I have a nagging sense of guilt that I don’t really eat breakfast. A cup of black coffee (preferably a dark Sumatran), a glass of water (preferably filtered and cold), and a measured cup of orange juice (preferably fresh-squeezed, but usually out of a carton) do me just fine. My stomach doesn’t generally wake up […]
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Have you always had an urge to be a brewer, but haven’t had the time or space to do so? Well, Alberta Beer Festivals has a competition that may just be right up your alley. Their Be The Brewer Contest, hashtag #bethebrewer, gives participants the opportunity to name an Alberta craft beer and design a
Today marks the end of another trip around the sun, and we here at Dining Out plan to celebrate with wine, women and song! OK, that’s just referencing <a href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wine,_women_and_song”>an old saying</a>: I prefer beer, and our esteemed editor Joel prefers rum and coke; he’s married and I’m dating; and you don’t want to
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Menu Sampler Prairie Cobb Salad • Artisan romaine lettuce, hop smoked bacon lardons, smoked chicken, blue cheese crumble, roasted corn, boiled egg, avocado/poblano dressing Pulled Chicken Sandwich • Slow smoked pulled chicken, arugula, roasted garlic pesto-aioli, hop smoked thick sliced bacon, smoked tomato jam, provolone cheese BBQ Chicken • 2-hr smoked Alberta raised chicken –
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It’s not uncommon to have a glass of wine or other tasty beverage with dinner, and generally a drink with a meal is not a problem, but you might want to consider skipping the aperitif. As of today, new rules come into play across Canada regarding drinking and driving. Police Officers no longer need reasonable
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You can’t eat out all the time, as much as we might encourage it. (Although if you do decide to eat out all the time, we hope you use our site as a guide!) But that’s not what this is about, this is for those times when you want some fine quality ingredients for cooking
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If it seems like we’ve posting a bit more about coffee than usual, it’s because we start every day with the dark nectar. And now, it seems our morning habit may be helping our health. It turns out there may be a correlation between drinking dark roast coffee and reduced risk of Alzheimer’s, a debilitating
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A blend of spices made up of cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves and allspice, pumpkin spice dates back to at least the 1790s and has become such an American staple that it produces sales of $500 million a year and has invaded everything, including our coffee. While there are recipes for muffins, cakes, pretzels, cookies, mousse,