Salutes... Congratulations to Calgary’s Ali Asghari and Arash Hosseini on the success of their pitch for PilotsFriend on CBC’s Dragons’ Den. Having secured a deal with Manjit Minhas, Arlene
Dickinson, and Jim Treliving, we expect to see this all-natural energy tonic, originally made for active duty jet pilots, propelled to great heights! And congrats to the 16 Alberta restaurants in OpenTable Canada's 100 Best Restaurants, reflecting more than 550,000 reviews over 2,500 restaurants.
Canada's 100 Best Restaurants, judged by 97 chefs, restaurateurs, journalists, and gourmets, has also announced its winners (also 16 in Alberta) with just five in common: Ten Foot Henry, Biera, Model Milk, Pigeonhole, and Bridgette Bar! Full listings at culinairemagazine.ca
and Shout Outs... Winter may just be nearly over, so to get the most out of your edible garden, ATCO Blue Flame Kitchen has released a brand new digital cookbook, Grow Gather Graze. There are gardening tips from Calgary Horticultural Society, step-by-step guides for planning and maintaining your edible garden, starting a herb garden, drying or freezing herbs, and storing your harvest, along with 14 recipes for soups, salads, mains and desserts. Download your free copy at ATCOBFK.com/gardencookbook There’s finally an end to the dearth of good Jewish food in Edmonton! At 10732 82 Avenue NW, Rooster Café and Kitchen brings us bagel boards with your choice of topping and salad, bagel Bennies, blintzes, challah French toast and sandwiches, and more. Products from local partners are featured, including Iconoclast Coffee Roasters’ beans and grounds to take home. Order a Kippered Salmon Club, and $1 is donated to the Edmonton Community Foundation’s ChefGail Fund. Renovations are complete, and Famoso Neapolitan Pizzeria has now reopened on Calgary’s 4th Street SW. This bright and airy restaurant has added more seats, and for sports fans, there’s a new granite centre bar surrounded by high-definition televisions. All this and a signature, Italian custom-tiled oven, which cooks pizzas at 900º in 90 seconds! 6
Tuk Tuk Thai
Emilio Picariello, this 40-seat restaurant is open all day every day, with a simple Italian menu of flatbreads, pastas, and paninis from Chef Mike Scarcelli (ex-Teatro Group). Downstairs houses BLK Rabbit, a nightlife lounge with a resident DJ, open Thursday-Saturday. Like Emilios, BLK Rabbit’s food is homemade and uncomplicated, with great value tapas.
Tuk Tuk Thai is growing! Thai Sa-on’s Sam Chanhao has opened a second location in Signal Hill Centre, and new outlets are planned for Deerfoot City, 5th Avenue Place, Kensington, Creekside, and Airdrie! Our favourite dishes from Thai Sa-on are all here, with the prettiest unfolding lotusshaped takeout boxes, and plenty of table seating too. Both locations open seven days a week from 11 am.
Dandy Brew Company has opened their flagship location, now with a full service restaurant, in a renovated service station in Ramsay. Merritt Gordon of Eden, Pied Du Cochon, Park, and Rouge, is serving up fine dining-inspired drinking food. You won't go thirsty – there’s a curated cocktail list, rotating glass pour wine list, and 20 taps of Dandy beers too!
Serial restaurateur, Witold Twardowski, has opened Emilios in the ex Wine-Ohs spot on Calgary’s 1st Street SW, neighbour to his Plowshare Artisan Diner. Named for local bootlegger
With 30 successful years behind them, Great Events Catering has launched a new grilling and BBQ division offering mobile grilling for corporate and private events across Calgary. Lead by award-winning Chef Daryl Kerr, Rare Cut uses top quality meats, and offers vegetarian and pescetarian options too.
Famoso Neapolitan Pizzeria
Popular Calgary breakfast spot, OEB, has now closed its original restaurant on Edmonton Trail, and re-opened in Bridgeland on 1 Avenue NE, where Bridges on First used to be.
