Food
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Le Burger Week Winnipeg
This week, we talk to Sarah Gurevich, Daniel Gurevich, and Brett Howe of Charcoal Collaborative about Winnipeg's second annual Le Burger Week competition, taking place at over 30 local restaurants from September 1 to 7.
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Good food, great idea
Since the closure of Extra Foods and Zellers last year, the downtown core has had a dearth of affordable supermarkets.
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Street Sweets
When you think summer food you think ultra-portable savory goods, usually from a food truck or street vendor, wrapped in a napkin, and ready for consumption. There’s all the usual suspects: street meat, falafel, pizza by the slice, subs - but what is there to offer for those with more of a sweet tooth? The cupcake fills all of the above criteria, while also being cute (kudos).
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Jekyll and Hyde’s Freehouse Takes Flight
There were a few things that intrigued me about the new bar/restaurant taking over the place of The Cheer: the name, the fact that they were boasting 29 taps, and the fact that they just recently finished building a nice new patio.
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What’s up Doc?
Walking into Green Carrot off of the bustling streets of Osborne village is almost like taking a deep breath in.
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Hot Diggity Dang
Hot dogs have been a staple in feeding a crowd quickly since approximately forever.
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Shakin’ it up
It seems like there's a pastry and music related event every week in Winnipeg. There's … well, no. There isn't. There's just the Cake 'n Shake, June 7 at the Purple Room at Frame (318 Ross Ave).
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Sitting Pretty
Rolling up to this St. Boniface café, it felt as though I was getting dropped off at an old friend’s place, as Chaise Café, framed by family homes at 271 Provencher Boulevard, looks more like a cozy house than a restaurant.
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This chef’s secret? No secret ingredients
When a hair salon closed its doors at the corner of Banning Street and Portage Avenue two years ago, chef Cam Tran saw an opportunity to open a restaurant only blocks away from where he grew up. For Tran, though, it was important that this restaurant fulfill more than the basic necessity for bodily functioning.
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Intersection restoration
When Papa George’s Restaurant, located at the highly coveted corner of River Ave. at Osborne St., closed after 35 years in business, an entire neighborhood was captivated by the prospect of what might replace it. Thankfully, that wait is now over.
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Make it Mediterranean
Located at 244 Kennedy St, Taste of Mediterranean offers a bold contrast in flavour compared to other neighborhood options. You can get a platter-full of food and a tummy full of happy for a decent price and on the fly.
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If you can’t stand the cold, get out of the kitchen
After a successful first run in 2013, RAW:almond will be popping up again so diners can enjoy food from top chefs while eating on the ice where the Red and Assiniboine rivers meet.
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Waterfront wonder Cibo
Open for less than a month, Cibo Waterfront Café is literally banking on some supreme riverside real estate. Located at 339 Waterfront Drive, Cibo resides in a renovated heritage building that is on the brink of the Red River and the east Exchange District.
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A slice of spice
Corrientes Avenue runs 69 blocks across Buenos Aires, Argentina and is constantly buzzing with activity from tango bars to operatic theatre to gastric delight.
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The wonderful world of Ozzy’s
It felt a little strange approaching the Osborne Village Motor Inn during the day, considering previous journeys there happened well after dark.
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Hot tamale!
Mercadito Latino translates to “Latin market” in Spanish, which is the first thing you’ll notice when you walk into the small restaurant/grocery store.
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All dressed up…
Jane’s Restaurant is Red River College’s student-run fine dining establishment.
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Beet it
Fitzroy – a tapas-inspired restaurant and the latest addition to the Sherbrook Street food scene – stays true to its mission statement, “No pretense, just honest cooking.”
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Hidden gem
Tucked under the Chateau 100 apartment building at 78 Donald Street, Thida’s Thai is one of those great little restaurants you’ve probably walked past 100 times without even realizing it was there.
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Measuring our lives with coffee spoons
Around the year 850, a young shepherd named Kaldi was traversing the Ethiopian Highlands when he noticed his goats acting erratically – so spirited, in fact, they could not sleep at night. Kaldi quickly concluded that his herd had been munching on berries from a strange tree and so reported his findings to the abbot of a local monastery. After consuming a drink made with the suspect berries, so goes the legend, the abbot became alert for the long hours of evening prayer.