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.
10 achievable food-related resolutions for 2014
If you find yourself falling off the wagon every year, try this list instead.
One day in Ottawa: food blogger Kelly Brisson
Discover some of the tastiness that is Ottawa with food blogger Kelly Brisson
Chef Derek Dammann's cooking philosophy for Maison Publique
His cooking mentality and how he leads the kitchen at this neighbourhood restaurant in Montreal
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The Mott's Clamato spokesman certainly knows where the good drinks (and food) are
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Roasted shishito peppers
While it's unlikely you'll be able to locate these green little guys at your neighbourhood grocery store, you should be able to track them down at Asian specialty markets in your city.
One day in Victoria: writer Andrew Braithwaite
Where the enRoute’s “Canada’s Best New Restaurants” guy eats on Vancouver Island
Korean red pepper and lapsang souchong tea spice rub
Incorporate lapsang souchong — full of flavour and health benefits — in your cooking to add instant boldness.
Segovia: doing right by tapas in the heart of Canada
Outstanding culinary experience in an underrated city