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.
One day in Vancouver: Drag queen Kendall Gender
Kendall Gender on where she eats before a Bratpack performance
Daily bite: R&B star Ciara and Seattle Seahawks Quarterback Russell Wilson dine at Winnipeg's RAW: Almond
Celebrity couple Ciara and Russell Wilson experience frozen river fine dining
Daily bite: Vancouver's Chinese Restaurant Awards celebrates 10th anniversary
The 10th annual Chinese Restaurant Awards take place in Vancouver in May of 2018
Daily bite: Blue Water Cafe showcases uncommon Ocean Wise proteins in 14th annual Unsung Heroes Festival
Find out about Blue Water Cafe's 2018 Unsung Heroes Festival
Daily bite: Submissions now open for Taste Canada Awards 2018
Canadian authors can now apply for the 2018 Taste Canada Awards
Daily bite: Winnipeg chef Jackie Hildebrand becomes first female executive chef in Hy's Steakhouse history
Hy's Steakhouse announces new executive chef in Winnipeg
Daily bite: Toronto culinary icon John Bil passes away
The food industry and food lovers across Canada grieve the passing of John Bil
Daily bite: Chef Shelley Robinson joins Banff Hospitality Collective
Top Chef Canada alumnus, Shelley Robinson, heads to Banff's Park Distillery
Calgary queens Perla Coddington and Grease Jones talk restaurants, first dates and why they love drag
What happens when you take a couple of drag queens out for a bite to eat?
Daily bite: Robbie Burns Bash at Calgary's St. Louis Hotel raises funds for The Alex
Calgary's 2nd annual Robbie Burns Bash happening January 25, 2017