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: Les Dames d'Escoffier BC double scholarship funds for 2018
New scholarships available for Canadian female chefs
Daily bite: Vancouver's Juke Fried Chicken throwing hangover cure party on January 1st
Cure your NYE hangover the right way
Daily bite: Fairmont Chateau Whistler reopens Portobello after extensive renovation
Fairmont Whistler debuts its multi-million dollar facelifted Portobello
Daily bite: Air Canada debuts restaurant-style lounge in Toronto Pearson International Airport
Hawksworth's new partnership with Air Canada
Daily bite: The Chef & The Dish to offer cooking classes from two-Michelin-starred chef, Paul Then
Have a virtual cooking class with a Michelin-starred chef
Daily bite: Vancouver's Odd Society Spirits releases single malt whisky
Odd Society Spirits' limited edition whisky arrives December 17
Daily bite: First-time Canadian authors in the running for Gourmand World Cookbook Awards
Canadian finalists for Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2018
Discovering poutine in Prague at Garage: True Canadian Deli
Garage Karlin, the only dedicated poutine restaurant in all of Europe
Daily bite: Eau Claire debuts single malt whisky
Alberta’s first single-malt whisky coming to stores by the new year
Daily bite: Singer Ellen Doty partners with Monogram Coffee to raise funds for Calgary Drop-in and Rehab Centre
Partial proceeds from Monogram Coffee's Favourite Sweater limited edition roast will be donated to the cause