Food

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Wilson Wong, Winnie Chen, and William Chen
food business

Trio aims to be a 'catalyst' in Chinatown with Boa and Hare

Winnie Chen's next restaurant foray brings her even closer to her roots, and she hopes it can add to the positive momentum of change in Edmonton's Chinatown.

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Someone looks out from an open kitchen.
business food

Connected Kitchen takes over old EPIC location with ambitions to support a tough industry

The Connected Kitchen Project has a new home in downtown Edmonton where it aims to create a landing pad for entrepreneurs in the gruelling hospitality industry by providing access to commercial kitchen space, and even mental health support.

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NongBu founder John Ahn
food business

NongBu is closed but continues to shape city's food scene

Korean restaurant NongBu is now permanently closed, but its legacy of introducing Edmontonians to a broader array of Korean dishes will live on.

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Two people stand at the edge of Edmonton's River Valley wearing shirts that read "Atadel."
technology business

Atadel's latest app expands delivery services and is capable of rideshare

The tech-enabled delivery service Atadel is expanding from food and grocery delivery to packages, retail, and eventually to rideshare services, with what its co-founders call the "Super App."

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A newspaper clipping from 1953 of advertisements about the Silk Hat restaurant.
history downtown

A moment in history: Sept. 25, 1953

On this day in 1953, one of Edmonton's best-known restaurants was showing off a new look.

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Three people wearing matching toques stand in front of a restaurant's front window. A sign behind them reads "Come in, we're OPEN."
food arts

Docuseries explores Edmonton communities through food

The three creators of the new docuseries Eating Edmonton used food, the people who make it, and their experiences as second-generation immigrants to tell richer stories about Edmonton communities.

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A photo of a small van that has been branded for Flat Boy Burgers
business food

Why do Edmonton businesses love kei cars?

Kei cars and trucks are fun-sized vehicles from Japan that Thirsty Rider Cycles, Sea Change Brewing, Flat Boy Burgers and other businesses love because they are rolling marketing campaigns and just plain fun.

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Two people sit at a table inside a dimly lit restaurant.
food business

How JMT Korean Cuisine laughed its way through opening delays

JMT Korean Cuisine, a restaurant that faced around two months of delays as it moved from downtown to Whyte Avenue, kept its customers engaged throughout with videos that poked fun at its situation.

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A scientist wearing a lab coat pours liquid into a beaker.
technology business

How NAIT helps Edmonton food companies develop delicious

NAIT's Centre for Culinary Innovation is embarking on a new waste-reduction project worth $1 million as it continues to develop groundbreaking products with local food and beverage companies.

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