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Calgary Herald
13-05-2025
- Business
- Calgary Herald
Where do you want to have a drink tonight? Six Calgary bars are on the top 50 list across Canada
Canada's Best 100 has released its top 50 Best Bars and six Calgary drink spots have made the list. Article content Article content Judges from across Canada voted on their best five experiences at a bar over the last 16 months, and one had to be outside their home province. Article content With the exception of Honi Honi Tiki Lounge in Edmonton, all the Alberta bars to make the list were in Calgary. Article content Article content Missy's This That was Calgary's top bar on the list at number 8. Missy's bartenders mix up 14 house cocktails, serve seven party shots and have an extensive wine, beer and eclectic selection of hard alchohol. With an almost three-page drink menu, it would be difficult to not find something you like. Article content Proof, at number 16, is the longest running Calgary bar on the Canada 100 best bar list, making its debut in 2020. Located at 1st Street and 13th Avenue S.W., Proof has an extensive cocktail menu that includes a new weekly cocktail and weekly specials. Article content Article content Coming in at number 35, Rain Dog Bar is spending its third year as a top 50 bar on the Canada's Best list. Article content 'The zine-style menu, updated two or three times per week, features rarities such as Brasserie Cantillon's Sang Bleu and Temporal Artisan Ales' Void Series — strong ales aged in spirit barrels,' the Canada's Best site says of Rain Dog. Article content Business & Pleasure, a short walk down the street, has made its way onto the list for its first year at number 45. With intriguing plates such Ahi tuna and pickled golden berry crudo, as well beets and blackberries, comes 14 equally inventive cocktails. Specials Wednesday through Sunday pair appetizers with drinks like sparkling wine and their featured classic drinks. Article content Article content View this post on Instagram A post shared by Paper Lantern (@paperlanternyyc) Article content Paper Lantern is also a mainstay on the 100 best bars list, going back to 2022. It is a Vietnamese-inspired, tiki-tinged basement bar below a Chinatown restaurant. With 18 cocktails, four high balls and shots, a selection of Asian beers from Vietnam, Japan and China and from around the world, wine and eight zero alcohol drinks, anyone can enjoy a night at Paper Lantern. You can make it dinner and drinks as well — Paper Lantern's food includes Vietnamese subs, small and medium plates and bar snacks.
Yahoo
05-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Coffee, cheesesteaks and carne asada: These 17 restaurants just opened around Sacramento
Smash burgers in midtown Sacramento. Vietnamese-inspired cocktails in Folsom. Indian fusion in Antelope. Philly cheesesteaks in Fair Oaks. These 17 new restaurants opened across 12 Sacramento-area cities in March 2025, adding new places to eat in nearly every corner of the region. Four restaurants opened in Sacramento proper, while two opened in Rocklin and Elk Grove. Roseville, Rio Linda, Davis, Fair Oaks, Cool, Folsom, Antelope, Placerville and Woodland all added one apiece. Camino Coffee Mill (3600 Carson Road, Suite B, Placerville): Inspired by the 19th-century Pino Grande lumber mill, this coffee shop from Sierra Taphouse and Pizza owners Christian and Lexi Collins serves empanadas, muffins and other baked goods alongside cappucinos and lattes. Chef Burma (1020 16th St., Suite 10, Sacramento): Jordan Kyu and Myat Mon opened Sacramento's first Burmese restaurant in midtown on March 3, expanding their