Meat Brunch

One of the best Old Strathcona experiences a person can have is walking along on the corner of Calgary Trail and catching a whiff of Meat’s smokehouse. The rich scent of slow smoked beef immediately brings to mind Meat’s amazing array of house made barbecue sauces (my personal favourite is the tangy and hearty bourbon...

La Boule Patisserie and Bakery

Anyone who’s ever spent a moment in Edmonton knows that the Old Strathcona area is one of the best parts of Edmonton for great food and fascinating culture. The focus tends to stay strictly on Whyte Avenue however, causing us to completely miss all the exciting things happening just a couple blocks off the main...

Have Mercy

My waitress looks around, like a spy about to reveal a secret. She gives me a small nudge and says, “There’s a flavour not listed on the menu.” My curiosity was instantly piqued. I beckon her to continue. “Peaches and cream,” she says. There was no way I could refuse. A flavour not listed on...

Snowy Dessert

Bingsu is a popular Korean dessert that mixes ice shavings with condensed milk and then tops with fruit like strawberries, kiwis, and bananas. It’s even sometimes topped with cereal and rice cake. But, that doesn’t mean you can’t also top it with exorbitant amounts of cheesecake bits, chocolate chunks, and Oreo cookie crumbs. That’s exactly...

El Cortez

It feels like a million and a half years ago (it’s only been maybe three years) when I got to walk around the restaurant floor of El Cortez, discussing the art by Los Angeles based graffiti artist Leba that graces the walls across the taqueria. It was one of the most interesting stories I got...

The Buckingham

It’s no secret that I have something of an obsession with the Sailin’ On food truck. The genuinely amazing food combined with a punk rock ethos makes this truck nothing short of one of the best in the city. So you can imagine my excitement when I heard that the Sailin’ On crew was taking...

Fat Franks

If you’re an Edmontonian, you know there are two constants over the summer: wild evening thunderstorms and Fat Franks. A staple part of summer afternoons wandering Whyte Avenue, you know summer has arrived when the smell of hot dogs starts wafting from 103 Street and fills the Strathcona neighbourhood, attracting both tourists and locals alike...