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Chorney-Booth: New Filipino restaurant celebrates nostalgic street food

The word “Amihan” refers to a cool wind that blows through the Philippines during the winter months (think of it as the opposite of a Chinook). Many Filipinos associate the cooler weather of Amihan with the nostalgia and comfort of Christmas, which is what a new group of local restaurateurs had in mind when they chose the name of their new restaurant.

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The team at Amihan Grill and Bakeshop: Richard Quiambao (left), Ryan Tiqui, Allan Ulgasan, Desiree Bansil, and Sherrel Bansil in Calgary on Thursday, April 1, 2021.

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Vancouver patio restaurants: 40 recommendations for outside dining during COVID-19

Dining is moving outside this season, and you should, too, especially if you want to support our local independent restaurants

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The patio at Seasons in the Park at Queen Elizabeth Park.

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Fare With A Flair: Easy, tasty Sloppy Joes offer mess of good eating

This last year has been a time like no other to seek comfort at our dining room tables. I have heard story after story of meals made from family cookbooks or from memory.

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Brews News: New beer named after Canada's most southerly spot

A Lake Erie island, prohibition, and a family of today’s intriguing beers that would’ve been right at home in 1920s Ontario. Hold tight as I weave them together.

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Partake brews near-beers in a variety of styles, including a stout. (Wayne Newton photo)

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Wine Guy: April is B.C. Wine Month

In 2018, the provincial government officially announced April as “B.C. Wine Month.” The initial proclamation was made in tit-for-tat response to the Alberta government’s then boycott on B.C. wine.

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Anthony Gismondi: B.C. wine of the week, wine to cellar and calendar items

Opinion: Anthony Gismondi's picks for B.C. wine of the week, wine to cellar and calendar items.

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ATCO Blue Flame Kitchen: And now for something completely different

As much as we like to rely on tried-and-true dishes for taste and conveniences, sometimes it can be tiresome eating the same meals over and over. Here are a few unique dishes to try, and perhaps add to your regular rotation:

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Carbonnade a la Flamande for ATCO Blue Flame Kitchen for April 7, 2021; image supplied by ATCO Blue Flame Kitchen

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Six O’Clock Solution: Pantry shelves help with faux pho

This version of the popular Vietnamese soup is from the new revised edition of Susan Sampson’s Tinned Fish Pantry Cookbook.

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Canned salmon tops Susan Sampson’s variation on pho.

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Chorney-Booth: Sammie Café reinvents the humble sandwich

Sandwich making is a tricky business. Few food experiences are more depressing than reaching into a lunch bag to pull out a limp sandwich that consists of little more than a couple of slices of luncheon meat jammed between stale, sliced bread with a smear of mayo for flavour. A sad sandwich is a sad thing. But when sandwiches are done right, they can be truly majestic.

April 3, 2021 Life

The Sammie Cafe family L-R, Nikki, Andrew, Erika, Hiram, Josh and Percilla in Calgary on Thursday, March 25, 2021. Darren Makowichuk/Postmedia

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Oleksyn: Invigorate your palate with these bright, high-acid wines

Are you an acid freak?

April 3, 2021 Food

March 25, 2021 Calgary Herald. The Sauvignon Blanc from Marlborough, New Zealand, for Darren Oleksyn wine column publishing in the Calgary Herald on Saturday, April 3, 2021.

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Brews News: Beer sales approved at farmers' markets, finally

Wine, mead, cider, liquor, and finally, beer. Inexplicably left off the list of alcoholic beverages that could be sold at farmers’ markets, the Ontario government announced in its budget that the wrong will be righted and beer sales will be now allowed this summer.

April 2, 2021 Food

A new New England pale ale from Great Lakes doubles as a fundraiser to help children with autism. (Great Lakes photo)

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Anthony Gismondi: This month, the wine world celebrates the Malbec grape

Opinion: One of the early Malbec advocates was Eleanor of Aquitaine.

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Fare With A Flair: Light, delicate dumplings make satisfying Easter meal

I’ve been reminiscing about meals I’ve enjoyed on past travels and came across my notes about a delicious dish called gnudi that I enjoyed in Tuscany a couple of years ago.

