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Best Of Calgary

10 Can’t-Miss Things at Calgary’s Heritage Park

Calgary's Heritage Park

The main drag at Calgary’s Heritage Park (Photo: MarilynJane)

Calgary’s Heritage Park Historical Village transports visitors back into the early days of the city and show what life was like on prairie homesteads. Fun family attractions and adult events are held regularly, and each has its own flavour. Here, we’ve compiled an easy-to-consult list that adventure-seekers can check no matter what time of year they’re heading to Calgary’s Heritage Park.

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Best Pubs in Calgary: Winter Edition

Best Pubs in Calgary: Winter

Best Winter Pubs in Calgary: the Local 510 (Photo: courtesy of Local 510)

Alberta weather can be unforgiving from November to March, but nothing warms you up faster than a stop in at one of the best winter pubs in Calgary. We searched the city for the friendliest, coziest spots to spend a frosty night, and present to you the list below to make sure you never go cold again.

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8 Best Restaurants in Calgary for Canadian Cuisine

Best Restaurants in Calgary for Canadian Cuisine

Best Restaurants in Calgary for Canadian Cuisine: #4 is the lovely Rouge (Photo: berzowska)

Using locally sourced ingredients and drawing inspiration from Canada’s diverse regional cuisine, these eight restaurants offer the freshest takes on home-style and high-end fare. They are not just the best restaurants in Calgary for Canadian cuisine—they are some of the best restaurants in Calgary period.

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The 6 Most Creative Cocktails in Calgary

Creative cocktails in Calgary can be found in innovative bars and restaurants where the clientele is always up for trying something new. The demand is growing, and bartenders have turned mixing into an art—and a trend. Below, Where recommends the six most creative cocktails in Calgary, from hard-to-find classics to house originals.


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Best 6 Restaurants Near the Calgary Airport

Best Restaurants Near the Calgary Airport

Best Restaurants Near the Calgary Airport: you wouldn’t think so from this angle, but the area around YYC is loaded with decent restaurants (Photo: paulhami)

The city’s northeast has numerous high-end restaurants located near the Calgary Airport. Here are our top picks for the best places to dine before takeoff or after landing.

6.  Cactus Club
The popular British Columbia chain has two locations in this city, including this fun restaurant near the Calgary Airport. The restaurant is spacious and upscale, but the dining experience is casual. With a menu designed by Canada’s Iron Chef legend, Rob Feenie, there are several appealing dishes to choose from. If you just want to tipple, Cactus Club provides a sophisticated atmosphere for a post-flight cocktail.
Cactus Club, 2612 39 Avenue NE, 403-250-1120, website, map and reviews

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10 Best Vintage Clothing Shops in Calgary

Best-Vintage-Clothing-Shops-in-Calgary

Where to go for the best vintage shopping in Calgary (Photo: Joseph Brent)

Want to leave Calgary with a one-of-a-kind piece of clothing? Something no one at home will have? Head directly for one the city’s best vintage shops. The city is blessed with many, selling everything from upmarket brands to high-character pieces to basic Ts. Our local experts have compiled this list of the 10 best vintage shops in Calgary, and they are perfect destination for the savvy clothes shopper.

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A Guide to Calgary Bridal Fairs

Courtesy Bridal Fantasy

If you’re planning your big day, attending a wedding fair is a great chance to see what’s out there, make a few contacts and get some great ideas as to what you and your partner want for your wedding (and how much it will cost). Here are a few tips to make the most of your experience:

  1. Keep an eye out for registry deals

    2. Often, big retailers like The Bay will attend wedding shows offering you a chance to compare deals and registration systems. The upside to picking a national brand is that if you have out of town guests or if you are having a wedding, gifts can be purchased and directed to the location closest to the couple who can then pick them up at their leisure.

  2. Bring pre-printed cards to save time

    3. Nearly every vendor will ask for your contact info, either to send you more information or to enter you in a contest. Those looking to save time and effort may consider pre-printing your name, phone number, e-mail and partner’s name on small, business-card-like slips. These can be easily dropped off before you move to the next vendor.

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Paul Brandt: A Q&A with a Calgarian Country Superstar

By Allison Onyett

Read the original article from Where Calgary’s November/December 2011 issue!

Photograph courtesy Paul Brandt

A household name to country music fans (especially Albertans), singer/songwriter Paul Brandt is the most awarded Canadian male country artist in history. Born in Calgary in 1972, his career began when he won the Calgary Stampede Talent Search in 1992 while he was simultaneously training to become a registered nurse. When the call came from Nashville, Brandt put his nursing career aside and took a leap of faith—never anticipating his career would flourish with hits like “My Heart Has a History,” “I Do,” and local favourite, “Alberta Bound.”

