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Food Notes for June 5, 2023
Openings Fu’s Repair Shop is relocating to the former Station on Jasper space (10524 Jasper Avenue) and will re-open on June 10. The move will allow Fu’s to expand their kitchen. They will share a space with Double Dragon, which opens on June 9. Dolly’s Cocktail Bar will be taking over the space ...
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Openings Fu’s Repair Shop is relocating to the former Station on Jasper space (10524 Jasper Avenue) and will re-open on June 10. The move will allow Fu’s to expand their kitchen. They will share a space with Double Dragon, which opens on June 9. Dolly’s Cocktail Bar will be taking over the space ...
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Food Notes for May 29, 2023
“Best-of” Lists Give Food Businesses Something to Build On Being listed as one of Edmonton’s best places to eat brings in customers, but converting that advantage into repeat traffic is the key, say some Edmonton-area eateries. Edify (previously known as Avenue Edmonton) has been publishing its B...
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“Best-of” Lists Give Food Businesses Something to Build On Being listed as one of Edmonton’s best places to eat brings in customers, but converting that advantage into repeat traffic is the key, say some Edmonton-area eateries. Edify (previously known as Avenue Edmonton) has been publishing its B...
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Food Notes for May 22, 2023
Openings Feng Donburi is a new Japanese restaurant that opened in Windermere, at 16408 Ellerslie Road SW. Calgary-based Lloyd’s Patty Distro, offering Jamaican patties, will be opening a location in Edmonton at 10534 111 Street. Upcoming Events There’s still time to check out cat-inspired special...
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Openings Feng Donburi is a new Japanese restaurant that opened in Windermere, at 16408 Ellerslie Road SW. Calgary-based Lloyd’s Patty Distro, offering Jamaican patties, will be opening a location in Edmonton at 10534 111 Street. Upcoming Events There’s still time to check out cat-inspired special...
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Food Notes for May 15, 2023
Openings Be Coffee is a new coffee shop now open at Century Park (11025 26 Avenue, #1004). Latin American food truck Sabor de Los Andes has opened up a brick and mortar storefront at 10985 127 Street. They celebrated their grand opening on April 28. Northsiders, rejoice! There are relatively few ...
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Openings Be Coffee is a new coffee shop now open at Century Park (11025 26 Avenue, #1004). Latin American food truck Sabor de Los Andes has opened up a brick and mortar storefront at 10985 127 Street. They celebrated their grand opening on April 28. Northsiders, rejoice! There are relatively few ...
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Food Notes for May 8, 2023
New Owners of Van Loc Hope to Breathe New Life into Chinatown The new owners of Van Loc are hoping to reinvigorate not only the long-standing banh mi restaurant but also the area where it has been in business for years. “We just want Edmonton to recognize Chinatown as a destination,” ...
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New Owners of Van Loc Hope to Breathe New Life into Chinatown The new owners of Van Loc are hoping to reinvigorate not only the long-standing banh mi restaurant but also the area where it has been in business for years. “We just want Edmonton to recognize Chinatown as a destination,” ...
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Food Notes for May 1, 2023
Openings Darling’s permanent location opened over the weekend, and they offer lunch, dinner and weekend brunch. Find them at 9616 82 Avenue. Die Pie’s new location opened last week, at 11817 105 Avenue. Die Pie identifies itself as “Alberta’s first plant-based pizzeria”. Kind Ice Cream’s third lo...
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Openings Darling’s permanent location opened over the weekend, and they offer lunch, dinner and weekend brunch. Find them at 9616 82 Avenue. Die Pie’s new location opened last week, at 11817 105 Avenue. Die Pie identifies itself as “Alberta’s first plant-based pizzeria”. Kind Ice Cream’s third lo...
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Food Notes for April 24, 2023
Openings Baekjeong Korean BBQ House will be opening a second location in Mayfield Common. It’s bucking a trend of nearly all recent openings of additional locations ending up in Windermere. Upcoming Events The Hotel Macdonald will be hosting a Coronation Breakfast Celebration on May 6 at 4am, for...
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Openings Baekjeong Korean BBQ House will be opening a second location in Mayfield Common. It’s bucking a trend of nearly all recent openings of additional locations ending up in Windermere. Upcoming Events The Hotel Macdonald will be hosting a Coronation Breakfast Celebration on May 6 at 4am, for...
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Food Notes for April 17, 2023
Openings Congratulations to Bodega on the opening of their sixth Edmonton-area location in Ellerslie (916 103A Street SW). Bar Oro’s pop-up on Capital Boulevard is open again while their permanent location continues to undergo renovations. The pop-up is located at 10047 108 Street. The Lunchbox S...
