Eat Alberta Like an Insider Lists

  Here’s our list of 10 Spots in Canmore for Hiking Food. Whether you’re heading to the mountains for a day hike, a picnic, or spending the weekend in our favourite little mountain town, we hope this list will help fuel all your fun. 1 . Take a Hike Market – Whether you go for…

Here is our ever-growing list of Alberta Garlic Growers.  Hard neck garlic thrives here. Warning: once you’ve tasted this local garlic, there’s no going back! Fifth Gen Gardens – Grower Kristin Graves is famous for her Garlic Goddess Dip and Smoked Black Garlic. Located near Wetaskiwin, you can order online or join her CSA. Forge…

Here are 11 things to do for Alberta Foodies in August.  From festivals, classes, al fresco dinners and restaurant dine-arounds to Open Farm Days, this is the month to take in all the bounty this province has to offer. Starting Thursday, August 3, Taste of Calgary returns for its 24th year. This four-day festival is…

This is the list of 10 U-Pick Alberta farms you need right now.  Plus, if you read on, there’s a bonus round. Berries of all kinds are exploding across the province. Bookmark this post to help find the best #eatalbertafirst produce this summer. Solstice Berry Farms in Crossfield has been growing quality saskatoons for 20…

  Want to know where to find the best holiday sweets in Alberta this year? Alberta Food Tours has the only list you need.  Here are 10 (plus a bonus) sweet treats we are craving from across the province.   The Bourbon Maple Pecan Tart from Duchess Bakery in Edmonton. The Peppermint Nanaimo Bar from  Crave…

  Here is our 2022 Eat Alberta First ultimate holiday shopping guide.  We have put together a comprehensive list of great gifts for the foodies in your life that will support small Alberta businesses too. Wildlife Distillery’s first batch of craft whisky is ready.  100% made from local grains, it’s milled, mashed, fermented, and distilled…

  For this week’s Insider List we travel to Lacombe County for 10 hidden gem food stops worth discovering. Blindman Brewing has 24 beers on tap and their own restaurant called Local Taqueria. They serve Alberta produce in light Mexican food to complement their brews. With about 125 craft breweries in Alberta now, downtown Lacombe…

For this weekend’s Insider List, we’re pleased to share 10 great food producers in the Wild Rose Agritourism area.  Located east, south, and north of Calgary, it crosses several county lines.  It’s one of 27 regions in Alberta established to sustain rural places and ways of life. Your Local Ranch north of Airdrie has over…

  This week’s Insider takes us to Airdrie for 1o foodie stops that are among our favourites in one of Alberta’s fastest growing cities. Flavours of Montreal for hand carved authentic Montreal smoked meat. Paul’s Pizza is almost as famous for giving back to the community as they are for their deep-dish pizza. Tequila and…