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Hardware Grill closing for renovations for two weeks
The venerable eatery on the corner of 97th Street and Jasper Avenue is getting a facelift. After 15 years in business (with a lease just signed for 10 more), co-owner Larry Stewart is shutting down for...
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Larry Stewart of the Hardware Grill opening up new eatery in the Alberta Hotel
It’s all very new, and Stewart – who has run the Hardware Grill since 1996 – is keeping details to himself. But he confirmed that, indeed, he has taken over the historic bar and eating space in the...
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More deets on Tavern 1903 at the Alberta Hotel
I got a news release from chef Larry Stewart at the Hardware Grill, with some toothsome details on his new resto-bar, scheduled to open in August in the Alberta Hotel, 9802 Jasper Avenue. Called Tavern...
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Tavern 1903 to open a Mozzarella Bar
Lovers of cheese, and we are legion, have a lot to be excited about when the new Tavern 1903 opens its doors in the next month or two. Owner Larry Stewart, of Hardware Grill fame, promises to unleash...
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August 3 is Canada Food Day. Eat something local!
Anita Stewart, cookbook author and food activist, began the Food Day Canada movement 10 years ago. Starting this weekend, some 280 restaurants across Canada will offer a special menu featuring...
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Confusion over Kobe beef sends Twitter atwitter
Sometimes Twitter gets itself in a knot and should be ignored. But sometimes, people Tweet about questions that could use a good answer. Such was the case recently, when a couple of local food bloggers...
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Edmonton Cooks: A new cookbook, all about YEG
It just landed with a thud on my desk — the hottest Christmas present for 2016 here in YEG. It’s a new cookbook called Edmonton Cooks (published by Figure1). The tome — hardcover and with gorgeous...
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Local food lovers glean signature dishes in Edmonton Cooks
Describing the essence of a city’s food scene is akin to trapping lightning in a jam jar. Like any bright spark, it can come and go in a flash, leaving nothing but a wistful sense that you almost had...
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Hardware Grill reopens for lunch, and offers dinner at 1996 prices
Oh, 1996. That was a good year on the local dining scene — the year that Hardware Grill opened in downtown Edmonton. Chef Larry Stewart, lured with rock-bottom rent to the former W.W. Arcade in one of...
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Dishing the right stuff at local eateries creates ambience, good taste
When co-owner Michael Maxxis opened Edmonton’s El Cortez Mexican Kitchen and Tequila Bar, he put the plates before the food. “I ordered a bunch of plateware before we had the menu because I wanted to...
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