Bakery · Brunch · Italian · Restaurants

Lina’s Italian Market – New Inglewood eatery

Before our wine-tasting event at Bricks Wine Co, Sunflower generously treated me to brunch. She initially suggested Deane House, but I remembered Lina's Italian Market opened a new location in Calgary's Inglewood neighbourhood, which I wanted to check out. For this post, let's listen to "We Can't Stop" by Miley Cyrus. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrUvu1mlWco We wandered over… Continue reading Lina’s Italian Market – New Inglewood eatery

Japanese · Seafood · Special Occasion · Steakhouse · Sushi

OMO Teppan & Kitchen: Calgary’s teppanyaki night out

I accepted a position in a cool, entirely new (to me) industry! To mark this happy event, L and I went out to celebrate. I wanted to go somewhere fun and boisterous to unleash my glee with gay abandon. I immediately thought of OMO Teppan & Kitchen, located Calgary's Bridgeland area, near Edmonton Trail NE.… Continue reading OMO Teppan & Kitchen: Calgary’s teppanyaki night out

Banh Mi · Sandwiches · Vietnamese

Pho 99 – Banh Mi Date #13

On Valentine's Day, I wanted Vietnamese food to reel in Banh Mi Date #13. L was game. He just requested to avoid any place that would be chaotic. For this post, let's listen to "Real Love Baby" by Father John Misty. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOspC5B69L4 I picked Pho 99 based on MJ Leung's review on Calgary Food -… Continue reading Pho 99 – Banh Mi Date #13

Wine tasting

Juice Imports wine tasting: Milan Nestarec

Bex.oxo is becoming a regular at Juice Import's events! We recently attended the Milan Nestarec wine tasting ($25) at Bricks Wine Co, another sold-out event. For this post, let's listen to "Fly Me to the Moon" by The Macarons Project. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ev_-gOW-gMo I noticed that our fervent host, Juicee Import co-owner Erik Mercier, has a formula… Continue reading Juice Imports wine tasting: Milan Nestarec