Double the fun this week… One of my friends is on vacation and she generously offered me her half share. We have potatoes, carrots, spaghetti squash, fennel, garlic, cucumbers, mixed greens, yellow beans and broad beans. I think I’m going to have to give some away… What to do with spaghetti squash? I see some … Continue reading
Anju serves Korean tapas meant to go along with drinks. Similar concept to an Izakaya in Japanese cuisine. Korean fusion with a nice dash of urban vibe. The charming house that is home to this restaurant has changed hands over the years. When I last lived downtown, it was a coffee and tea house called … Continue reading
Dinner from the Billingsgate Seafood Market. Pan fried pickerel (Manitoba Walleye?) with a Cobs bread country grain roll. The seafood market and bakery are almost next door to each other. Perfect. I had the pickerel for the first time earlier this week at Big Fish. It must be in season as they have it at … Continue reading
This was dinner one night last week. Curried potatoes, steak and salmon, beet greens with ginger and fresh garlic, dayglo beets, carrots and squash. Pretty tasty. Everything except the salmon and ginger is local.
I’ve known about this place for a while, but just got around to trying it. Billingsgate Fish Co. has both a seafood market and a diner. Their fresh sea food in the market is superb. I brought home oysters in the shell and pickeral. The cafe is a nice idea, you can pick anything from … Continue reading
Got there a little late this week, so a little short on choice. Swiss chard, cucumbers, two kinds of zucchini squash, rainbow carrots, potatoes and garlic. Looking like salad and Shepard’s Pie kind of a week.
Where in landlocked Calgary, can you find good seafood? Big Fish! This would be the second time I’ve visited, and it won’t be the last. If you like oysters on the half shell, Mondays are two for one. We made a raid on them. Their fish dishes were perfectly cooked, and full of flavor. We … Continue reading
