Park by Sidewalk Citizen: One of Calgary’s best meals

Five Stars was in Calgary for 24 hours. After reading Elizabeth Chooney-Booth's praise for Park by Sidewalk Citizen’s aged Alberta beef platter in the Calgary Herald, I booked a reservation. Let’s listen to Gymnopédie No.1 for this post. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-Xm7s9eGxU This is the second time I’ve ever eaten at Park by Sidewalk Citizen and this experience… Continue reading Park by Sidewalk Citizen: One of Calgary’s best meals

The Sound Room and Turkish Kebab House: A Calgary night out

On Friday, I was feeling spry and suggested to Chew Steel that we start at the Sound Room, then head to Turkish Kebab House in Calgary’s Manchester area. Let’s listen to Colours by Black Pumas for this post. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0G383538qzQ The Sound Room is my favourite place to decompress. I love the ritual of descending into… Continue reading The Sound Room and Turkish Kebab House: A Calgary night out

I’ve heard great things about Doughlicious, a family-owned Mediterranean one-stop market in Calgary's Greenview Industrial / McCall area, but didn’t venture in until this weekend. I’m late to the party, and that’s entirely on me. Let’s listen to Peaches and Cream by 112 for this one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl2NCXzg1FQ&list=RDwl2NCXzg1FQ&start_radio=1 I recognized the owner, Mohamed, from Doughlicious Instagram account. I… Continue reading Doughlicious and Doughboy in Calgary: Saturday special

For my birthday, Bex Oxo took me to see Candlelight: Coldplay & Imagine Dragons, a candlelight musical experience. As her birthday is two days before mine, I took her out for dinner before the concert at Kama. Let's listen to "Believer" by Imagine Dragon for this post. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wtfhZwyrcc I was jonesing for a glass of wine,… Continue reading Kama: A modern Mediterranean restaurant in Calgary