Calgary, a cosmopolitan Alberta city with numerous skyscrapers, owes its rapid growth to its status as the centre of Canada’s oil industry. However, it’s still steeped in the western culture that earned it the nickname “Cowtown,” evident in the Calgary Stampede, its massive July rodeo and festival that grew out of the farming exhibitions once presented here. In 1988, Calgary became the first Canadian city to host the Winter Olympic Games.
Calgarians have been enjoying breakfast at OEB since 2009. They are farm to table focused that offers well made breakfast classics with a modern twist. It all started with a very popular, single location on Edmonton Trail. Now, they have locations in Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Scottsdale and Vancouver. It is not very often that we take…
Comery Block BBQ, a West-Tennessee BBQ and bourbon joint, recently opened in Calgary. It’s located on 17th Avenue, or the Red Mile, a strip of road running from the Stampede grounds to 14th Street that’s packed with bars, restaurants, eclectic shops and coffee joints. When we heard that they serve Tennessee-Style Hot Chicken, we knew we…
Eau Claire Distillery is a young distillery Turner Valley, Alberta. Their biggest claim to fame is that they had pre-sold the entire first run of its single-malt whisky. This was even before it was put in bottles. Also, Eau Claire Distillery was mentioned a in New York Times article. The article was discussing the comeback of Canadian whisky, which no doubt helped promote the brand. Their…
The Calgary Stampede has been dubbed the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth. It’s an annual 10 day event, since 1912, that includes a rodeo, a parade, midway, stage shows, concerts, agricultural competitions and a whole lot more. It attracts over a million visitors per year and a great time to visit the city. All of…
We do spend a fair bit of time traveling or planning our next trip but we haven’t spent much time exploring our own province of Alberta. In late spring we decided to hit the road for a day trip south of Calgary. We had a goal of checking out Westwood in Black Diamond for lunch. We had…
