Two nerds with Italian heritage tried eating a grasshopper one day and fell in love with the idea that everyone should eat insects. Silvia and Claudio have teamed up to bring you a line of products that are not only delicious and nutritious, but better for the environment and more easily sustainable. Silvia and Claudio …
Today at 11am, Bubba Gump Shrimp Company opens the doors to it’s first restaurant in Canada. I was shocked to find out that there are only 28 restaurants across the United States. The company has a relationship with the Mall of America, so West Edmonton Mall turned out to be a logical choice. If you …
Biera is a local brew pub located inside Ritchie Market. ( 95 Street and 76 Avenue) Blind Enthusiasm is the brand name behind the brews. Biera is where you can go to enjoy the beer as well as locally sourced and crafted small plates. Ritchie Market also houses Acme Meat Market and Transcend Coffee. These …
Once upon a time there were a bunch of guys that wanted to start up the craft beer industry in Edmonton. They all got together and opened up a small brewery in St. Alberta and called it Hogshead. They made some wicked pumpkin spice beer. Run badly was an understatement. The 2015 end of Hogshead …
When I was messaged by Alexis Hillyard of Stump Kitchen on Twitter proposing a collaboration, I had no idea what I was getting myself into when I agreed. This is a good thing! I love people that are able to just let loose and have fun. Admittedly, that is not always me. I am very …
Here is a little sharing about me… I am at least ¼ Cree on my father’s side. My family always told us not to tell anyone about our Aboriginal roots because we would be looked at differently. I never met my Kookum and that fact makes me sad. I was too young when she passed …
Northern Chicken. A favourite in both my family and my workplace. Soul food brought to a whole new level by Chefs Matt Phillips and Andrew Cowan. The food amazing, but they also have a great selection of craft beers, local spirits and whisky for you to enjoy. Not only do they make my tastebuds sing, …
For those of you that are not regular followers, BBQ is life. I am a certified Kansas City BBQ Society Judge as well as a judge for the Canadian BBQ Society. I love the smell and the taste of smoked meats. I was hooked the first time my bestie gifted me with a smoked rainbow …
This will be my fifth year leading a team of wonderful human beings to raise money for the homeless, hungry and hurting in our community. The charity may have changed, but the sentiment is still the same. (That is me in the fuzzy blue monster hat in the video above.) On February 24th, 2018 we …
YEGfoodie was proud to stand behind Brenda Der for her 15th annual “Christmas Party for the Less Fortunate”. Brenda Der used to be the force of nature behind B’s Diner. If you were down on your luck and needed a hot meal, all you needed to do was walk into B’s Diner and Brenda would …