Food

Recent stories about food


Four people gathered around a table with food and beverage.
food business

Feed the Soul pivots from dining week to year-round guide

Feed the Soul YEG is releasing a year-round dining guide to Black-owned food businesses rather than holding a February dining week, expanding the ways it supports businesses despite funding challenges.

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Ernest's moves student buffet to a lottery system as NAIT chef series continues

Ernest's is changing the reservation system for its Student Showcase Lunch Buffet. Instead of just making a reservation, diners were asked to enter a lottery for the ability to reserve some dates in February and early March.

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food

Indigenous chefs to highlight cuisine at International Indigenous Tourism Conference

There's a strong culinary element to the International Indigenous Tourism Conference taking place from Feb. 17 to 19 at the Edmonton Convention Centre.

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food

Sweet Treats & Latte festival returns with more than 40 businesses and global flavours

The Old Strathcona Business Association is celebrating the return of the Sweet Treats & Latte Festival from Feb. 12 to 22.

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People gathered in an event space with sunlight pouring over them.
business technology

EPIC co-founder focuses on better event bookings after food-hall closure

After getting sick of the friction involved in booking events, the co-founder of the shuttered EPIC Market has decided to develop a new software-based venture called Better Venu.

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A two-storey single-family home beside a small commercial building with a coffee shop.
city council business

Zoning overhaul starts to deliver on promise of mixed-use neighbourhoods

A bakery and baking school in Bonnie Doon could be one of the first commercial establishments to open within a mature residential neighbourhood under Edmonton's renewed zoning bylaw, more than two years after the overhaul made such developments easier.

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Five people gathered behind a spread of Georgian food and drink.
food business

Georgian restaurant finds success within fried chicken joint

The owners of Twist & Taste have moved their business from a sandwich counter outside of Edmonton's city limits into the heart of Old Strathcona, citing high demand for their Eastern European food.

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A man holds up a tray of pastries inside a bakery.
food business

King of Tarts finds 'redemption' at old Sugared & Spiced location

A popular vegan baker is back in action after hanging up his apron last year.

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A smiling man crosses his arms next to hot dog and hamburger buns inside a meat shop.
food business

Low and slow: Okie Dokie charts course for meaty success

The man behind a new handmade sausage shop has ambitions to turn it into a destination for barbecue in Edmonton, but for now he's making sure he doesn't bite off more than he can chew.

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