Thanks So much!

Looking for sheep's milk and yoghurt in Calgary. Anyone know of any??

This may not be for everyone, but its only me and my wife on holidays sometimes and we make the boxed turkey from Butterball. Bone in, breast meat, which is all she will eat. Pop it in the oven for 4 hours and it comes out perfect. Have been doing this for a few years now. Not your 2 hour turkey, but so easy and its really really good!!!

Looking for the best soup and sandwich place, in Calgary, would prefer just off of downtown, but can travel. Most restaurants only have one regular type of soup, plus possible their soup of the day. Any suggestions? My mother is coming in to visit, and she said she wants soup, but after looking online for a while I feel stumped? Looking for any soup, but more traditional would be ideal. thanks all!!

Went to Boxwood for lunch. Sadly it was the worst meal I may have ever had in Calgary. I ordered the chicken sandwich, and it was truly inedible. It was full of fat, and cartilage. I wondered if they had taken it from the wrong pile, ie, the garbage. Staff was inattentive. Will never be back. Overpriced, bad service, horrible food.

We just came back from dinner at Il Sogno. Was at Chef's Table twice last month ago, and have to say, Il Sogno is so much better. I had the meatball appetizer and my wife had the shrimp appetizer. Both were fantastic. The meatballs were flavourful, in a really nice tomato sauce. The shrimp were large, perfectly cooked, with arugular, beans and pancetta. We then shared the tortelini bolognese as a secondi. My wife said it was the closest pasta dish that she has had that reminded her pastas in Italy, and I agreed. For the main, I had the veal cheeks, and my wife had the special, steehead salmon in a beurre blance sauce. The difference for me was the attention to detail, and the emphasis on taste. I found that Chef's Table spent moe time on putting together a dish that looked more complex, and had more ingredients on the plate. But in the end I would say that taste wins out. The dishes were rich, and rustic. Possibly more simple at times, but just with amazing flavour. We keep forgetting Il Sogno when we think of the best restaurants in Calgary, but our next visit will be soon.

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Il Sogno
24 4th St NE, Calgary, AB T2E 3R7, CA

I just read this thread again, and yes, Vern's is inedible. I didn't include it as a rec for a reason. Vern's is bad. Real bad. There is loads of meat. Can't recognize it, but it is meat.

Whoops, sorry, forget that last post. Didn't read the first query.

Dolce Sapori, the top floor of Pulcinella, is an Italian restaurant, owned by the same people as Pulcinella, and they do family style dining. Its very good.

http://www.pulcinella.ca/?page_id=34

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Pulcinella
1147 Kensington Crescent NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1X7, CA

I've done a quick poll amongst my friends and been told that the Living Room has the freshest oysters. Can anyone comment? I would have thought Catch would have had the best oysters? I've also heard, or read that Big Fish is very good as well. Best I've had was Rodney's in Vancouver.

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Big Fish
1112 Edmonton Trail NE, Calgary, AB T2E 3K4, CA

We went February 24th and loved everything. It was as good as we remembered. I don't know why the place isn't more popular. We had the duck croquettes, they came with a kind of fruit salsa and were fantastic, as was the beef tender, which was beef tenderloin over potato croquettes. We also shared the pear salad and tenderloin ravioli which was great as well. Dessert was creme brulee with home made cookies, again, very very good. No complaints. Great service, very knowledgeable about their wines, the food is fantastic, we are planning on going back more often.

Going tomorrow night with my wife for her birthday. She loves small plates. Looking for recommendations on the menu, must have's, and what to stay away from, if anything. All suggestions greatly appreciated!!!

OK, this is related. I wonder if anyone knows where I can find Hungarian garlic sausage. This is usually fresh, and is not smoked. Any information would be great.

I think I will try this restaurant out. Have been meaning to for long time, but keep forgetting about it. Can anyone recommend any dishes to try here???

Try Copper Kettle, all their pizzas are good, but their spinach and feta is thier signature pie. Houstan Hill Avenue is very good. Also Trifons is very good for "regina" pies. If you want a slightlyt different pizza, the Freehouse BBQ Chicken is very good, and Beer Brothers has a pulled pork and pickled cabbabe pizza that's one of my favourites.

Surprisingly, Safeway. Always have them. Unico brand I believe.

Mmmmmmmmmmmm. Pied Pickle.

I has this fantastic appetizer at SALT in Vancouver that I'm going to try to duplicate, but I need honeycomb. It was simply honeycomb paired with a mild blue cheese and a good shirz (I think). Does anyone know where I can find honeycomb??

Going for dinner at Peppercorns in Airdrie tomorrow night. Its a relatively new restaurant. Has anybody been? Any recommendations??

I would suggest trying La Bodega on Albert Street. Its very good food, with an interesting menu. Its in a very nice older house which has been renoed. Another place is Beer Brothers on Scarth. It used to be Alfredos. It has a huge beer menu, but the food is very good. They have things like jerk trout sanwiches, pulled pork pizzas with red cabbage. There is a large informal space and a more formal restaurant attached. These are the two places I usually go to, I go back about 3 times a month for work.

Have to second John's pick of Harbour City. The food is very tasty, and not greasy. After that, would say Grand Central. Good variety, and they have octopus! After that would say that that its a tie between Forbidden City and Silver Dragon, but I find Silver Dragon a bit greasy. If you go to Harbour City, especially late, you can order the Won Ton spicy, which they do with Jalepeno's, and its awesome. And the dumplings from Harbour City, made fresh, are the best in the city. Enjoy!!!!! Say hi to Snowy for me when you go.

Do they deliver????

Have to try Jaqueline Suzannes, in Calgary in Inglewood. I've had eggs benny everywhere, and these were the best I've ever had. Chez Francoise in Canmore is a close second. Milestones surprisingly is very good as well.

thanks all for the recs. will try Four Seas next time I'm in town. I always stay at the Delta, so its just around the corner. Any recommendations for Four Seas, besides the dishes with minced pork??? How's the soup???

my vote in Calgary goes to Rush. Great food.

Does anyone know who stockst Fuzion wine, its a Malbec Shiraz blend in Calgary??

Safeway has gone downhill, and its expensive. We live right by the Garrison Woods Safeway, so me almost have to shop there out of shear convenience. We have stopped buying ground beef altogether from Safeway. Not that its gone bad, but that its full of grisle and kneecaps and such. So we do buy fish from Safeway, which seems fine, and steaks, but for ground beef and chicken, its a special trip to Bon Ton Meats. Their ground beef is sooooo good after having Safeway. It tastes like ground steak.

Safeway still has them and they are fine for sauce. I think its Unico, but not sure.

We are having a family reunion of sorts, and we want to go out to a Chinese restaurant in Regina. I live in Calgary now, so I'm a little out of touch with Regina. So any recommendations would be appreciated. I used to go to Lin's Chop Suey when I lived in Regina, but I see that they are no longer around.

I saw it as well. I think it used to be Inspiring Grounds??