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Design Contest 2012
Designer Robert Faulkner's side table and tray, Chute, wins him a trip to New York City to attend the International Contemporary Furniture Fair.
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Designer Robert Faulkner's side table and tray, Chute, wins him a trip to New York City to attend the International Contemporary Furniture Fair.
For those of you who love Fork Fest — Live Local’s festival that sees restaurants offer low-priced multi-course meals for a week in winter and a week in summer — Jack’s Grill still offers its sweet deal from Monday to Thursday. And, wouldn’t you know, the $45 three-course table d'hote has been there since Fork Fest of 2011. You can find out more about it here, however, it might be outdated because it features...
A slice of chorizo sausage hangs gracefully from the cocktail glass. But, it's the ingredients within that really set this drink apart. The spice of the chorizo sausage melds perfectly with the smoky kick of the malt whisky, fresh horseradish, veal jus and Clamato in one of Sabor Divino’s signature cocktails. The drink, inspired by chef Shawn Hicks and prepared by Nick Tooke, is very popular according to co-owner Christian Mena, especially with the ladies. Jamie MacKenzie, regional manager of North America...
We sit down at a table in the corner of Noorish, a restaurant that opened just off Whyte Avenue on 109 street this fall. The tables on all sides are full on a Wednesday evening. Our waitress is so upbeat I’ve never heard anyone that enthusiastic about food. And I love food. But she takes it to another level, looking at us with wide eyes and a knowing smile, saying she’s very confident we’ll enjoy ourselves. And, she says, we’re about to experience something we’ve never experienced before. She’...
The sixth annual Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts fundraiser was an homage to Johnny Cash. Each team of corporate sponsors, including Lexus of Edmonton, Canadian Western Bank and, yes, Avenue magazine, was partnered with a cake designer from one of the city's extravagant bakeries. Avenue was paired with chef Jennifer Gray of Over the Top Cakes, and did well with the theme "Tennesse Flat Top Box." The guitarcase/concert stage (pictured above) won the...
Nine months ago, an icicle the size of your average sword pierced the roof of the Macdonald Hotel’s Harvest Room. Water flowed into the restaurant — and the repairs forced its closure. This week, the Harvest Room reopens, six months later than expected, and executive chef Andrew Ihasz gave the media a preview of what hotel guests and enthusiastic Edmonton diners can expect to find on the redesigned menu. Before coming to Edmonton, Ihasz cooked in San Francisco. And he...
This summer, I’ve found myself somewhat enamored by mushrooms. As I hike with my husband through the bush by Smith, Alberta, I often snap photos of the fungi that seem to pop up in bunches overnight. I’m about as far from being a mushroom expert as you can get — I only just discovered the wonder of the portabello this year — but the wide array of mushrooms we’ve unearthed, essentially in our backyard, is fascinating to me. So, when I was offered the opportunity to sample the fungi flavours of Sorrentino’s...
Saturday was the perfect day for Tutti Frutti (10420 82 Ave., 780-988-8679) to open up shop. With plus-30 Celsius temperatures and crowds of people helping the Edmonton International Fringe Festival beat its own attendance record, this frozen yogurt joint just needed to open the door to its lower-level space to see customers swarm its tables. Unlike the countless Yogen Früz kiosks and...
A filmy piece of pineapple covered a light custard, forming what looked like a flower petal with a single piece of raspberry as the stamen. Real yellow and orange petals decorated the top and the flavour was a citrus blend of creamy custard and pineapple juice. I had the dessert months ago in March when I attended the lunch put on by NAIT students with the help of celebrity chef, Susur Lee. It was a long time ago, but it's one of those dishes that you use as a means of measuring other desserts, which usually just don't quite measure up. But there are lots of...
Above: Chef Chad Moss brings pupusas to downtown. Transcend Coffee is launching a new Latin American-inspired menu on Aug. 10 (today, for people who check the blog regularly). Executive chef Chad Moss wants the menu to reflect the street food of the coffee-producing countries of the Americas. And he's not getting them from a recipe book; he's made the trips to the places from where Transcend buys its beans, and has sampled the local fare....
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