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: Hops mistaken for marijuana result in arrests in P.E.I., warm weather in Winnipeg means busy restaurants and The Globe and Mail's best new restaurant lists for 2016
If you need a distraction from holiday decorating or the impending visits from a variety of in-laws or second cousins that you don't overly enjoy, here are a few of the top Canadian food news stories from this week to keep you occupied dist
ICYMI: Poutine Pizza Pops, potential banning of bee-killing pesticide, Toronto's new 25,000 square foot food hall and more
It wasn't just turkeys (i.e. Thanksgiving in America) that people were talking about these past few days.
ICYMI: Poutine-flavoured lip balm hits the market, a beloved Edmonton chef passes away, Filipino food gains traction nationally and more.
If you've been let down by politics or your favourite sports team lately, you'll be happy to know that there's interesting and heart-warming food news coming your way.
ICYMI: Edmonton chefs shed light on industry mental health, a Saskatoon chef cooks up garbage for dinner, Ontario-grown sea buckthorn berries on the rise and more
If the American election highs and lows (and extreme lows) have you wishing there must be some positive news out there, then we've got just what you need.
Talking pasta making and Canada with Seattle pasta artist, Linda Miller-Nicholson
Find out why everyone is talking about Linda Miller-Nicholson's Instagram feed, @saltyseattle.
ICYMI: Food news on tax changes, Prairies being featured in Vogue, Devour! film festival and more
Small bites of food news from the past week
Behind the line: Oliver chef Campbell Kearns
Since starting out as a cook at a pub in Calgary's Kensington neighbourhood 12 years ago, Campbell Kearns has already gained some more serious culinary chops on Vancouver Island and in the remote West C
Behind the line: Victoria chef Ali Ryan
With its gentle autumns, timid winters and bright, flourishing springs and summers, Vancouver Island just might be the best place to live in all of Canada for locally-grown produce, amazing sustainable seafood and all of that.
Leah Rosenberg finds the perfect balance between art and food
“I was always intrigued by how people selected their desired pastries.
How to bring home an East Coast seafood boil
Aside from getting a good night's sleep to shake a three-hour time difference after returning to Calgary from Halifax, my favourite thing to do when I get home is throw a lobster boil dinner for friends.