Stampede 101: The Superdogs

Every year that I’ve been to the Calgary Stampede, the President’s Choice Superdogs Show remains my absolute favourite.  Being a big canine fan, there is nothing else I’d rather be doing than spend forty-five minutes watching my furry friends, run, jump, skip rope, weave and perform for the audience to their hearts’ content.  It’s clear…

THE Stampede 2013 Food Binge: Idaho Nachos

Name of Food – Idaho Nachos Where to Buy – Tracy’s Idaho Taqueria at the end of the Coke Stage section on the Stampede map Cost – $8 What makes it worthwhile – First of all, these nachos aren’t made with typical nacho chips: they’re made with real potato slices! Topped with all the great fixings like sour…

THE Stampede Food Binge 2013: Fro-Yo

Name of food – Frozen Yogurt Where to get it – Fro-Yo-Licious Cost  – $7 What makes it worthwhile – First things first. They offer bacon bits as one of the toppings. :O The self-serve frozen yogurt served at the Stampede varies in a key way from the up-and-coming chains like Tutti Frutti and Menchie’s.…

THE Stampede Food Binge 2013: Idaho Taco

Name of food – Idaho Taco (Baked potato with taco toppings) Where to get it – the stand is right where the Coca Cola Stage/Weadickville area hits the midway Cost  – $8 I think… definitely somewhere around there (maybe 7?) What makes it worthwhile – First of all, I should make one thing clear: I…

THE Stampede 2013 Food Binge: Chocolate Covered Bacon

Name of Food – Chocolate-covered bacon, of course! 🙂 Where to Buy – This tent near the Stampede Corral and the Beer Gardens on the way to the Saddledome: Cost – $6 What makes it worthwhile – Perhaps it’s the occasional blend of chocolaty sweetness and the smoked bacon flavor. Yet other than that, there is just really nothing else…

THE Stampede 2013 Food Binge: Dessert Fries

Name of Food – Dessert fries! Ohnomnom! Where to Buy – The place that offeres these fries are right near the entrance of the Grandstand: Cost – $6 🙂 What makes it worthwhile – The fries themselves are relatively delicious, and as your usual stampede snack it will do well. On the other hand, however, these fries seem to…

#abflood — Stampede?

It’s so close to Stampede! The greatest outdoor show on earth is about to open their gates to welcome the world. Here are some pictures during of stampede ground during the flood, and they(CS staff) managed to clean much of the mess up in 10 days and welcome up on time!   With all these…