Food Roundup
The Food Roundup provides you with the latest headlines and happenings related to food and agriculture in the Edmonton region.
Published every Tuesday
Recent editions
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
With news from Tiramisu Bistro, Yosi's Café, Yelo'd, Farmer's Cafe, Farrow, Braven, DON'YA Ukraine's Kitchen, The Next Act, Zwick's Pretzels, and more
Read this editionTuesday, March 10, 2026
With news from Downtown Dining Week, District Cafe, DON'YA Ukraine's Kitchen, L'OCA Quality Market, Mojo Jojo Pickles, Flat Boy Burgers, and more.
Read this editionTuesday, March 3, 2026
With news from Next of Kin, Nero, JUU-KU, Bistro Praha, The Moth Cafe, RGE RD, Rita Trattoria, Cheese Louise, 7 Summits Snacks, and more.
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Councillors seek more data before changing bag bylaw
Edmonton's single-use item reduction bylaw has significantly reduced the use of plastic bags and straws, according to data presented to city council's utility committee. Retail bag use plummeted by 80%, while straw and utensil consumption decreased by 26%. However, takeout container usage increased by more than 75% and cup use by 5%, which was attributed to a lack of regulation of those items and a 12% population increase.
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Dining week supports downtown businesses on eve of patio fee hike
The Edmonton Downtown Business Association's Downtown Dining Week starts this week, with 68 restaurants offering deals for $15 to $65 from March 11 to 22.
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Best new restaurants list includes Wîhkwêntôwin neighbours
Five new restaurants got a special nod in Edify's annual Best Restaurants issue, two of which are in the Brewery District.
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Feed the Soul pivots from dining week to year-round guide
Feed the Soul YEG is releasing a year-round dining guide to Black-owned food businesses rather than holding a February dining week, expanding the ways it supports businesses despite funding challenges.
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EPIC co-founder focuses on better event bookings after food-hall closure
After getting sick of the friction involved in booking events, the co-founder of the shuttered EPIC Market has decided to develop a new software-based venture called Better Venu.
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Zoning overhaul starts to deliver on promise of mixed-use neighbourhoods
A bakery and baking school in Bonnie Doon could be one of the first commercial establishments to open within a mature residential neighbourhood under Edmonton's renewed zoning bylaw, more than two years after the overhaul made such developments easier.
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