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.
ICYMI: Canadian Embassy in Washington, DC serves up poutine and BeaverTails, a B.C. restaurant has legal woes over its name, and more
Though Trump has undeniably clogged almost every news feed imaginable this week, there were still plenty of interesting culinary-related items that came up on our Eat North radar.
ICYMI: Whole Foods slows Canadian expansion, seal on a Vancouver restaurant menu, Newfoundland in the New York Times and more
Although most of us are still struggling to get back into work mode after the holidays (that always seems to take a couple of weeks or so, doesn't it?), the Canadian food scene was especially lively over the past week.
Winnipeg's craft beer scene gains steam
Due to a mix of archaic liquor laws in Manitoba, until last year the evolution of craft beer in the province had been stifled. As a result, Winnipeg is officially one of the last Canadian city's to boast a thriving craft beer scene.
ICYMI: Food trends, expectations for Alberta beer, Ontario's new calorie count law and more
Not surprisingly, the closing of 2016 and beginning of 2017 was brimming with food trend predictions from coast to coast. While trends vary from city and city, there are more prominent ones that sweep the entire country.
25 best things Dan Clapson ate in Canada in 2016
What a year it's been! After plenty of travelling throughout 2016 by airplane, car and occasionally by boat, I've come to appreciate the diversity of the Canadian food scene more than I thought was possible.
Year in review: Stand-out Vancouver food news for 2016
Of all of the food scenes in this country, Vancouver's can be one of the most cutthroat and hard to keep up with if you're not completely immersed in it.
ICYMI: Canadian chef closes Michelin-starred Brooklyn restaurant, Global Calgary's artichoke dip goes viral and more
As we all wrap up the work week, and possibly the last day of the year at the office, and prepare for a weekend (hopefully) full of delicious food, family, friends and maybe a glass of wine or two, it's easy to wonder where exactly this month
ICYMI: Chef Amanada Cohen's move to Edmonton (sort of), profile of Canada's only candy cane producer, why canned goods might be a bad donation idea and more
Since Christmas is just around the corner, news sources have been flooding with heartwarming stories about food banks across the country breaking all sorts of fundraising records and being overwhelmed with support from community members and big co
ICYMI: Game of Thrones launches line of wines, new tax for Ontario distillers, John Deere's zero-emission tractor prototype and more
Between the cookie baking and all the parties, prepping for the holidays has probably gotten you a bit behind on the world of news, especially food news.
Jacek Chocolate Couture opens in Canmore
It's not too often a little mountain town like Canmore, Alberta sees an exciting new culinary business opening its doors, but it certainly did in late November when a renowned Edmonton-based chocolatier opened up shop.