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.
Daily bite: ticket lottery for the Half Corked Marathon opens November 1
Try your luck at getting tickets to one of Canada's most popular and unique marathons
Daily bite: Calgary chef to compete on Netflix series "The Final Table"
Only one Canadian chef will appear on Netflix's new international culinary competition series
Daily bite: culinary memoir of late Edmonton chef Gail Hall to be released October 28
"Maps, Markets and Matzo Ball Soup: The inspiring life of Chef Gail Hall" is an in-depth look at her life and contributions to the culinary world.
Daily bite: Vancouver chefs Colin Staus and Rhys Amber star in "Off The Line"
Two chefs from Campagnolo Restaurants spend three months exploring B.C. in the new documentary
In search of: Calgary's most delicious hot dogs
Musician Brandi Sidoryk and media personality Ryan Massel taste Calgary's top hot dogs
Eat North celebrates 5 years in publishing
Calgary-based online Canadian culinary magazine, Eat North, turns 5 years old this week.
Daily bite: Drags Benny, starring Laila McQueen, heads to Winnipeg on November 4
Drags Benny arrives in Winnipeg on November 4 in support of Pride Winnipeg
Daily bite: Documentary on Canadian Prairie food to premiere at Devour! The Food Film Fest
"Proud To Be Prairie" will premiere at Devour! The Food Film Fest 2018 next month in Nova Scotia
Daily bite: Curtis Luk named new executive chef of Vancouver's Cibo Trattoria and Uva Wine Bar
The Top Chef Canada alum aims to combine traditional Italian cuisine with modern sensibilities and local ingredients.
Daily bite: Iron Chef Canada to debut on October 17
The Canadian franchise of the popular competition series will premiere next month on Food Network Canada