Food
Recent stories about food
Darling shifts from pop-up to stay-up
After testing their idea with a pop-up at Take Care Café in 2021, the owners of Darling are looking forward to opening their own place on Whyte Avenue.
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Butcher shops multiply to meet consumer demand
Edmonton is seeing a bit of a boom in butcher shops, capturing a growing desire among consumers for local, high-quality meat, say both a newcomer to the local scene and a veteran.
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Bonjour Bakery relocates for the long term in Old Strathcona
Edmonton's Bonjour Bakery has planned for a long future in Old Strathcona with the opening of a purpose-built space on Whyte Avenue.
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Greater Mill Woods Dining Week spotlights southeast eateries
A desire to draw attention to the food scene in Mill Woods has grown into a new dining week offering deals at nine restaurants in southeast Edmonton.
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Future Fields gets funding to scale fruit-fly-powered biomanufacturing
Edmonton will be the site of the world's first production facility for recombinant protein derived from fruit flies after Future Fields secured US$11.2 million in funding from investors and the federal government.
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Feed the Soul highlights food and history of Black communities
Edmonton's newest dining week aims to increase support for Black food entrepreneurs, as well as raise awareness about some of the barriers they face.
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Airport-based facility to boost production of compostable straws
Plant Plus, which produces compostable straws using a novel plant-fibre polymer, is planning to boost production thanks to an upgraded facility in the Edmonton region.
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Reusable container service launches at UAlberta
As pressure rises on restaurants to decrease their use of single-use items, a group of current and former students at the University of Alberta has come up with a way to make it easy — and free — to offer reusable containers for takeout.
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Gummy startup offers sweet alternatives to pills and tablets
If you've ever let bottles of vitamins languish in your medicine cabinet, you've probably switched to gummies — Edmonton startup Gummy Nutrition Lab is banking on it.
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