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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Saskatoon chef Christie Peters and Winnipeg's Pepō Ceramics announce Progressive Plates pop-up dinner
A 10-course monochromatic pop-up dinner featuring completely custom ceramic plateware heads to Saskatoon and Edmonton
Daily bite: Time Out Market announces its first Canadian location
Canada's new cool food hall concept comes courtesy of the Lisbon-based Time Out Market.
Daily bite: Restaurateur and bestselling author Lidia Bastianich to headline 2019 Devour! The Food Film Fest
Devour! returns this fall for Italy as its cinematic and culinary theme
Daily bite: Winnipeg's Michael Robins becomes head chef of acclaimed London restaurant, Pidgin
The former chef of Winnipeg's Sous Sol is making a name for himself in the London restaurant scene
Daily bite: New documentary "Juniper Dreams" aims to highlight Alberta gin makers
Filmmaker Gabriel Yee is on a mission to highlight Alberta micro-distilleries in a new documentary
Daily bite: Western Living reveals finalists for 2019 Foodies of The Year
Here are some of the people making waves in the Canadian food scene
Mairlyn Smith on teacups, family and her new book Peace, Love and Fibre
Cityline's Mairlyn Smith dishes on life, cookbook writing and her love for feeding people
Calgary Stampede announces "crazy" new midway foods for 2019
Are these new dishes the Calgary Stampede's oddest culinary offerings for 2019?
Daily bite: SIAL Canada announces their 2019 SIAL Innovation award winners
Expect to see these cutting edge products in Canadian grocery stores very soon