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.
10-minute strawberry, tomato and cucumber salad recipe
A simple recipe for a summery-feeling salad using greenhouse-grown produce
Eat This Now: The Saucy Mama pizza at Noble Pie
Some of the best pizza you'll find in Western Canada
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
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
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
Eat This Now: The Tallest Poppy's fried tofu sandwich
Fried chicken, but make it (deliciously) tofu
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
Eat This Now: The Samosarie's gourmet samosas
Vibrant snack-sized samosas to seek out in Toronto
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
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