Going out to eat at a restaurant is a big deal these days. Sure, we all do it, but getting a group of 3 or more people out at the same place at the same time? Damn near impossible in this modern busy world. Still, food brings people together, and we need to find time to get together as much as possible in great setting’s that make our time more memorable, and give us a great culinary experience in the #YEG.
Early 2014 a couple of my friends sat down at Tres Carnales, a restaurant downtown we had been dying to try and after a great meal, and a few corona’s we decided that we needed to make this a monthly event.
We failed. As I mentioned, getting people together at the same time and place is hard, and dining out at restaurants can get expensive. We decided to do a dinner club outing every couple of months. We tried some excellent restaurants with the following rules:
- We always dine at a new place
- We never order the same dish as the other person (sharing allowed)
- We try to order something we have never had before
Some of our favorite places were:
And the one that started it all:
We are still on the quest for new places in the city to have great food and drinks and catch up. What are your favorite places to eat in Edmonton and why? Where would you take a friend from out of town?
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