April 2, 2021 Recipes

Light, delicious spinach gnudi, paired with your favourite pasta sauce and Parmesan cheese, make a tasty Easter meal option, Jill Wilcox says. (Derek Ruttan/The London Free Press)

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Foraged ingredients and craft bitters for sober-curious consumers

It was a few months back that JoAnne Pearce was feeling the Ice-Olation Blues. Tired of pandemic lassitude and the ensuing uptick in drinking, the Edmonton-based graphic designer and marketing consultant became entranced with mocktails, non-alcoholic takes on classic cocktails. She began inventing booze-free, Halloween-themed drinks to entertain herself. Pleased with her results, she began uploading the photos onto social media, giving her the dopamine hit she once got from a glass of wine or a highball. “Getting all of those ‘likes’ on Instagram was my transfer addiction,” jokes Pearce, author of the just-released recipe collection Mock-Ups: Mocktails for Grown-Ups. “I was making these spooky drinks like a Vampire Bloody Mary, or one with a white grape made to look like an eyeball with fennel simple syrup. It hit the point where I was waiting for the work day to end so I could go try the next idea.”

April 1, 2021 Life

JoAnne Pearce, founder of Mock-Ups: Mocktails for Grown-ups, makes a Butterfly Fuzz using coconut, cardamon, lime, egg and cream.

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Mock-Up recipes rewrite the mocktail playbook

You won’t find any of the usual lame recipes for Virgin Mojitos or Shirley Temples in Mock-Ups: Mocktails for Grown-Ups , a recipe book of non-alcoholic beverages with all the creativity and stylings of craft cocktails.

April 1, 2021 Health

JoAnne Pearce released Mock-Ups, a recipe booklet of her creative mocktails, in mid-March.

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Wine Guy: Three shades of Gris

The Wine Guy offers up three shades of Pinot Gris, any of which will pair wonderfully with a Hugh Grant film.

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Anthony Gismondi: B.C. wine of the week, wine to cellar and calendar items

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ATCO Blue Flame Kitchen: Four kid-friendly favourites

Looking for ways to keep the kids engaged during spring break? Here are four simple recipes that are kid-friendly from the kitchen to the dining room table.

March 31, 2021 Recipes

Southwestern Quesadillas for ATCO Blue Flame Kitchen for March 31, 2021; image supplied by ATCO Blue Flame Kitchen

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Kasey Wilson: Easy Easter eats to enjoy with your COVID-19 bubble

It’s time to break out the bubbly for your COVID-19 bubble and host an easy, elegant Easter brunch.

March 30, 2021 Food

A smear of melted chocolate is the finishing touch on the Wickaninnish Inn's rich granola bars.

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Six O’Clock Solution: Sausage cassoulet for traditional tastes

Traditional French chefs insist there are only a few legitimate versions of cassoulet.

March 30, 2021 Recipes

U.S. cookbook author Mark Bittman shows some flexibility with his cassoulet variations, but this version features the traditional beans and sausage.

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Chorney-Booth: Calavera Cantina

The most common complaint I hear as a food writer is that there aren’t enough good non-chain restaurants in the suburbs. While each of Calgary’s quadrants has some very solid neighbourhood joints, it’s become a pastime for suburban Calgarians to complain that their end of the city is lacking in new and exciting restaurants. It’s also a conundrum for restaurateurs — setting up shop in the ‘burbs can limit their customer base by turning off customers from the other three quadrants of the city, but an increasing number of people don’t want to trek into the city’s core for dinner, especially during a pandemic.

March 27, 2021 Life

Calavera Cantina was photographed on Thursday, March 18, 2021. Azin Ghaffari/Postmedia

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Brews News: Molson offers Wiser alternative to boilermaker

Craving a boilermaker, but willing to settle for a beer? Molson might have an answer.

March 26, 2021 Food

Common Bond combines hops soaked in J.P. Wiser rye whisky with a lager by Molson. (Supplied)

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Fare With a Flair: Change up meals with quick corn bread

When you think of bread with a meal, more often than not it's a white variety — perhaps a baguette or a rustic Italian loaf.

March 26, 2021 Recipes

Skillet corn bread (Derek Ruttan/The London Free Press)

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Prime Rib

Easter is coming and for the next two weeks Freson Bros will have Prime Rib on sale.

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Wine Guy: Spring wine drops

The Wine Guy offers up three new releases that recently swirled through his wineglass

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Chorney-Booth: New Filipino restaurant celebrates nostalgic street food

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