complex tea leaf salads past My Burma in Davis and Experience Burma Restaurant & Bar in Pleasanton. Dave's Hot Chicken (10325 Fairway Drive, Suite 150, Roseville): This celebrity-backed, Nashville-style fried chicken chain debuted its fourth area location on March 7 in Highland Reserve Marketplace. Delish Pizza (8180 Sheldon Road, Suite 110, Elk Grove): A fast-expanding local pizza chain now in its eighth location, Delish is known for approachable pies topped with barbecued chicken, taco-like ingredients or three different kinds of pepperoni. El Forastero (6710 Five Star Blvd., Rocklin): One of the Sacramento region's few 24-hour restaurants, El Forastero brought its hard-shell tacos, enchiladas and carne asada fries to this Rocklin outpost, its 10th in the region. Field-N-Flame (1521 L St., Sacramento): Spiced lentil fritters, housemade pappardelle and shrimp sautéed in the Greek anise spirit ouzo are all on the menu at Firuz Ozluk's Mediterranean American restaurant, which replaced Seoul St. Midtown (and before that, de Vere's Irish Pub) in downtown Sacramento. Ginza Sushi & Grill (440 Elkhorn Blvd., Rio Linda): The only Japanese restaurant in Rio Linda's slice of Sacramento County, Ginza's rolls, nigiri and noodle soups have attracted locals throughout its soft opening. MF Gyros & Burgers (4789 Granite Drive, Rocklin): Manit Patel became the first franchisee to spin off from MF's base in Foothill Farms when he expanded its lamb gyros, cheeseburgers and falafel platters to Rocklin Square Shopping Center. Muchas Gracias Mexican Food (1830 E. Main St., Woodland): Muchas Gracias' second California location (Redding had the first) began making loaded quesadillas, chorizo plates and late-night chicken fajita burritos on March 7 in downtown Woodland. Naan Twist (7893 Walerga Road, Suite 102, Antelope): A sister concept to Pizza Twist and Taco Twist, Naan Twist is all about Indian fusion (paneer quesadillas, tikka masala burritos, tawa noodle burgers) as well. Nadia's Mac Shack (3006 Highway 49, Suite A, Cool): Nadia Buchwald's signature five-cheese sauce flows over customizable bowls of macaroni and cheese at her homey restaurant in a small town near the Georgetown Divide. Pholicious (9010 Grant Line Road, Elk Grove): This Vietnamese restaurant's specialty is the spicy soup bún bò Huế, though pho, banh mi and vermicelli bowls have also been available since its opening on March 18. Saigon Alley Kitchen + Bar (2770 E. Bidwell St., Suite 600, Folsom): Jimmy Voong and Mymy Nguyen's contemporary Vietnamese restaurant and cocktail bar opened March 20 in Broadstone Marketplace, the third location for garlic noodles and 72-hour pho following the midtown Sacramento original and North Natomas successor. Show Izakaya (110 F St., Davis): Damon Bai and Wendy Wu's Japanese restaurant in downtown Davis serves comforting chicken karaage and bowls of ramen as well as choice nigiri and truffle oil-brushed hamachi. The Mexican Taco Shop (8251 Bruceville Road, Suite 130, Sacramento): South Sacramento's newest taqueria wraps up burritos with shrimp, lengua, fajita veggies and more, and charges less than $3 per street taco. The Shop Midtown (1720 J St., Sacramento): Customers can chow down on Spam-topped teriyaki fries and hearty smash burgers until 2 a.m. on weekends at Tony Ngo's midtown restaurant, decorated with pictures of classic cars and a motorcycle in the dining room. The Steakout Philly Cheesesteaks (8506 Madison Ave., Fair Oaks): Classic Philadelphia-style cheesesteaks oozing cheese sauce and variations with bacon, buffalo sauce or green bell peppers slide across the counter at this fast-casual sandwich shop near Bella Vista High School.
