It can be daunting to cook a meal during the holidays. You want to wow your family and friends, but it’s difficult to know where to start. With the help of Boyd Mearns, NAIT’s Artisanal Food Market team lead, here’s a guide to help you create the perfect holiday feast...
Quick picks for a quick snack fix
If you are a Pokémon enthusiast, then you may have played Pokémon Go. But hang on – this article isn’t about scavenging the city to find Pikachu and his buddies. It involves ransacking your kitchen for ingredients to whip up something fast and easy. Here’s a list of...
Soup-er savers: Rasam, soup for the cold
Don’t expect ice-cream inside an ice-cream tub in my aunt’s house. Instead, expect the one thing that most South Indian mothers claim to be the cure for literally everything! Introducing Rasam (pronounced raa-sm), a traditional dish famous in the South of...
Michelle Byrt: Culinary Arts, Covid & Cheeze
On the south side of Edmonton sits one of the few vegan places that survived the COVID-19 shutdowns of 2020. Good Stock Foods (11409 40 Ave) is a family-owned business run by Red Seal Chef and NAIT grad Michelle Byrt (Culinary Arts ’09). Formally a café style...
PhatBar: Whyte Ave’s newest bakery
8/10. Prices could be a bit more student-friendly. A little more variety of sandwiches would make this better Whyte Ave has a new upscale bakery and café that is straight out of the 90s. PhatBar (10813-82 Ave) opened in February 2023. Walking up to it on a...
Budget restaurants near NAIT
Some days you can’t find the time to pack a lunch before classes. Even if you prepare your lunch the night before, maybe you forgot to do it. Fret not, for here’s a list of cheap but good restaurants near NAIT. While some of these are fast food, others offer a more...
Fresh or fake: Is vending machine cake actually good?
There’s a new cake shop in town. Well, a cake vending machine. Buddy Valastro, owner and head baker of Carlo’s Bakery in Hoboken, New Jersey, is the master baker behind Carlo’s Bake Shop Express Cake ATMs. The Italian cake artist became popular after his reality...
YunShang Rice Noodles: 5-star quality at 1-star prices
Taste and quality of food 4/5 Price for the amount of food you get 5/5 Visible cleanliness 4/5 Located near Greta downtown, YunShang (10167 109 ST NW) is a new noodle shop in Edmonton. Walking in, I was greeted by a friendly server holding the door open. The ordering...
Budget-friendly meal ideas for the student budget
After you save money buying groceries, you need to think of ways to make those into easy and cost-effective meals. Here are a few ideas that can be prepared in a variety of fresh and funky ways: 1. Bolognese or Marinara sauce These are two simple tomato-based sauces...
Homemade peanut butter recipe
If you love peanut butter cookies and don’t mind your home smelling of freshly baked cookies, this is the recipe you’ve been waiting for. Be warned, as it’s remarkably tastier than store-bought nut butters, your partner or family will ask you to make it...