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Dining week supports downtown businesses on eve of patio fee hike
The Edmonton Downtown Business Association's Downtown Dining Week starts this week, with 68 restaurants offering deals for $15 to $65 from March 11 to 22.
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Best new restaurants list includes Wîhkwêntôwin neighbours
Five new restaurants got a special nod in Edify's annual Best Restaurants issue, two of which are in the Brewery District.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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