Surely many of us have fond memories of Snickerdoodles; cookies made with butter, sugar and flour, which are then rolled in a sugar/cinnamon mixture from our childhood years. Simple to make, yet a mouthwatering treat, Snickerdoodles are not only for children but also for those children at heart. I decided to test JoyofBaking.com‘s recipe for…
So the name, The Happy Truck, is kinda clever. They call it the H.appy Truck because it serves Appies (appetizers) to satisfy your Appy-tite. I love word play. But I love food more. First of all, I have to say that the Happy Truck, made me… not so happy. Like table-flipping unhappy. Tracking it down…
As summer fully hits Calgary, Food trucks are starting to really hit the road. And nothing quite brings the heat as much as the flashy Braizen Food Truck. The first thing I noticed about the truck was the flames that decorated the front. I took a picture, but I later on realized that it didn’t…
Nothing quite beats celebrating Canada Day like trying out local food. I’ve never tried our local food trucks before, although I have heard recommendations from people about “Fries & Dolls.” I decided that there was no better opportunity to try it than at Fort Calgary while Canada Day celebrations were going on. Through the crowds…
Name of Food: Deep Fried Kool-Aid
Where to Buy: Grannie’s Cheesecake and More (it’s practically “deep fried central” at Stampede)
Cost: $5
What makes it worthwhile: Deep Fried Kool-Aid? OH YEAH.
Name of Food: Deep Fried Pickles
Where to Buy: Big T’s BBQ
Cost: $7
What makes it worthwhile: As someone who loves the occasional pickle, you could imagine the salivation that occurs at the thought of deep fried pickles.
When I stumbled upon The Mighty Skillet, it was the day I went to pick up report cards at school. I woke up bright and early (for a teenager) at 10:30 a.m. I checked the Street Food App, their Twitter and Facebook pages and to my pleasure, it was parked downtown, right on my route to school.…
Name of Food: Bacon Sundae Funnel Cake
Where to Buy: Pennsylvania Dutch Funnel Cakes – located by the Saddledome, underneath the foot bridge.
Cost: $8
What makes it worthwhile: What a mouthful! I’m talking about its name…
Name of Food: Red Velvet Funnel Cake
Where to Buy: Next to the Coke stage and super close to the main entrance. The place also sells Elephant Ears!
Cost: $6
What makes it worthwhile: The icing on the deep fried velvet cake.
Name of Food: Loukoumathes – Greek Honey Puffs
Where to Buy: On the Midway, in front of the BMO centre (it’s a small white truck)
Cost: $5 for a small container (imagine the Strofoam ones), $9 for a large one
Name of Food: Saltspring Island Noodle Stir Frys Where to Buy: On the Midway, near the front of the food area closest to the main entrance. It’s next to the BMO Centre! Cost: $8 for a small box, $10 for the large (which is the better deal) What makes it worthwhile: YUM! These noodles are probably the best…
Name of Food: Pulled Pork Poutine
Where to Buy: Big T’s BBQ (Between the Grandstand Entrance and Nashville North
Cost: $10
What makes it worthwhile: Everybody loves poutine and everybody loves pulled pork.
Name of Food: Cotton Candy Cupcakes Where to Buy: Food Fair, next to the Rotary Dream House (previous location was a Bubble Tea stand) Cost: $5.50 What makes it worthwhile: There’s cotton candy on a cupcake! That’s about as good as it gets. I was thoroughly disappointed, as the cupcake that I got did not look similar…
It was a drizzly, morose, spring afternoon. Fresh out the exam room, I hobbled along the quescient streets of downtown Calgary. Staring at the pale concrete sidewalk, something orange caught my eye. I looked under the rim of my umbrella, and to my utter astonishment, there, parked across the street, was the illustrious Cheezy Bizness…
With all this cheerful summer weather beaming down at us – not to mention any unanticipated rain storms – it is the perfect mood for ice cream or frozen food pertaining to the sort. Fiasco Gelato Food Truck offers several different kinds of gelato (rich, creamy Italian ice cream) as well as sorbetto (more of…