Telegraph
14-03-2025
- Telegraph
A journey through the unique culinary delights of Maine
Maine's talent for food lies in its close-knit community, which pulls together small farms, working waterfronts and a rich native bounty to create dishes that are authentic, unfussy and well worth traveling for. And wherever you are in Maine, don't forget to save room for dessert... Southern Maine Maine's food scene begins at its most southern border in Kittery Foreside. In a quiet waterfront corner of town, the homey Anju Noodle Bar presents standout ramen, kimchi and Korean and Vietnamese-inspired dishes. Start or end the evening at craft cocktail bar The Wallingford Dram, right next door. Across the way, The Black Birch offers a robust beer list featuring craft brews from around the state, and a farm-to-fork menu made for pairing. Kittery also marks the start of the Maine Oyster Trail, an interactive self-guided tour of oyster offerings; download the map for details on oyster farm tours, tours-by-kayak and the best on-the-half-shell around the state. Thirty minutes north, the food journey continues in the former mill town of Biddeford. Start with breakfast at the Palace Diner, serving excellent comfort food classics, including a legendary banana bread, in a vintage dining car. For a midday pick-me-up, hit Time & Tide Coffee for a specialty latte. Grab a pre-dinner cocktail at Round Turn Distilling, makers of Bimini gin, or start your exploration of Maine's robust beer scene hopping from Sacred Profane Tankpub to Banded Brewing to Lucky Pigeon Brewing, Maine's first dedicated gluten-free brewery. Portland Maine's most populated city arguably put the state on the culinary map. Time-honoured favourites include small plates hotspot Central Provisions, upscale seafood and oyster joint Eventide and waterfront heavyweight Scales. For bakery aficionados, while The Holy Donut's potato doughnuts deservedly tend to get a lot of the attention, you'd do well to stake out the early morning lines at Standard Baking Co, where the sellout Saturday morning cardamom buns are worth the early rise to score one. Craft beer fans will want to explore the city's brewery tours and tastings at Oxbow Brewing Company, Austin Street Brewery, and, perhaps most famously, Allagash Brewing Company, which produces some of the best craft beer in the US. Pro tip: the Maine Brewers' Guild site is a great resource for the state's plentiful beer festivals, which happen throughout the year, though a sure bet is Mast Landing's Wavy Days Beer Fest, which features unlimited samples from more than 60 of the state's breweries. The MidCoast In Edgecomb, Glidden Point Oyster Farms have farmed slow-grown oysters in Maine's Damariscotta River and harvested them by hand for more than 30 years. A walking tour of the oyster beds will include a lesson on local aquaculture, a primer in hands-on oyster harvesting, and shucking-and-eating as you go. Your journey up the coast must include a slight detour inland to The Alna Store, where the always-local menu rotates every month. Make reservations well in advance at Nina June in Rockport for Maine-inspired Mediterranean fare from chef Sara Jenkins, who was raised in nearby Camden but educated in Italy, Spain, and Lebanon. Take home the aptly named 'Magic Sauce' after lunch or dinner at Long Grain, or book a cooking class or workshop at Salt Water Farm in Lincolnville, which holds cooking lessons using local ingredients in an old barn overlooking Penobscot Bay. Further afield Lobster abounds in Maine – with arguably two of the best lobster rolls to be had at McLoons Lobster Shack in South Thomaston and Johnny Shucks Maine Lobster at Old Orchard Beach. On Mount Desert Island, home of Acadia National Park, the lobster comes served with a side of spectacular scenery. Try Thurston's Lobster Pound, where the lobsters are sourced from the working waterfront right out back. And for dessert? Well, blueberry pie of course – after all, you're in the Blueberry Capital of the US. Head up the coast to Helen's in Machias for what many have regarded for more than 75 years as Maine's best blueberry pie. It's well worth the drive.
Washington Post
10-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Washington Post
The most daring pastry chef in D.C. hits her stride at Moon Rabbit
'Every single table orders at least one dessert,' says Susan Bae, arguably the most inventive pastry chef in the Washington restaurant scene right now. This makes sense. The savory offerings at Moon Rabbit are reason enough to visit the Vietnamese-inspired standout restaurant in the heart of Penn Quarter — but Bae's desserts are unmissable. All five choices on the dinner menu feature multiple sweet and savory flavors mingling intimately together, with several different textures. While they veer close to a much-too-muchness cliff, they never go off the edge.
