Salutes and Shout Outs

Calgary Police Youth Foundation (CPYF) and Kiwanis clubs of Calgary and area are publishing a cookbook, Cooking with Kids, in September in support of children and youth. There are over 100 recipes from Calgary chefs and cooks, and you can pre-order at CPYFstore.ca with promo code “KidsCooking” for free shipping when it comes out!

GlobalFest has launched a new 10-episode mini-series sharing flavours of the OneWorld Festival. You’ll learn about the foods, spices, and recipes of a different culture each episode. Visit globalfest.ca/flavours for details.

Coffee, ice cream, and pizza, all in one place in Bridgeland! Overlooking Murdoch Park at 65 7A Street NE, the new General Block is now home to Una’s 3rd Alberta full service location, Village Ice Cream’s 3rd store, and Phil & Seb’s 7th location. Open seven days.

Kensington’s Raw Eatery & Market now has a new home in Bridgeland too, at 208 4 Street NE, and a new name - Mondays Plant Restaurant. Take out plant-based toasts, tacos, pastas, bowls, and cookies; sauces and dressings from the Pantry; and lovely candles, perfumes, chocolate, and more in the Market. Closed Tuesdays. mondaysplantcafe.com.

There’s a new restaurant just opened at 1211 Edmonton Trail, Calgary. Agni Indian is serving up meat, seafood, veggie, and cheese curries; Hakka dishes, and a variety of marinated meat skewers cooked in the tandoor. For both traditional and modern dishes, see yycagni.ca.

We love the growth of ethical sourcing, so congrats to The Colombian Coffee Bar & Roastery who’ve opened their second location in Edmonton’s French Quarter, at 8816 92 Street. You can also enjoy some delicious sweet and savoury bites while you sip. thecolombian.ca.

Nearby, in a converted house in Bonnie Doon, Green Ash Cafe has opened at 8903 83 Avenue. With a south-facing, dogfriendly patio, come for the much-lauded zucchini waffle grilled cheese, terrific sandwiches and wraps, daily changing soup and muffin menus - and paintings by local artists. @greenashcafe.

More congratulations go to Brant Lake Wagyu who now occupy a new 8,000 square foot “BLW” retail butcher shop, offices, and distribution centre, on 42 Avenue SE, in Calgary. Visit to stock up on Brant Lake Wagyu, Broek Farms Heritage Berkshire Pork, traditional Hutterite chicken and other products, and Lambtastic lamb, along with VDG Salumi, Viva Deli products, and other premium foods. You’ll find spices, Route 83 Knives, local cutting boards, and BBQ supplies too! brantlakewagyu.ca

Indian Fusion the Curry House now has a new home in Edmonton’s Old Strathcona. Head to Whyte Avenue for Chef Parkash Chhibber’s acclaimed Indian and Fijian dishes, and exotic curries of crocodile, elk, bison, duck, and rabbit, as well as lobster and crab coconut curries. indianfusionrestaurant.ca. opened downstairs at their 104 Street location for everything fried chicken and a wide selection of beer. There’s a large patio too! Thursday-Saturday, smokeybearyeg.com/bandits.

Calgary’s Ke Charcoal Grill have opened their fourth store! Tokyo Station is a new Tokyo Street Market concept next door to their 15th Avenue SW location. It’s cool, crazy, with fabulous artwork, and based on the eats you’d find in Tokyo’s bustling JR Station. You really can’t go wrong with three floors of totally tasty $10 ramen (six to choose from) and five - $5 sides. Look for sweet and savoury Japanese snacks, as well as noodles, curry, seaweed, tea, and sushi ingredients in the market. And downstairs… eight flavours of housemade gelato, including our fave, (drum roll here) Wa-sa-bae (wasabi!). Oh boy, is that good gelato! Take-out and delivery seven days, tokyostreetmarket.com.

There’s no stopping the new eateries and breweries in Spruce Grove! RavenWolf Brewing must be Alberta’s newest small brewery, and what a tough time to open. But they have four beers on tap; and bites, boards, bowls, and plates on the patio or to take out, along with growler and howler fills. ravenwolfbrewing.com.

Just down the street, is the new Barbacoa, currently open for take-out with a pure comfort food menu of locally sourced, open-flame cooked dishes, prepared, as they say, “with a fiery passion for good food.” Those burgers look crazy good! Open seven days, barbacoa.ca.