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Coffee Los Angeles

Emma’s Coffee Iced Espresso Tonic [CLOSED]

Tonic is a slightly bitter carbonated water typically used in cocktails. Tonic has become more popular in iced coffee and iced espresso drinks. Businesses like San Francisco’s Saint Frank Coffee, which is the first...
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Banh Mi Los Angeles

Valley Sandwiches Pork Meatball Banh Mi

The West Valley quietly has quietly carved out an interesting Vietnamese food scene far from any freeway. Valley Sandwiches may be the best option, a tiny Reseda restaurant from Lam Nguyen that houses just...
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Steak Banff

Chuck’s Steakhouse Ribeye

Banff is far better known for outdoor adventure than food, but I did have one strong dinner at Chuck’s Steakhouse, an ambitious meat-focused destination on the second floor of a mountain-facing downtown building. Banff...
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Coffee Canmore

Rave Coffee Sample Board

Alberta’s Bow Valley is one of Canada’s most beautiful regions, a paradise for hikers, mountain bikers, skiers and snowboarders. People this active – and even laggards – need caffeine boosts, and Rave Coffee Roasters...
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Peas Calgary

Model Milk Chilled Summer Peas

17th Calgary Avenue SW between downtown Calgary and Lower Mount Royal is probably Calgary’s trendiest stretch. Talented chef Justin Leboe has played a big part in that pocket’s realization. He runs three businesses at...
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Chinese Food Calgary

Calan Hand Pulled Noodle in Beef Soup

My family had one meal left in Calgary before driving to Canmore and Canada’s Civic Holiday severely limited our choices. Earlier in the trip, I’d researched demographics and saw Chinese-Canadians accounted for 10% of...
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