ALBERTA — Asian-inspired dishes created by three NAIT Culinary Arts students will be sold in grocery and convenience stores across Alberta as part of the Edmonton-based Tokyo Express’ Tetsu Chef line of products.

This comes after a December product innovation competition held in collaboration with NAIT and Tokyo Express.

CALGARY — Ten top restaurant critics have launched an Eat Canada app, a Canuck restaurant guide for the business traveller.

“Eat Canada is the country's first national, critic-driven restaurant app,” reads an iTunes store description. “Focused on the business traveller and the downtown cores, this app helps you find a good meal or fine beverages in an unknown city.”

EDMONTON — The Edmonton branch of the Canadian Culinary Federation (CCFCC) is preparing for upcoming workshops about charcuterie and “The Flavours of India.”

The charcuterie boot camp (Jan. 12) at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) will include a hands-on, all-day workshop explaining how to break down primal cuts of meat for charcuterie. The workshop, presented by NAIT’s Dan Westgeest, will include instruction on how to preserve meat through salting, smoking and curing.

CALGARY — The Popular U.S. chain IHOP — which serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, but specializes in pancakes and waffles — has opened its first location in Calgary.

“In a vibrant, thriving city like Calgary, it took a while for the perfect location to become available,” said Paul Wolsey, owner of the Calgary location as quoted by GlobalTVCalgary.