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Recent stories about restaurants


Chef Tony Le wearing an apron in front of a painting of a dog with a bird in its mouth
food business

Birdog on the hunt for repeat customers downtown

Century Hospitality Group has opened Birdog, its sixth restaurant and its third in Edmonton's core, intending to complement the downtown food scene.

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A portrait of Blue Plate Diner owners John Williams and Rima Devitt, above a picture of the chalk sign reading "Thank you for 15 amazing years, 104 St. community" and beside a picture of the patio on Stony Plain Road
food business

Heartbroken owner of Blue Plate Diner feels community's love

As she prepares to close the Blue Plate Diner for good, owner Rima Devitt can't help but wonder what would have happened if her restaurant hadn't been pushed out of its longtime home on 104 Street.

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Truffle founder Omer Choudhary
technology business

Truffle raises $2.3M to help restaurants go digital

Truffle, which makes cloud-based software for restaurants, has raised a $2.3-million seed round to grow its team and expand across Canada. The round was led by Accelerate Fund III, with participation from Sprout.vc and Birchcliff Partners.

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Arturo Ramirez in the window of El Mero Mero's black taco bus
food business

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 beginning of the pandemic.

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Barto Residence, a bright blue, two-storey building
food business

Vintage Fork survives pivot, prepares for new home

Restaurant turned online tea shop Vintage Fork is preparing to move into a new brick and mortar location this summer at the Barto Residence.

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Chef Doreen Prei's wild mushroom dish
food restaurants

Restaurant May opens at the Art Gallery of Alberta

May is the newest restaurant to open at the Art Gallery of Alberta, occupying the space that formerly housed Zinc, which closed permanently last fall.

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Rocky Mountain Ice House
food restaurants

Restaurants and events prepare for Stage 3

Alberta will move forward with Stage 3 of its Open for Summer Plan on July 1 which will see nearly all restrictions lifted, including the general indoor province-wide mask mandate.

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Rocky Mountain Icehouse patio
food restaurants

Outdoor dining returns in first stage of Alberta's summer reopening plan

The first stage of Alberta's reopening plan starts June 1, enabling outdoor dining to resume with a maximum of four people per table, made up of one household or two close contacts for those living alone.

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Art Gallery of Alberta
food business

Prairie Catering takes over food service at the Art Gallery of Alberta

Prairie Catering is now the exclusive provider of food service, events, and facility booking at the Art Gallery of Alberta, according to a news release.

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