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Openings Congratulations to Bodega on the opening of their sixth Edmonton-area location in Ellerslie (916 103A Street SW). Bar Oro’s pop-up on Capital Boulevard is open again while their permanent location continues to undergo renovations. The pop-up is located at 10047 108 Street. The Lunchbox S...
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Food Notes for July 25, 2022
Pal’s to be Next Piece of Old Strathcona Restaurant Empire Slated to open in August, Pal’s Sandwich Bar is the latest restaurant from the team behind The Next Act, Meat, and Pip. The classic sandwich shop will be the group’s fourth venture within a one-block radius. Co-owner Saylish H...
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Pal’s to be Next Piece of Old Strathcona Restaurant Empire Slated to open in August, Pal’s Sandwich Bar is the latest restaurant from the team behind The Next Act, Meat, and Pip. The classic sandwich shop will be the group’s fourth venture within a one-block radius. Co-owner Saylish H...
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Food Notes for July 18, 2022
Leopard Brings Pizza and Soft Serve to Glenora Leopard, a new restaurant in Glenora’s West Block tower that aims to provide quality pizza and soft serve to the neighbourhood, is the result of conversations that began before the pandemic and a menu perfected during the lockdown. Cantiro, the...
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Leopard Brings Pizza and Soft Serve to Glenora Leopard, a new restaurant in Glenora’s West Block tower that aims to provide quality pizza and soft serve to the neighbourhood, is the result of conversations that began before the pandemic and a menu perfected during the lockdown. Cantiro, the...
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Food Notes for June 27, 2022
El Mero Mero Expands from Food Trucks to Restaurant Mexican food truck El Mero Mero is readying for its expansion to a brick-and-mortar restaurant. Opening on June 30 at 12223 156 St., the storefront is the culmination of two years of continuous growth for a business that opened near the beginnin...
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El Mero Mero Expands from Food Trucks to Restaurant Mexican food truck El Mero Mero is readying for its expansion to a brick-and-mortar restaurant. Opening on June 30 at 12223 156 St., the storefront is the culmination of two years of continuous growth for a business that opened near the beginnin...
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Food Notes for August 2, 2021
Heritage Festival Returns After being forced to cancel the event in 2020, the Edmonton Heritage Festival returned to Hawrelak Park over the weekend. Introducing timed ticket attendance was one way organizers responded to the pandemic, in addition to eliminating food tickets in favour of direct co...
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Heritage Festival Returns After being forced to cancel the event in 2020, the Edmonton Heritage Festival returned to Hawrelak Park over the weekend. Introducing timed ticket attendance was one way organizers responded to the pandemic, in addition to eliminating food tickets in favour of direct co...
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Recap: MilkCrate’s Feast in the Field
The last food event I attended was in mid-March 2020. COVID-19 seemed ominous, but we knew so little about it at the time. Over the last 16 months, food events have been postponed, outright cancelled, shifted outdoors, or scaled down to accommodate members of a single household only. Since then, ...
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The last food event I attended was in mid-March 2020. COVID-19 seemed ominous, but we knew so little about it at the time. Over the last 16 months, food events have been postponed, outright cancelled, shifted outdoors, or scaled down to accommodate members of a single household only. Since then, ...
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Food Notes for July 26, 2021
Intent Coffee Closes Permanently Back in September, Intent Coffee opened their cafe in Southgate Centre with such promise. Run by Mavi Tolentino and Reika Herradura, both identifying as queer first-generation Philipinx, Intent Coffee had a grand vision: “By hiring, investing, and empowering margi...
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Intent Coffee Closes Permanently Back in September, Intent Coffee opened their cafe in Southgate Centre with such promise. Run by Mavi Tolentino and Reika Herradura, both identifying as queer first-generation Philipinx, Intent Coffee had a grand vision: “By hiring, investing, and empowering margi...
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Food Notes for July 18, 2021
Geoscapes Returns to Elevate More Local Chefs Geoscapes, the brainchild of co-founders Kris Harvey and Trevor Lipton, is returning for a second series of special events. Featuring guest chefs who prepare multi-course menus served up in transparent dining domes, the event runs from July 15-August ...
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Geoscapes Returns to Elevate More Local Chefs Geoscapes, the brainchild of co-founders Kris Harvey and Trevor Lipton, is returning for a second series of special events. Featuring guest chefs who prepare multi-course menus served up in transparent dining domes, the event runs from July 15-August ...
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