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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.

Image for Daily bite: BC Wine Institute seeks injunction over continued boycott

Daily bite: BC Wine Institute seeks injunction over continued boycott

BC Wine Institute has notified the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission of the escalation

Feb 21, 2018

Image for Daily bite: Food Network Canada returns to its roots with new online series

Daily bite: Food Network Canada returns to its roots with new online series

Food Network Canada makes a return to instructional programming

Feb 16, 2018

Image for Daily bite: British Columbia Wine Institute pulls sponsorship of Calgary's The Big Taste restaurant festival

Daily bite: British Columbia Wine Institute pulls sponsorship of Calgary's The Big Taste restaurant festival

BC VQA removes their support of Calgary's The Big Taste festival in light of recent political actions

Feb 15, 2018

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Canadian chefs ask Magnus Nilsson about culinary approach, staging responsibilities and more

Chef Magnus Nilsson fields questions at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto last week

Feb 14, 2018

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Daily bite: L'Abattoir's sister restaurant, Coquille Fine Seafood opens in Vancouver

Coquille takes over former Secret Location space in Vancouver's Gastown

Feb 13, 2018

Image for Daily bite: Celebrated Edmonton cocktail bar, North 53 to close March 31

Daily bite: Celebrated Edmonton cocktail bar, North 53, to close March 31

Restaurateur Kevin Cam is closing North 53 to focus on new projects

Feb 12, 2018

Image for Daily bite: Kelowna chef Aman Dosanj announces lineup for 2nd annual #PressForProgress International Women's Day dinner

Daily bite: Kelowna chef Aman Dosanj announces lineup for 2nd annual #PressForProgress International Women's Day dinner

Kelowna chef Aman Dosanj's announces line-up second annual all-female collaborative dinner

Feb 7, 2018

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Daily bite: Market by Jean-Georges' beautiful Takashi Murakami-inspired tasting menu

A peek at the Takashi Murakami-inspired tasting menu at Vancouver's Shangri-La Hotel

Feb 6, 2018

Image for Daily bite: Fairmont Royal York debuts a new signature gin

Daily bite: Fairmont Royal York debuts a new signature gin

Dillon's Small Batch Distillers partners with Fairmont Royal York on new, small-batch gin

Feb 5, 2018

Image for Daily bite: Food Central Cowork, an agrifood-focused space opens in Edmonton

Daily bite: Food Central Cowork, an agrifood-focused space, opens in Edmonton

Here's what to expect from Edmonton's Food Central Cowork

Feb 2, 2018