Located in what is also the hotel’s breakfast room, this White Elephant serves some of the best Thai food in town.
Knifewear is unveiling a new beer with the help of Brewsters Brewing Company.
Local menswear designer Haithem Elkadiki at Studio 122 Presents: Muse, opening night party.
In the grand tradition of mixing alcoholic beverages and sharp cutting implements, Knifewear is unveiling a new beer with the help of Brewsters Brewing Company. The launch party for Tongue Cutter IPA takes place Tuesday, February 22 at Beer Revolution (1080 8 St. S.W.) The first keg will be tapped at 5:30 p.m. Knifewear employee Kevin Kent, the company's point man for developing the limited edition IPA, says the new brew is made with hops from the Pacific...
Add one more place at Xavier Lacaze’s table. Last Saturday, the 31-year-old executive chef at Muse Restaurant and Lounge and his wife welcomed a baby girl, Zoe, into the world. Add to that the buzz around his appearance in the second season of Top Chef Canada, which premieres March 12 on Food Network Canada, and Lacaze has barely had time to think, let alone cook. “It’s certainly been a busy couple of days,” says Lacaze, who also has a two-and-a-half year-old daughter, Ayla. In 2007, Lacaze moved to Calgary from Auch, in...
The Age of Innocence Say what you will about 19th-century New York socialites, but you can’t deny they knew how to throw a dinner party. The movie adaptation of Edith Wharton’s 1921 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel (directed by Martin Scorsese) features food porn for fuss-budgety types, with lavish displays of historically accurate cuisine. To properly re-create a scene from this film will require an abundance of silver...
An interest in beer can reach far beyond gulping down a couple of pints at the local pub. And luckily, the Calgary beer scene is exploding with resources. Whether with beer classes or a ticket to the beer expo, take your brew knowledge to the next level. Brewery Tours Big Rock Brewery 5555 76 Ave. S.E. 403-720-3239 On this 60-minute tour, learn about the ingredients and brewing and fermentation techniques...
Ever wondered how all that cheese you love so much gets made? With the help of Ella Kinloch of Make Cheese Inc., we get the step-by-step guide to a fabulous, homemade mozzarella — and it's not as hard as you might think. Chances are you've already got the main ingredients (milk, water, salt) and the equipment (large pot, colander, sieve, cooking thermometre), but you may have to pick up the citric acid ($15/kg) and the rennet ($3.95 for 10 tablets), available at...
After 60 years on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II shows no signs of slowing down. Maybe it's the food? This week, countries throughout the Commonwealth marked the queen's diamond jubilee in celebration and song. Here at Avenue, we prefer to mark the occasion with a tour of England's culinary landscape. There aren’t many establishments in Calgary that cater to English tastes, but those that do are well worth a visit. So sit back and enjoy some authentic British food in honour of one of the world's longest-serving monarchs....
Franworks Group of Companies is a local success story. After buying Original Joe's back in late 2000, Franworks grew the two-location pub and restaurant into a booming franchise with 47 locations in four western provinces. And Canadians can expect to see over a dozen more locations pop up by the end of this year. Now, Franworks will be extending its reach to the other side of the country. On Friday, February 3, 2012, Franworks became the new owner of...
An apple a day may well keep the doctor away, which is a very good reason to eat one. But more to the point, apples go great with pork belly — which is not exactly known for its doctor-repelling qualities, but is just so delicious. Last week, the folks from BC Tree Fruits hosted an event at Home Tasting Room to celebrate the 52nd annual Apple Month and showcase all the wonderful ways in which apples can be used in cooking. ...
With less than two weeks until Valentine’s Day, your chances of scoring an evening out at a quality Calgary restaurant are growing smaller by the hour. Fortunately, NOtaBLE Restaurant Works has set aside one of its busiest nights to host an evening of fine dining for a great cause. On Monday, February 13, NOtaBLE chef Michael Noble and staff will be volunteering their time, skills and ingredients to prepare a four-course tasting menu as a fundraiser for Darrell Jahma, a...
Come for the art, stay for the beer. That’s the intention behind English-born artist Theo Sims’ The Candahar, an interactive art exhibit that recreates a traditional Belfast public house — barkeeps and alcohol included — at the Alberta College of Art + Design’s Illingworth Kerr Gallery. The installation runs until May 26. The Candahar, which Sims calls a...
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