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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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Daily bite: Hot chicken pop-up comes to Winnipeg September 22 and 23

Muddy Waters is going out with a bang with a Nashville hot chicken pop-up

Sep 17, 2018

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Daily bite: Aburi pioneer Miku commemorates 10th anniversary with epic tasting menu

Miku popularized the aburi sushi technique in Canada and celebrates its 10th anniversary this fall

Sep 14, 2018

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Daily bite: Vancouver's Cafe Medina hosts mental health support fundraiser on Oct. 4

Medina After Dark raises funds for The Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention Centre of BC

Sep 13, 2018

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Oliver & Bonacini Hospitality acquires operating shares in Calgary's Concorde Group

Two of Canada's largest independent hospitality groups have recently formed a new partnership

Sep 12, 2018

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Daily bite: Vancouver's Bells and Whistles to transform into a Bavarian pop-up this month

Bells and Whistles goes temporarily German in honour of Oktoberfest

Sep 7, 2018

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Daily bite: CBC Calgary announces new restaurant critic

After a couple months of anticipation, CBC Calgary unveils their new restaurant critic

Sep 5, 2018

Image for Daily bite: Daniel Boulud's bar concept inside the Four Seasons Hotel Toronto re-conceives

Daily bite: Daniel Boulud's bar concept inside the Four Seasons Hotel Toronto, re-imagined

Daniel Boulud's bar inside Toronto's Four Seasons gets a facelift and new menu

Sep 4, 2018

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Daily bite: Calgary's Made By Marcus to debut seasonal flavour in memory of chef Jonathan Sobol

Local ice cream maker Made By Marcus is raising funds for the Jonathan Sobol memorial scholarship with a heartfelt seasonal creation

Aug 30, 2018

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Country star Lindsay Ell on iconic Canadian foods, restaurants she loves and the 2018 CCMA Awards

Country musician Lindsay Ell dishes on her favourite Canadian foods, her mom's cooking and the 2018 CCMA Awards

Aug 24, 2018

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Watch: Winnipeg chef Adam Donnelly shares his approach to Canadian Prairie cuisine

One of Winnipeg's top chefs, Adam Donnelly, opens up about travelling the world and why coming home to Manitoba was important to him

Aug 21, 2018