Alberta Restaurants

• An ode to ginger beef: the hidden history of Chinese Canadian cuisine

  The humble dish also represents a collective struggle to survive on foreign soil.

  Perspectives

  Oct 22, 2022
  
• First the pandemic, now prices: Alberta restaurants struggling with high inflation

  Alberta's hospitality industry had a tough couple of years through the pandemic, but it's being hit perhaps even harder by the biggest increase in inflation since 1991.

  Economy

  Jun 17, 2022
  
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• Holiday party cancellations and low bookings have Alberta restaurants worried

  Restaurant owners relying on holiday parties to help them get back on their feet are worried because of low bookings and cancelled reservations.

  Consumer

  Nov 3, 2021
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• Alberta restaurants ‘scrambling to find good people’ to hire ahead of Stage 3

  Finding enough staff to keep up with the renewed potential for full capacity under Stage 3 is proving difficult. 

  Consumer

  Jun 25, 2021
• Calgary chef shares grief after losing 11 colleagues to suicide: ‘It’s the secondary pandemic’

  The number of suicides within the hospitality industry during the COVID-19 pandemic hit some scary numbers. A Calgary restaurant is hoping to raise awareness to help save lives.

  Consumer

  Jun 24, 2021
• Alberta businesses brace for 3rd round of COVID-19 restrictions, closures

  Monday marks the first day of the third closure of personal wellness services and all in-person dining in Alberta, as a means of slowing the spread of COVID-19 in the province. 

  Economy

  May 9, 2021
• Alberta restaurant owners frustrated as COVID-19 closures cut into prime patio season

  Alberta bar and restaurant owners say they're frustrated their patios are being forced to close under tighter COVID-19 restrictions just as the weather is starting to warm up.

  Economy

  May 5, 2021
• AHS to issue closure order to small-town Alberta café for flouting COVID-19 rules again

  The Whistle Stop Café will be ordered to close by Alberta Health Services after staff found the eatery was not complying with new COVID-19 restrictions that took effect Friday.

  Canada

  Apr 9, 2021
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• Alberta restaurants close to in-person dining as COVID-19 restrictions take effect

  At noon Friday, Alberta restaurants had to close indoor dining service. Takeout, delivery, curbside pickup and patios are still allowed to operate.

  Health

  Apr 9, 2021
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• Spike in variant COVID-19 cases and possible closures worry some Alberta restaurant owners

  A rise in COVID-19 variant cases and the possibility of being shut down has some Alberta restaurant owners fearful of what's to come.

  Consumer

  Apr 1, 2021