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Dan Clapson

Dan Clapson is a best-selling author and award-winning food and travel writer based in Calgary. The accomplished writer has contributed to a wide range of acclaimed publications including Out Magazine, The Globe & Mail, Air Canada enRoute, Eater, Xtra, Canada’s 100 Best, Calgary Herald, Food Network Canada online and many more. Clapson’s debut cookbook 'Prairie' (co-authored by Edmonton writer Twyla Campbell) became a The Globe & Mail No. 1 Bestseller in September 2023. Clapson is also a frequent culinary expert for news outlets and programs such as Global News Calgary, The Good Stuff with Mary Berg, CTV Morning Live, CBC, and more. Outside of the food realm, Clapson is the founder of the award-winning Blue Jay Sessions music event series as well as a co-owner of The Prairie Emporium in Calgary.

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10-minute strawberry, tomato and cucumber salad recipe

A simple recipe for a summery-feeling salad using greenhouse-grown produce

Apr 17, 2022

Eat This Now: The Saucy Mama pizza at Noble Pie

Some of the best pizza you'll find in Western Canada

Apr 13, 2022

Calgary's cool new Vietnamese restaurant Một Tô opens on April 1

Check out this great new eatery from the owners of the acclaimed Pho Dau Bo 

Mar 29, 2022

CBC series Run The Burbs celebrates Tết on latest episode

A look at Vietnamese Lunar New Year celebrations through the lens of CBC's diverse comedy series

Mar 24, 2022

Check it Out: A&W debuts Canada's first lidless and compostable cup

A&W Canada's new Zero Cup is currently being tested at locations across Toronto

Mar 19, 2022

Eat This Now: The Tallest Poppy's fried tofu sandwich

Fried chicken, but make it (deliciously) tofu

Mar 16, 2022

Great Canadian Baking Show winner Raufikat Oyawoye-Salami gets her own series

The inaugural season of Raufikat's Better Bake Along will premiere on March 25

Mar 7, 2022

Eat This Now: The Samosarie's gourmet samosas

Vibrant snack-sized samosas to seek out in Toronto

Mar 2, 2022

Tipsy Parrot Rum Shack pop-up to open in the Fairmont Palliser

Tipsy Parrot Rum Shack pop-up to open in the Fairmont Palliser on March 1

A cool new rum bar pop-up to check out in Calgary next month

Feb 20, 2022

Check it Out: Top Rope Birria x Hero's Welcome American-style tacos for Super Bowl Sunday

Unconvential and indulgent tacos to eat in Vancouver this Super Bowl Sunday

Feb 8, 2022