Today, the man under the black cowboy hat is not just a triple-platinum recording artist, but an entrepreneur, with his own record label Brand-T, and a philanthropist whose efforts have crossed borders working with organizations like World Vision and Samaritan’s Purse. Brandt’s own foundation, The Priceless Gift of Hope, aims to put a stop to human trafficking in Cambodia, among other projects.

Despite Brandt’s hectic schedule promoting his new album Give It Away, he took a few minutes to tell us about the email that started his new show Build it Forward on CMT Canada, why he calls Calgary home, and his favourite pair of cowboy boots.

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5 Must-Try Holiday Treats in Calgary

What better way to celebrate the winter season than by sitting down to a tasty treat available only around the holidays? Forget your waistline and indulge this season with these speciality goodies available only in Calgary and only at this time of year.

Snowflake Misto at Higher Ground Cafe.

1. Snowflake Misto from Higher Ground

New this year is the Snowflake Misto, a spice tea-based drink with vanilla, white chocolate and whipped cream. Many coffee shops have a gingerbread/ginger spice latte, but Higher Ground is a serious top contender for this spicy-sweet, caffeinated cup of holiday magic. They also offer an Eggnog Latte, Peppermint Mocha and a Merry Little Latte with candy cane pieces. Grab a seat by the window and watch the snow fall (or chilly Kensington-goers run through the street) and maybe dig into some delicious mac ‘n cheese for lunch, or for pure indulgence, add a slice of eggnog cheesecake.

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Raise Your Glass to Local Calgary Brews

Though the hot (okay, at least warm) days of summer may be behind us, the lack of patio space is no reason to forgo a cool beer – just pull up a stool at your local pub. The renewed interest in shopping and eating local definitely includes beer, and you won’t have to go far to find some of the best. These Calgary watering holes came in at the top of our list for their mouth-watering microbrews. (more…)

Spruce Meadows: An Equestrian Paradise

by Andrew Mah

Photography
by Jason Dziver

Riders at Spruce Meadows

Riders enjoy one of several rings at Spruce Meadows. Photograph by Jason Dziver.

Show jumping is one of those sports nagged by an unfair reputation.

On the plus side, it’s a respected, international sport—a summer Olympics event, no less—and it attracts spectators and participants from around the world. It’s one of the few sports where men and women compete on equal footing, and where riders in their late 50s often end up riding against those in their late teens. Anyone who’s watched a timed jump-off knows that the sport also has plenty of crowd appealing strategy, suspense and action.

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75 Tastes Of Calgary

Get a feel for the culinary flavour of yyc with these dishes

BY LAURA PELLERINE, DAN LEAHUL AND ALLISON ONYETT

For 75 years, Where Magazine has been the most trusted source for travellers looking for the inside scoop on what the world’s greatest cities have to offer. To celebrate this milestone, here are some of the most iconic and unique dishes the city has to offer, from local meat and produce to flavours balanced to perfection to cult favourites. It wasn’t easy, but we had a little help from some of Calgary’s top food experts—John Gilchrist, Karen Anderson, Linda Garson, Anh Chu, Catherine Caldwell and Andree Lau. Happy eating!

#2 - Grilled Cheese at Janice Beaton, photograph by Jason Dziver

1. “The Whole Truck” at Alley Burger Food Truck • This juicy burger is made from 100 per cent Spring Creek Angus beef with your choice of toppings. We liked it with piri piri aioli, fresh cheese curds, pickles, tomato and lettuce. There might be a line-up, but it’s worth the wait. Watch for their location via Twitter @AlleyBurger.

2. Grilled Cheese at Janice Beaton • Creamy Oka “Classique” cheese mingles with sharp cheddar and tomato chili jam, served on a freshly baked ciabatta bun.

3. The Crave-O-Licious Cupcake at Crave Cookies and Cupcakes • Moist chocolate cake is topped with blue vanilla buttercream icing and shaved dark chocolate.

4. Vegetarian Pad Thai at Delicious Thai • A hearty helping of noodles, sprouts and chunks of sweet, crispy tofu, with robust flavours of peanuts, lime and chilis.

5. Ricotta Gnocchi at Capo • Billowy ricotta gnocchi swims in a rich Lobster Américaine sauce, topped with black truffle oil and greens.

6. The Masala Mogo at Safari Grill • A plate of deep-fried cassava (a tropical root, similar to a potato) mixed with masala sauce: Indian spices with crushed tomatoes.

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