food – Mack & Cheese

Episode 45: Oilers, New Restaurants, Economic Development in the Region, Health Accelerator, Public Washrooms

mastermaq — Tue, 02 Dec 2014 00:00:56 +0000

In our forty-fifth episode, we discuss the ongoing plight of the Edmonton Oilers, some new restaurants around town that have caught our eye, the new Sexy Men of YEG Food calendar, the latest CRB report on coordinated economic development, the new Health Accelerator at TEC Edmonton, and public washrooms.

There are lots of new restaurants to try, including Ampersand, a revamped North 53, and a bunch of lunch spots all around Central LRT Station. It’s a great time to enjoy downtown eats! On the topic of food, have you seen the Sexy Men of YEG Food calendar? All proceeds go to support the Edmonton Food Bank.

What can be done in the region to ensure we have positive economic development in the future? There’s an opportunity here, so how can we seize it? How does the City Charter fit into this opportunity, if at all?

Thanks to some funding from TEC Edmonton, we have a new Health Accelerator moving forward in Edmonton. Will we see 50 new health-related companies created as a result? How will this be different than previous efforts to succeed in the health-commercialization space?

Finally, we have a beautiful new public washroom in Borden Park. Have you checked it out?

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Episode 42: Summer Food & Festivals

mastermaq — Wed, 06 Aug 2014 01:20:48 +0000

In our forty-second episode, we discuss some of the latest food news and also chat about Edmonton’s summer festival scene.

With exciting new additions to the local food scene like District, Burrow, Rostizado, Jacek, and many others, we’re really enjoying Edmonton’s restaurant renaissance. It seems others are too, as Edmonton is increasingly mentioned in the national media. Should we be surprised at the recognition or can we leave our modest selves in the past and embrace the new Edmonton wholeheartedly?

We also discuss Edmonton’s summer festivals, with the Heritage Festival taking place over the long weekend the Fringe on the way. Should we be concerned that K-Days attendance was down again this year? Is the Fringe our Stampede? Do we even need a Stampede? We discuss those questions and more.

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Episode 30: Favorite Restaurants

mastermaq — Tue, 18 Mar 2014 02:24:33 +0000

In our thirtieth episode, we discuss some of our favorite restaurants! Inspired by recent magazine listings, we delve into which picks we agree with and which we don’t. Plus, we talk about some of the other eateries we have visited recently.

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Episode 12: Eat Alberta

mastermaq — Thu, 09 May 2013 03:26:05 +0000

In our 12th episode we discuss Eat Alberta 2013, a hands-on food skills conference that took place on April 20. Mack was one of the organizers, and Graham was one of the attendees!

We discuss a bit of Eat Alberta’s history, and Graham tells us all about the sessions he attended during the day – bread making, mushrooms, and more. We end the episode with a special treat – we taste fresh ricotta cheese made by Graham himself!

Apologies for the delay in getting this episode posted…we’ll be back on schedule soon!