Skip the spaghetti and the brisket. Focus instead on the pizza and the prosecco. "You can't go wrong with that," says Edmonton AM restaurant reviewer Twyla Campbell.

Following in her parents culinary footsteps, Joti Dhanju opened Zaika Indian Bistro on Edmontons south side a decade ago.

On certain nights, designer threads and bespoke attire take a backseat to hockey jerseys and the every-lasting Alberta tuxedo (denim jacket and jeans) inside Edmontons JW Marriott hotel.

A 107-year-old brick building in a quaint neighbourhood seems the right home for a place like June's Delicatessen.

In 2008, cousins Ariel del Rosario and Roel Canafranca rolled on to Edmonton streets serving grilled skewered meat out of a food truck.

The best burger I ever had was in Tokyo, at a place called Blacows located in the basement of a train station.

On any given day at Turquaz Alaturka, you'll find soup, stewed chickpeas, white beans with beef, and larger dishes of braised lamb, stewed beef, roasted chicken legs, sea bream and a minced beef dish called Saj Kavurma.