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Nov. 29, 2012 / 893-Krampus Christmas

Jordan Bennett

Meaghan Baxter

Artist-in-residence 1-36 South Academic Building University of Alberta Walking down the nondescript, stark white hallway of the University of Alberta's South Academic Building, it is hard to imagine… Read more »

Sep. 26, 2012 / 884: Strangelove

Pickled delights

Mojo Jojo Pickles takes a new approach to tradition

Meaghan Baxter

'Life is like a jar of pickles. You  don't know what you're getting, but usually it works out pretty good." The quote from N. Westbury greeting guests on… Read more »

Aug. 15, 2012 / 878: Snap Turns 30

Grown Up Mac And Cheese

Sophisticated takes on a childhood favourite

Sharman Hnatiuk

For many of us, the ultimate comfort food is mac and cheese; it's the stuff childhood memories are made of. Though the ingredients are simple, a casserole of… Read more »

Aug. 08, 2012 / 877: Corb Your Enthusiasm

A world of taste in suburbia

Everything cheese offers, well, everything cheese, and more

L.S. Vors

14912 - 45 Ave 780.757.8532 The suburbs can be a notoriously inhospitable environment for small businesses and, indeed, the more specialized a small business is, the steeper its… Read more »

Jul. 27, 2011 / 823: The Naked Truth

Tight-knit avenue

Absolutely Edibles offers real food in a renewed place

Mike Angus

When Brenda Dutton and Bjorn Cochran opened Absolutely Edibles Catering 12 years ago on 118 Avenue and 104 Street, they had big plans for a comfortable life catering… Read more »

Apr. 14, 2011 / 808: Destroyer

A gentle seduction

Sherri Chaba explores the consequences of progress

Carolyn Jervis

Sherri Chaba is not an activist. She is not interested in pushing a particular environmentalist, anti-oil industry message. This would be far too simplistic for the practitioner of… Read more »

Nov. 24, 2010 / 788 : Wool On Wolves

Brand new Aroma

Venerable Italian eatery given a complete overhaul

Sharman Hnatiuk

That's Aroma has been a garlic-lover's haven in Edmonton for years, but thanks to a new father/son duo, the restaurant has remodelled itself to become an authentic Italian… Read more »

 » Liane Faulder / Nov. 17, 2010 / 787 : Margaret Atwood

Accidental foodie

Well-known critic Liane Faulder just fell into it

L.S. Vors

Writing about experiences with food, whether cooking or dining, is a powerful device. Like a tour guide of text and paper, a deftly written article guides the reader… Read more »

 » Malorie Urbanovitch / Nov. 10, 2010 / 786 : F&M

Sew local

Malorie Urbanovitch reflects on her first runway show

Bryan Birtles

Malorie Urbanovitch is an Edmonton-based designer who presented her first collection at this past year's Western Canada Fashion Week. Already working on the next collection, Urbanovitch was kind… Read more »

 » Betsy's South African Deli / Nov. 10, 2010 / 786 : F&M

The real thing

Betsy's provides South African cuisine to ex-pats and the curious

L.S. Vors

Complaining about city life is an easy conversational default. Incessant traffic and laughably poor driving. Noise and pollution. Questionable urban planning. The cost of living. One or more… Read more »