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Cooking with ‘Top Chef’ Shaften

By on March 5, 2014

I’ve been an avid reader of cookbooks ever since I was a kid. On weekends you could usually find me excitedly thumbing through the newest “Company’s Coming” which my mother would get free with a 25 litre gas purchase. But not once have I ever attempted to cook a meal from it! I know my skill set, […]

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Top 5 Wines Under $20

By on March 4, 2014

With an invite to one of the best ‘fests’ of the year, I remained stranded across the border with a delayed flight. But when your life is filled with great friends who know a thing or two about wine, one quick call has them salivating to take your place. My good friend Jasmine, a self proclaimed winesnob, was […]

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Welcome Home Wild Rose Brewery

By on March 3, 2014

Beer and I have never really been best friends, but moving to Calgary a decade ago, something changed that: Wild Rose Brewery A local craft brewery that had some pretty committed followers in Calgary, a company I knew I needed to check out! Located in a small space on the Currie Barracks, I decided to […]

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