Folk Fest Food
Each year at folk fest, you'll find the regular food vendors (the famous curry booth India Palace, Ship and Anchor, The Nomad's Kitchen) and some new tasty ones to try. One of the first places you'll encounter just past the gates is the Slow Food Calgary booth, new to the fest this year. There's tasty lamb kabobs and pita bread as well as fresh cherries but it was the three mini burgers with beef from Hoven Farms that sold me.
Chop Steakhouse and Bar Calgary
This week I was invited for lunch at the newly opened Chop Steakhouse and Bar at Chinook Centre. Since recently I found myself saying, "when did they built that restaurant in front of the movie theatre?" I gladly accepted the chance to check it out. Chop is a well-executed steakhouse concept that isn't trying to re-invent the wheel but offers up some interesting options that make it a welcome addition for dining in the area.
Good Sushi in a kid-friendly restaurant
The buffet has long been the oasis for harried parents of starving kids. "Drop in, sit down, dig in, get out" — especially if you have younger kids with the attention spans of knats. While a great way to get kids fed in a hurry, buffets often offer sub par food choices and an atmosphere akin to Wal-Mart on a Saturday afternoon. Invariably, at least one of your wee ones will only nibble at the "$11.95 kids rate" plate and then declare renewed hunger on the way home.
Earl's patio launch party. Sort of.
It goes with out saying that if you plan a party outside in Calgary it will rain. It doesn't matter which month, the weather will try it's best to work against you. Consider it a fluke if you have gorgeous weather. And count your blessings.
New Calgary Restaurants: June 2010
Red’s Diner Taking over the old Renfrew Furs building, this funky urban diner is complete with exposed brick walls and hardwood. Expect diner classics with a twist and all-day breakfast items such as eggs, buttermilk pancakes, veggie burgers, grilled cheese sandwiches and milkshakes made with MacKay’s ice cream. (1415 4 St. S.W., 403-266-3448) Famoso Neapolitan Pizzeria
Spoon Me Opens Second Calgary Location
With summer finally starting to show its reclusive face, many Calgarians will be indulging in iced coffee, twist cones, and freeze pops anytime the weather heads north of 15 C. And though they are immediately refreshing and satisfying, these delicious treats can be a mixed blessing: especially if you plan on going to the beach after two months of enriched sugar bingeing.
Pacini Pasta & Grill Ristorante comes to Calgary
Pacini is the first western location of a Quebec franchise that has grown to 25 locations in La Belle Provence. As both the name and the large tomato and olive in the logo would imply, the food here is all about Italian, albeit with a few tasty twists.