We’re Teenagers!

It’s our birthday, and it’s hard to believe we’re thirteen years old this month. This is my 120th letter to you, and I haven’t run out of things to tell you yet.

It’s still such an exciting time for the food and beverage scene in our province. There are so many events and new restaurant openings that I was out 26 of the 30 evenings in April. That did include a quick day trip to Vancouver to meet one of our favourite French winemakers, Gerard Bertrand, (I’m such a lucky person!) and a couple of days in Banff for the Made with Love festival. We know of a lot more exciting openings and events to come too…

And I’ve been busy judging cooking and cocktail competitions - Masters of the Craft is for upcoming chefs and mixologists, and I am SO impressed with the amazing young talent behind the scenes at Calgary Airport Marriott and Delta Hotels, and The Westin Calgary. Creating outstanding savoury dishes, desserts, and cocktails - these are the future, and I have to tell you – it’s very bright!

Lastly, we are so chuffed to have our treasure hunt almost half sold out when our April issue landed. Proof positive that people read magazines and act on what they see in them!

Cheers, Linda, Editor-in-Chief

Thanks so much to Candy W for her very kind words about our April issue, she certainly made our day with her email (edited for space):

“I've never been so taken with a magazine cover photo as I have with this one. I immediately wanted to wear the colours and excitement it provokes, and I checked my wardrobe to see what I had in those colours that I may put on soon. Congratulations to photographer Katarzyna (Kasia) Kowalewska! I could frame this cover as a work of art.

The April 2025 Edition is certainly worthy of many Magazine Awards. Do they still exist, I wonder? It is exceptional throughout and I will relax and enjoy the contents this weekend. Culinaire is the gold standard for a food magazine. Well done!”