Went for brunch recently and was very pleased. The short rib was hearty but not greasy and I love the cure on the salmon! The only thing I would have liked is more yolk on the short ribs and more pieces of salmon, because I'm greedy that way.

I tried the ricotta fritters too - peppery and savory. And the maple syrup wasn't too sweet, which made it perfect.

Was in Calgary for the Comic Expo this past weekend and had a few food highlights.

Home Tasting Room:
Arctic Char on risotto - crispy fish skin and creamy risotto was a good combo
dessert special - chocolate mousse with Kirsch cherries - I liked that the cherries gave a bit of a kick but didn't drown you in alcohol

Holy Grill food truck:
steak bites with parm fries - the sauce they give you with this is delicious, would have liked more cheese shavings

Li-Ao Sushi:
very good service, good quality rolls (I even liked one that had cream cheese on it and I ususally hate those), sashimi slices are gigantic

Thompson's:
I fell in love with the mac and cheese. Crispy top, lots of stringy cheese, and creamy inside. I think I like this version better than the one I had at Farm a while back. There was a problem with the dessert (sorbet was frozen solid) but they gave me a discount to apologize.

I've driven past that place so many times and have always wondered what it's like. Thanks!

T&T and Lucky will both have egg noodles, but they probably won't be the exact style that the OP is looking for.

I would say that you need at least 3-4 people to eat the platter. For two people (which was in my case), it's way too much.

Why not try some local wine? I like the fruit wines from Field Stone. They sell at a couple of farmers' markets in Calgary and you can taste test before buying.

The beets with goat cheese is my favourite. The steak is good.

I also liked the charcut board but you have to REALLY like charcuterie to eat that much as there is a lot there. I also found the board quite salty and you need something to eat with it or you will go into salt overload. It would have been nice if they had provided bread or crackers to go with it, but all we had was left-over bread from the raclette that we had ordered as an appetizer.

My easiest noodle dish is:
-Farkay noodles
-dark soy sauce
-sesame oil

Combine with some sort of protein (I've cooked fish balls to add to the noodles or used hard boiled eggs... chicken would work too) and veggies on the side. Garnish with sesame seeds if you want to be fancy.

I wonder if any Asian noodles would work - I've never tried making non-Asian food with them though...

Shanghai Grill too. Maybe you should do an XLB food crawl to all three places!

I thought the mod for this section was from another province and that there wasn't a local mod?

I haven't had much issue with getting posts pulled from here but I have in some of the non-Canadian sections. If you think this is bad you should see some of the others!

I was just in Vancouver a few days ago and it's still all over the Chinese restaurants there and in Richmond, but I was told that it was ending and that they were the "small" leftover crabs.

I think they're all different.

These menus actually sound good! Much better selection than previous years.

I went to Corso 32 once last year, and went to Cibo a couple of weeks ago for the first time. Had the arancini at both places. Corso's had a more complex flavour but Cibo's had more cheese and were a little larger so that you got more of the soft risotto rather than a lot of hard crust.

The mains we had at Cibo were great. Very tasty, good sized portions. Not over salted. Corso's mains are probably a bit more out of the box.

At Corso I sat at the big shared table with the bar chairs and felt like I was was going to topple out of the chair the entire time. Cibo is still modern, but cozier and I felt more comfortable sitting in that atmosphere.

It's also way easier to get a reservation to Cibo. Personally, I would go to Cibo on a more regular basis, and to Corso maybe on special occasions.

Seven of these are from Alberta, 1 Regina and 1 Winnipeg.
http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/27/50...

I like Tres Carnales (a lot), but I have to question that it is one of the best restaurants in Canada...

Don't quote me on this but I think it depends on what kind of knife it is because the electric ones can't always handle the different angles on knives. With a cheap knife that I don't mind potentially losing, I would probably use the electric sharpener on cheap knives that I wouldn't cry over if I had to throw them away. With an expensive Japanese knife I would hand sharpen.

Are you in Calgary? Knifewear has a knife sharpening class too.

I am so out of the loop! Haven't had time to even read any blogs lately. Do you know if any of them were close to making it?

I believe it is a video tape audition (or a live audition), plus a dish test.

So I wonder if 1. did anyone from Edmonton even apply and 2. did they just not make the cut?

Three seasons of Top Chef Canada and there are still no Edmonton-based chefs competing. How come? Is everyone too busy? Are we a chef wasteland?

In the 3rd season, 3 Calgary-based chefs are competing. Another chef was trained here at NAIT, but works in Toronto.

I just thought of something we could discuss but it might get moved to another board... lemme give it a shot.

maybe we should do a roll call

I've seen different Fentimans drinks at Planet Organic in Edmonton so Calgary might carry it too...

There is great baking at Dauphine but I have to say I was disappointed by their baguette. It wasn't up to par and it was probably one of the most expensive baguettes I've ever bought. Their lemon tarts and pies are so much better.

Also, I have to ask, how much did the local business association pay you to write what sounds suspiciously like a marketing piece?

Thought of something else. Does she like Chinese? You could go to Golden Rice Bowl and order Peking duck. (Call ahead and reserve the duck if you're going to do this.) The restaurant won't be quiet and romantic though.

Or for something still Asian but different, Padmanadi.

Corso 32?

I haven't had their food catered before but their restaurant is great. Good choice! Do we all get invites? ;)

So which caterer are you using now? (out of curiosity)

I don't know about Calgary, but Valerie from the A Canadian Foodie blog sells them in Edmonton.

The contrast is much better, thank you!

Like some others, I did notice that I am still having problems with looking at the site for longer periods of time. At first it was fine, but when reading the replies to this post for longer than a couple of minutes my eyes started to need breaks from the computer screen and I think I'm starting to get a headache. The colour tweaks could definitely use more work and mix of giant and tiny font sizes don't help.