first boutique bake shop. These days, she is working hard as the chef at Forth, a contemporary cafe-and-roasterie-by-day/cocktail-bar-by-night concept in the heart of Winnipeg's Exchange district.

Jul 28, 2016
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​Feast Café and Bistro brings modern First Nations food to Winnipeg

You don't have to be a history buff to know that Indigenous First Nations communities is the foundation of the Canadian landscape. Their distinct culture gives their people almost the innate ability to harmoniously forage, hunt, gather and utilize every part of the harvest that was bestowed upon them.

May 24, 2016
Kitchen Sync Winnipeg

Winnipeg's Kitchen Sync is making space for small businesses

The commissary kitchen is bringing people's dreams to reality

May 18, 2016
Radio co-host Chrissy Troy. Photo by Jennifer Dyck.

One day in Winnipeg: radio co-host Chrissy Troy

The Manitoba native dishes on her favourite places to go in Winnipeg

Apr 29, 2016
chef Eraj Jayawickreme

Behind the line: Winnipeg chef Eraj Jayawickreme

It's not very often (alright, pretty much never) that you see a Toronto-born chef move west, especially to Winnipeg, where that statistic gets even smaller. Eraj Jayawickreme did just that about a year and a half ago to head up the kitchen at the Fairmont Winnipeg and he has loved the growing food scene ever since.

Apr 7, 2016