Leibowitz's Profile
Anyone seen fresh fiddleheads in Calgary?
Bought some at Sunterra Keystone. I'm guessing the other ones have them as well.
best pizza in calgary?
Retasted tonight. Yep, if you live in the Beltline, there is no reason to have any other pizza. Famoso, Una, and Beer Revolution also do well. but this is out and out great.
best pizza in calgary?
Yes. It's absolutely delicious. Gets my vote for best, easily. Italian style, thin crust, fresh ingredients. Beautiful sauce. Had one last night: prosciutto, figs, olives. Fantastic.
Resto close to Cantos/Dome? yyc
Cantos is two blocks away from Stephen Avenue, so anything there. Teatro, Catch, and Charcut are pretty close as well, but those are a bit more than $20/entree. Sunterra Keynote and La Vita Bella are pretty much kitty corner.
Ginger Beer in Calgary?
The Grizzly Paw in Canmore makes their own. Sunterra carries some brand. I'm also sure I saw some the other day at Co-op Midtown.
Murphy's Irish Stout in Calgary, Alberta??
Nope, not at the moment. It is a very nice stout, though. Mill Street makes a nice one called Cobblestone available at a few different bars in the city like Craft, Beer Revolution (sometimes - their menu constantly changes) or Vicious Circle. It's only available on draft right now. If you're looking for bottled stouts, the better wine shops and liquor stores (Kensington Wine Market, Zyn.ca, Willow Park, Crowfoot Main, J. Webb) carry good selections.
Dry pack scallops available anywhere in Calgary?
Try these guys:
http://www.consumerdirectmeats.ca/products/Seafood-%252d-Scallops-Natural.html
To confit or not to confit. Is this duck leg safe to eat?
So, I bought a vacuum-packed frozen duck leg about a month ago. I left it in the refrigerator to thaw and kind of forgot about it. I just happened upon it tonight. I did not take it out of the vacuum-pack and it looks fine, nice and red, but it's been sitting for a couple of weeks. Can I still confit it safely?
YYC FOODIE SCOOP - Pig and Duke, Best New Restaurant in Calgary! Don't miss this one.
I've eaten there a couple of times now and it is an excellent pub with absolutely great food. They also did very well with the beer list. The prices are also outstanding, especially for a pub in the Beltline.
The menu is not exclusively, or even particularly, Mexican, though. There are a few items, but they're pulling from all over North America.
One caveat, though: you can still smell the fresh paint and glue. That'll go away of course; I'd advise sitting near the bar for now.
YYC FOODIE SCOOP - Pig and Duke, Best New Restaurant in Calgary! Don't miss this one.
Kinda sorry, as I liked Brad, the previous owner. However, on first hype, this looks great.
Avacado - YYC - 17th Ave SW
Restaurants? No. Bars with bad food? Oh my god, yes. Like forever.
Where are the Calgary Food trucks?
But, there is a controversy. Tax protectionism doesn't justify a ban on 17th. The business owners have every right to be upset, but the City should not bend over to them. I also can be upset about things, but that doesn't mean I should be heard above anyone else. We are talking the same group of owners that has forced through movements like licensing bans on 17th to preserve their own business at the cost of consumer choice. Now, before you arm up about that, consider that a proposed change to licensing on the strip would equate to anyone being unable to open a new restaurant. A new restaurant, not a bar (though, I disagree with that restriction, as well). These are a few merchants controlling a prize through governmental means. Screw that. Compete.
Calgary - Petite: A little too warm, but great food
It's also a bit of a shame. The old location was beautiful.
LCBO Already Discontinued Maudite and now La Fin Du Monde is getting harder to find!!
You can privately order almost anything available in Alberta's market at any half decent store. They will also usually give you a discount if you take a case.
Craft beer Market, Calgary....What a disappointment
The Hop n' Brew, Charcut, and the Ship and Anchor. There's also Bottlescrew Bill's and 1410, just for the size of their selections (I don't particularly care for their ambiances).
Craft beer Market, Calgary....What a disappointment
I'll point out the early reviews on Wurst haven't been kind, either. But, as far as the draft goes, with some quality control, keeping them fresh shouldn't be an issue (assuming the bar is willing to eat some spoilage). I've been to bars in the States with far more that 100 taps and seem to stay profitable. Hell, a couple of those changed their selection completely every two days.
That story about the manager pounding back your beer is disgusting, though. Wild Rose's beers can be rather batchy, so it doesn't surprise me that you may not have believed what you got was the Wraspberry. I didn't mind the place the other night, although there were, as you mentioned, some growing pains to be felt.
Wurst - Calgary German Beer Haus
As a side note about Craft, which is an enjoyable enough place in my estimation, I would expect them to be out of quite a lot of their taps on a consistent basis. This is not their fault, but supply issues with Connect Logistics (the major liquor wholesaler for Alberta) and the breweries themselves. That said, with 100 odd taps, you'll still have quite a bit of quality to choose from. With the current beerhouse trend taking hold in Calgary (bloody Finally), this situation should improve over time.
Wurst - Calgary German Beer Haus
The "Guten Tag Red Eye," under their "Beer Cocktails" list is hilarious. If you're drinking Bud and Clam, you should be overpaying for it. Well done there.
Wurst - Calgary German Beer Haus
The beer menu has a couple of interesting things on it, once you get past all the InBev products. And there's a lot of them.
"La Casita Mexicana" in Wicked Chili (17th Ave SW), Cgy: You'd never expect this to work, but it does.
Agreed. Either that or a restaurant worth going to for the surreality alone. Like watching a bad movie with friends.
LCBO Already Discontinued Maudite and now La Fin Du Monde is getting harder to find!!
Sorry to hear that: the manager's behaviour seems ridiculous. I suppose that's what you get when the store is majority owned by MillerCoors and InBev.
Jelly Modern Doughnut - you have to try it
Oh, yes, I forgot. Preemptively, I'm so over the whole doughnut thing. I liked them before they where sell outs.
YYC Holy Smoke Bbq
Gotta say, this is the first time I've ever heard the advice to leave the membrane on. Just doesn't make sense to me.
LCBO Already Discontinued Maudite and now La Fin Du Monde is getting harder to find!!
Uh, ever been to the States?
In California, for instance, every grocery store carries alcohol. Corner stores carry it. Besides, I merely mentioned grocery stores as an example of a natural distribution channel unavailable to producers and consumers. Hell, even in Quebec, you can buy wine at the corner store.
While the LCBO does control pricing, don't think they make those decisions without input from the various agencies and companies like InBev, MillerCoors, and Sapporo. Or Diageo, for that matter. Controlling the means of distribution and retailing for most of the beer in the province (with the LCBO controlling the rest of it) does constitute, at the very least, a duopoly. And a government mandated one, at that.
LCBO Already Discontinued Maudite and now La Fin Du Monde is getting harder to find!!
"And as far as a monopoly...those jerks at the LCBO control pricing and distribution....not The Beer Store! "
Yes, that's what I said. But, the Beer Store is a minor monopoly on its own. It is 98%owned by Labatts/Molson (that is to say InBev and Miller/Coors), with a 2% stake owned by Sapporo. They control the distribution of all beer in the province outside of the LCBO and do lobby to keep that right. You can't buy beer at a grocery store, for instance.
