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La Monarca bakes a taste of Mexico in Edmonton

There is a common theme among Edmonton’s ethnic bakeries. The products they craft can be seen as metaphors for the immigrant experience, years of long hours and hard work tucked into a Chinese egg tart, a crusty round loaf of Italian pagnotta — or in the case of La Monarca, a creamy Tres Leches.

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Edo Japan opens 100th restaurant in Edmonton

How does a mall food-court restaurant chain expand when hardly anyone builds enclosed malls anymore? For Edo Japan, the answer was straying from the food court to the street.

Cake makers take on water for Edmonton Public Library

The Edmonton Public Library is holding its annual event to raise money, Books2Eat, on Saturday. This year, funds will go toward the new library in Clareview.

Break out the grill with lean bison dish

Beef and burgers are great for grilling, but so too is bison.The lean meat requires a different approach when it comes to cooking, but Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge executive chef Derek Ingraham has a great recipe and a few tips to get the grilling season going.

All in the family at Italian Bakery

This is the first in a short series about bakeries in Edmonton, neighbourhood magnets for those who love the crunch of crusty bread, the earthy smell of yeast, and the sweet, buttery goodness of pastries. Click here for a video tour of the Italian Bakery by The Journal’s Ed Kaiser. You’ll find all the stories, photos and videos in the series here.It’s the sound of neighbourhood. The hot, steamy gush of the espresso machine; the hiccup of café conversation. (Front door opens, heads swing up, talking stops. Door closes, heads swing back, talk again.)

Radio host hopes to crush ‘stupid’ law by walking wine across Alberta line

The authorities shall know the grapes of Terry David Mulligan’s wrath.

Executive Chef Andrew Fung’s tips on BBQ grilling

Video: Grilling tips

Watch Andrew Fung, executive chef at the Blackhawk Golf Club, give tips on BBQ grilling, as he grills a organic hanger steak.

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Video: La Monarca bakery

Sergio Manrique has opened La Monarca bakery in south Edmonton so he can keep a part of his Mexican culture close to him. Video by Shaughn Butts, edmontonjournal.com

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Taste Alberta

This week: Artisan cheese

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Dining Out

Click here for an archive of restaurant reviews written by The Journal's critics.

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Video: Tour Jack's Grill

Take a tour of Jack's Grill's dining room and kitchen and learn what sets them apart from other restaurants. Video by Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal

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Gallery: Soup Sisters

Soup Sisters is a non-profit organization which began in Calgary a couple of years back. They make soup for various worthy causes. The organization is launched in Edmonton on April 14 2011. About 40 people gathered to chop and dice and make litres and litres of soup which will be delivered to WIN House, the partner agency with this new group.

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Vancouver restaurant owner explores the joy of feeding

Meeru Dhalwala is the mother of two girls, but her instinct is to 'mom' the whole world. And in a way, her latest project does just that.

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Crostini with fromage frais and olive relish

Tasty bites made with toasted baguette, tangy cheese and olive-rich relish.

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Canned Black Forest torte Germany's newest export

A bakery deep in Germany's Black Forest has found an unlikely hit canning the region's famous Black Forest cherry torte cake and shipping it to fans as far away as Azerbaijan and Brazil.

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Coke celebrates 125 years of being the real thing

Exactly 125 years ago an Atlanta pharmacist mixed up a cure for headache and fatigue and stumbled upon the recipe for what has become one of the world's most recognizable drinks and brand names.

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