Culina
6509 112 Avenue (Culina Highlands)
9914 89 Avenue (Culina Mill Creek)
9626 96A Street Northwest (Culina at the Muttart – Muttart conservatory, location visited) 
Edmonton, AB
Before my trip to Edmonton, I checked with several people who lived there as well as natives for points of interests. Me being “me”, there were some usual “caveats”, one of them, for god’s sake, please, do NOT tell me West Edmonton Mall (WEM)! (And, yes, I indeed went there and, due to bad timing, I could skate in the rink at the Ice Palace). But, once they knew what I was looking for, i.e., walkable areas (with the warning Edmonton is not as walkable as Vancouver), something outdoors (yes, again, call me crazy…) and things that, because you are “local”, you tend to overlook it. One of such places ended up being the Muttart Conservatory. But, in addition to the flowers and plants, I knew there was a new location of Culina, a restaurant that seems to be well regarded. So, that’s how Dumbfries and I ended up having a brunch there.
Sorry, I forgot to take a picture of how Culina looks from the inside...
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Tagged as:
Brunch,
Chain Restaurant,
Edmonton,
Lunch,
Sandwich
Swiss Donair
8308 144 Ave NW
Edmonton, AB
I have mentioned a couple of times that, in some parts of Vancouver, you can see a lot of shawarma/donair/falafel shops popping up every couple of blocks. Is this madness? Well, if there is demand, places like these will keep on popping out. So, when I was in Edmonton, my reaction was a bit of mixed when I kept seeing them as well! However, a bit of digging, I noticed something different so that gave me enough reason to try one of them as well. After shuffling between a couple of places (hey, after all, I only have that much stomach space!), the list of places narrowed down to two: High Voltage Food Coffee & Bar and Swiss Donair. Yes, you can guess which one I ended up.
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Tagged as:
Edmonton,
Middle Eastern
Famoso
4 Locations in Edmonton
1 Location in Calgary
11750 Jasper Ave NW (Location visited)
Edmonton, AB
OK, I made a big blunder for this post. In a way, I got carried away with some details that I completely overlook the bigger picture. One night, for dinner, I was planning to go for Italian with Dumbfries (*), which sort of ended up in a coin toss between Famoso and Violino Gastronomia Italiana. Yes, as you can see for the title of this post, Famoso was the “winner” that night. But, of course, there is one other question: why Famoso was one of the options? (Violino was based on a suggestion). As mentioned, it was a case where I got carried away…
(*) Technically Dumfries but Dumbfries stuck!
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Tagged as:
Edmonton,
Italian,
Pizza
B’s Diner
10015 82 Ave
Edmonton, AB
“You have to go to B’s Diner!”
Those were the words from Elaine and Chris of Parker Pages when I asked for restaurants suggestions in Edmonton. Of course, she knowing I have no issues going to dives, B’s Diner seemed to be “suitable” for me. But, I also found about something else about it…
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Tagged as:
Diner,
Edmonton,
European
Pagolac
9642 54 Avenue NW
10566 97 Street NW (Location visited)
Edmonton, AB
Another Vietnamese restaurant post of Edmonton? Well, in a way I couldn’t help it. Their Chinatown seems to be more on the lines of Viet Nam Town! So, why not try another restaurant? In this case, I went for dinner for a Vietnamese style set menu: Bo 7 Mon or “beef seven styles”. This isn’t the first time I have encountered this set menu: Previously, I had it in Thai Hang along with fellow bloggers Karl and Sherman. However, with so many Vietnamese restaurants here, I couldn’t help myself try this one as well.
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Tagged as:
Edmonton,
Vietnamese
For my most wordless post… 
As you have realized already, I was in Edmonton, Alberta, in part, to experience a *real* Canadian winter. Making good to their title of “The Festival City”, I went to one that happened during my visit: The Deep Freeze Festival – a Byzantine Winter Festival. Enjoy this photo essay!
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Tagged as:
Edmonton,
Photo Essay
Corso 32
10345 Jasper Avenue
Edmonton, AB
In a way, food bloggers are seldom restricted by boundaries. For those of us who are lucky enough to travel, chances are we will contact local ones for suggestions and what not. For example, last year, Phyllis of me Hungry! visited us in Vancouver and we were happy to be her host for some local eats (despite she is originally from Vancouver). And while none of us where local, something similar happened when Sherman, Mijune and I visited San Francisco for FoodBuzz Food Blogger’s festival (here and here), where we ended up meeting with Naomi who writes The Gastrognome at Incanto. And, of course, Chris in Edmonton who writes Eating is the Hard Part, whom, along with Sarah, I met personally when I visited Edmonton last year (restaurant visit here). Since I was back in town, I though I should check with him again for dinner! Of course, me being the one visiting, I thought I should let the locals decide. And Chris’ suggestion? Corso 32 in Downtown Edmonton.
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Tagged as:
Edmonton,
Italian
