Calgary

  • Best Doughnuts

    Is it best doughnuts or best donuts? Who cares if they are good! We thought it would be fun to put together a list of the best doughnuts that we have found during our travels or at home. Please note that these are in no particular order. Probably just the order that I found the…

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    Breakfast at OEB

    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…

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    Comery Block BBQ

    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…

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    Peyto Lake

    In a quest to see more of our beautiful province of Alberta, on an early Saturday morning in July we decided to head to Peyto Lake.  Peyto Lake is a vibrant blue lake, along the Icefields Parkway between Banff and Jasper. It’s about 225 km (140 miles) from Calgary, so perfect for a day trip….

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    Eau Claire Distillery

    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…