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  Each year in November, we show Calgary some love with the #loveyyc campaign. Tourism Calgary and Calgary Economic Development have partnered to, “celebrate our city, people and all the countless things that make Calgary one of the greatest cities in the world”. It’s a call for citizens to advocate for our community and to engage and to support local businesses. Boom, bust or flood, Calgary is strong and here’s another chance to prove it. Get involved by: 1 – being inspired by the video above 2 – using and following the hashtag #loveyyc 3 – choosing activities to attend and businesses to support on #loveyyc day each year from the list at Visit Calgary It’s just that easy. We are proud that our small business supports over 50 local businesses with walking and tasting tours in six Calgary neighbourhoods….

  Best Bars in Edmonton for a Woman to Enjoy a Drink Alone By Liane Faulder, Alberta Food Tours Inc. Tour Leader and food writer for the Edmonton Journal Sometimes a girl feels like getting out for a glass of wine and a nibble, but the thought of downing a beer and a plate of…

Five Coffee Bars We Love Written By Liane Faulder, Alberta Food Tours Inc. Tour Leader and food writer for the Edmonton Journal Photos By Karen Anderson, Alberta Food Tours Inc. President Edmonton has a terrific independent coffee culture that’s built up over the last decade. Here is a whiff of the caffeinated landscape in our…

Here’s an article – 10 stops for body-mind-wellness – that journalist Catherine Roscoe Barr of The Life Delicious  published in BCLiving about strategies to employ in the pursuit of health and fitness in Calgary. She was kind enough to mention our Sunday Brunch and Calgary Farmers’ Market Food Tour as one of the strategies. Catherine genuinely loved…

Calgary’s food culture is greatly enhanced by the fact that one in six Albertans are born outside of Canada. Chef Roy Oh, owner and chef at Anju Restaurant, was born in Edmonton but his parents immigrated from Korea. Chef Oh learned to cook from his mother. And from a few years at the school of hard…

What fun to wake up today and read a Calgary Herald article by Lisa Kadane featuring one of our talented tour leaders, local food editor and writer, Lisa Monforton. Check out Lisa’s recipe for a Mountain Air Martini and enjoy the article: Car-Camping Cocktails. We live a great life in Calgary and camping and time…

We’ve had a busy spring setting up Alberta Food Tours Inc. in a new destination – Banff – and we’re pleased to tell you that we’re wide open for business in Calgary, Canmore, Edmonton AND Banff now. Canmore Food Tours starts up in early May each year through to October. The tours are Saturdays and Sundays…

Sensationally summer, that’s how these iconic summer treats taste. These bold and beautiful popsicles sell for $5.00 at Better by the Cherry Pit at The Calgary Farmers’ Market. Sharla Dube, the owner of the Cherry Pit, says these popsicles are jam-packed with real fresh fruit and vegetables. You can’t fake these colours. Only Mother Nature…

Canmore is a fun town to visit any day in the summer, but Canada Day in Canmore is especially fun. Here’s this local’s perfect Canada Day itinerary. First things first. Bring good walking shoes or a bike. Canada day in Canmore is busy, so prepare to park your car outside the downtown core ( hopefully at your hotel because you should stay the night) and walk or bike to all of the events. 8 a.m. The Rotary Club of Canmore hosts a FREE pancake breakfast every year in the park (cash donations are much appreciated). Head to centennial park for the 8am start as it gets pretty busy later on. Besides, you need to eat breakfast early so you can have brunch too. 10 a.m.  Our food tour partners over at PD3 by Blake are hosting an awesome Canada Day party. They will be setting up riser seating…

In 2016 we expanded from operations solely in Calgary to adding tours and training local guides in Canmore and Edmonton. Here’s a report documenting part of that story.    

We recently hosted Vacay.ca’s managing editor Adrian Brijbassi on our Calgary Farmers’ Market Sunday Brunch and food tour. I think we impressed him. He wrote this glowing article. I’ll leave you with a few visuals of our gorgeous Alberta produce to wet your appetite for signing up for a tour this summer.    

  Calgary Arts Development has recognized Calgary Food Tours owner Karen Anderson as a Calgarian living a creative life that contributes to the overall development of the city. The Storytelling Project in which Karen is featured raises awareness about Calgarians who, by living creative lives, are making Calgary a better city, effecting positive change and enriching others’…