Sidewalk Citizen Bakery – Christmas 2013

Sidewalk Citizen Bakery is doing special items for Christmas again! Here’s the webpage: http://sidewalkcitizenbakery.com/catering/ Deadline for ordering is December 18th. You can choose days from the 21st to the 24th to pick it up. The stollen is fabulous and of...

Village Ice Cream

This ice cream is wonderful… It’s made in Calgary although I have not yet figured out where the cream comes from…...

Forage – Farm to Fork

There a great little take-away restaurant in Marda Loop called Forage – Farm to Fork. Every so often we walk there to get dinner…  It’s all local foods and if you take your own containers, they are happy to fill them. The buttermilk biscuits are...

Local Bread

There are a few local bread options in Calgary but at the top of my list is Aviv. Aviv and his sourdough bread… I met Aviv a few years ago and continue to be surprised and encouraged by his little bakery that is no longer little! Sometimes I wonder what it would...

Farm Restaurant

FARM, on 17th Ave SW with Janice Beaton Fine Cheese at the back, is a fun little restaurant. All ingredients are local and the farms are listed on the menu. This restaurant takes reservations so it can be handy if you are planning a night out. The Mac and Cheese is...

Boxwood Café

The Boxwood Café, in Central Memorial Park, it a great place for lunch or dinner! They serve local foods and have a very seasonal menu. Edible flowers are grown around the restaurant. If you want to know where your food comes from, this is the place to go. The patio...