olives in Calgary opened up in the arriVa Tower on Olympic Way SE almost kitty corner to the new Cowboys (nee Desperados Steakhouse then rechristened Coyotes) on Friday, July 4th. We got to check them out on day 6 and were duly impressed. When I queried my friend, Kyle Hoeght of Opus on 8th fame, [...]
About ten months ago, JARO blue on Calgary’s trendy 17th Avenue quietly opened their doors to the public. On Saturday, what could have been described as the height of summer in Calgary, I got a chance to take a peek and left with a pretty good impression. I tasted almost every martini on their list [...]
During my trip to Calgary for the Stampede, my friends and I chanced upon some fire spinning taking place on the corner of 17th Avenue SW and 8th Street in Mount Royal. Here’s some cool fire spinning photos: Makes me want to head to burning man or something like that!
On my last trip to Calgary, I finally had a chance to check out FlamesCentral and was duly impressed. The Concord Group has seriously done some good work on the former location of Stephen Avenue’s Palace Nightclub. Here’s some photos from the experience: Dinner included Panko Crusted Prawns, a decent Ribeye and for my guest, [...]
Last week I missed the Parasuco Jeans flagship store opening on Granville Street in Vancouver… this week, I miss the FlamesCentral opening on 8th in Calgary. Just my luck. The Parasuco invite was by far the best executed. They mailed out jean pockets filled with an invitation. The FlamesCentral and Wildfire Grill invite … well [...]
Palace Nightclub on Stephen Avenue Mall has had it coming for a long time. Finally, they’re about to open and the details are being made public. Watch 8th Ave. for a Concorde Entertainment Group style opening with all the stops pulled out – something you could only do in Calgary. THE CALGARY FLAMES & CONCORDE [...]
During my last trip to Calgary, I drove by the former location of Mescalero’s on 1st Street SE and thought what a fun place Crazy Horse was for an NYE location. That and the Banke on 8th where a pinstriped suit, some good friends and a black Russian Sobranie to puff on were de rigeur. [...]
“Mission Control is an exciting new approach to corporate productivity that provides a dramatic increase in the productivity and effectiveness of your team, while reducing workplace stress.” (Source: leadershipinc.com) Checked out the Mission Control two-day workshop courtesy Paul Gossen last week and I can definitely say that the time is well spent. I’ve already recouped [...]
I’m very fortunate to have good friends. Friends like Glenn Stevenson at City TV in Calgary – people in the know, people who know about great new restaurants like Victoria’s Bistro • Bakery • Bar • Ballroom on 17th Avenue SW. For starters, fantastic ambience, friendly staff and excellent food. A rare thing in Calgary’s [...]
Here’s the scoop for the Palace in Calgary according to Jocelin – apparently they have a 150 seat restaurant called Wild Fire. The rest of the club will have a 1200 person capacity, 600 on the first floor and the rest for the two upper floors. It’s going to be huge! The Calgary Flames are [...]