T O P P I C K S f rom Savour staf f | S A V O U R S E L E C T S PAO PACKS A FLAVOUR PUNCH Camie Leard
If nothing else, the pandemic has caused a creative revolution in dining. Necessity has indeed been the mother of invention and the beneficiaries are Calgary eaters! John and Sharon Nidua were running the restaurant at a seniors complex in the city’s southwest when the pandemic hit.
Pao is the Filipino version of bao and are just as chewy delicious... plus they come in purple!
PaoYYC 550 Prominence Rise S.W. 403.630.9076 paoyyc.com
With their regular clientele on lockdown, they had to think fast. And they came up with a winner. Their Filipino heritage paired with John’s training as an executive chef resulted in PaoYYC, a delicious steamed-bun offering that comes with all sorts of delectable fillings. Make a point of ordering the braised five-spice pork belly, the buttermilk fried chicken karaage and the Korean pulled beef brisket bulgogi. For dessert, the purple ube pao are pretty and tasty! Place orders by Wednesday for Saturday pick-up or delivery. Delivery is $5 in Calgary and $10 in surrounding areas.*
Celebrate spring! SWEET & SAVOURY PIES
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Oreo Milk Tea
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Sugar Marmelade 1120 Centre St. N. 587.354.1120 sugarmarmelade.com
One of the best parts of running Savour Calgary is the little adventures we get to go on to discover new and exciting things. A trip to Sugar Marmelade (before shut-down number three) in Crescent Heights Village was one of those adventures. This funky space has become a hopping hot spot for Hong Kong-style desserts. If you’re not familiar with Hong Kong desserts, you will be dazzled (and a bit intimidated) by the variety of offerings. Take a chance on a new flavour or find a familiar name and settle in for something scrumptious. Our table very much enjoyed our black sesame parfait, our Oreo milk tea and our strawberry pudding. They have added some hot savoury dishes as well and are open evenings only for takeout/delivery during the shut-down.
Kensington - 1081 2nd Avenue NW 403.287.8544 Wildwood - 8 Spruce Centre SW 403.452.3960 Mahogany - 2171 Mahogany Boulevard SE 587.623.1144
@piejunkieyyc piejunkie.ca
CANELA CAN! The cute little house just off Macleod Tr. is easy to miss if you don’t know where you’re looking. Fortunately, Canela’s vegan pastry offerings make it a destination for sweet seekers across the city. Mexican expat Veronica Amaya named her business for the Spanish word for cinnamon and has grown the venture from making cinnamon buns in her daughter’s kitchen to her full-fledged (cutestever) bakery. The cinnamon buns that started it all are excellent. The vegan dough recipe makes for a chewier mouth-feel that was so satisfying paired with delicious filling and frosting. We also tried the housemade pop tart which was enormous and much tastier than the original.
Canela cinnamon bun and poptart
Canela Vegan Pastries 4806 1st St. S.W. 403.460.1226 | canelayyc.ca M AY » J U N E 2021
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