Salutes and Shout Outs

Fuge Fine Meat lives on as Fuge

Sausage! Albertans love their sausages, and lucky Edmontonians have been enjoying Fuge Fine Meats’ scratch-made sausages at farmers’ markets and Otto Food and Drink. Owner, Steve Furgiuele, has now left the industry but the good news is LOVEPIZZA’s Braede Harris and Gavin Fedorak have taken over the helm, continuing as Fuge Sausage. Pick up in Edmonton at LOVEPIZZA, 6736 99 Street NW, delivery orders at fugesausage.ca.

Congratulations Ben Put! Again! The brightest star in Alberta’s coffee scene, Calgary’s Monogram Coffee co-owner, Ben Put, has triumphed again, not only winning first place in the Specialty Coffee Association’s 2022 National Barista Championship but also taking top spot in the 2022 Canadian Brewer’s Cup Championship!.

Sibling sandwich bar for The Next

Act, Meat, and Pip Popular Edmonton pub, smokery, and restaurant, The Next Act, Meat, and Pip have now added PALS Sandwich Bar to the lineup, serving delicious and generously filled sandwiches, soups, salads, cocktails, beer, and wine. 10335 83 Avenue. 11-late, seven days.

Pocket Café opens next to sister café

Dairy Lane Calgary’s Blue Star Diner and Dairy Lane Cafe share ownership, and now they have a sibling coffee shop, Pocket Café, at 317 19 Street NW, next door to Dairy Lane. With Fratello Coffee and Alforno pastries, this is one popular little spot! Seven days, 8 am-4 pm.

Calling Pokemon fans! Check out swirlyeg.com, Edmonton’s Swirl Cafe & Games’ online shop, then head to 6825 177 Street NW for more in the store, as well as a pay-what-you-can board game library. But don’t forget the food and drinks – enjoy light dishes with milkshakes, espresso-based drinks, and customized ice cream. From 10 am, seven days.

Frenchie expands into Bread &

Circus Calgary’s Una Pizza and Wine has always been popular; we loved their Roman-style trattoria, Bread and Circus, and the tiny Frenchie Wine Bar at the back too. Now Frenchie has expanded to fill the 38-seat dining room, with snacks and charcuterie as well as cheese fondue, alongside your choice from the substantial selection of biodynamic and natural wines, beer, and cocktails. No resos, but a virtual waitlist at frenchieyyc.com. 616 17 Avenue SW, Thursday-Monday, 6 pm-1 am.

California Pizza Kitchen (CPK)

launches in Edmonton In 1985, two former federal prosecutors launched CPK, combining a passion for food with fresh ingredients. Now they have 200 restaurants over eight countries – and a first for Canada in Edmonton, at 5260 Windermere Boulevard! The stone-hearth oven cooks their BBQ Chicken Pizza in 8 minutes, and glutenfree and halal are options too. It’s not just pizza with salads, bowls, pastas, crispy mac n cheese, and more… Seven days 11 am-late.

The Pizza Project is now at Little

Tavern Calgary’s Pizza Project is alive and well and under new management at Little Tavern, 5555 Strathcona Hill SW. They’re doing it their way and combining the best of Canadian, New York, and European styles; we counted 22 pizzas, some with unique topping combos (try the Chicken Confit Blue, it’s fabulous!). Choose Individual (10”), Legit Large (14”) or Jumbo (18“) and turn your 10” into a calzone for $1. Check out ‘The Sub Project’ too with in-house baked bread from their pizza dough! Closed Mondays.

All-day dim sum in Edmonton

Often Dim sum is only available in the mornings or on Sundays, but now you can eat pan-fried, deep-fried, or baked, dim sum as well as noodle bowls, hot pot, five kinds of Egg Foo Young, shrimp chive cakes, and much more, all day long at Lucky Kitchen, 10346 University Avenue. Seven days from 11 am to 10 pm.

The Mash open sixth Calgary

location With two locations in Edmonton and five in Calgary, Cochrane’s Half Hitch Brewing has now opened The Mash craft beer and pizza at 1535 5 Street SW. Celebrated for using the spent grain from the brewing process for their pizza dough, everything else here is upcycled including the pictures on the walls and grandma’s plates!

New Caribbean restaurant is open

in Edmonton Cousins Pat (baker) and Nadine (cook) have been sharing their passion for cooking since 2006, and now they’re bringing a little sunshine into Edmonton with their new Cafe Caribbean. Expect made in-house, authentic dishes like fried or spicy curry chicken, steamed fish, and curried chickpeas with potatoes. From 11 am, closed Sundays. 10140 117 Street NW.

Edmonton’s Baekjeong opens in

Calgary 11660 Sarcee Trail NW is home to this Korean BBQ restaurant where you can grill Premium Alberta Sterling Silver beef short ribs, brisket, pork belly, and ribeye, at your table accompanied by bottomless Korean salads and vegetables, appies and cheese buldak for the table to share. From 4:30 pm, closed Tuesdays.