Calgary’s Culinary Treasure Hunt List 2012

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1. Take a picture of your team. (5 pt)

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2. Locate the beverage endorsed by a famous (dead) singer, mon. It will make you believe “Every little ting`s gonna be all right”. Market 17. (2 pt)
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3. A little rat’s signature dish is also one of Chef’s favourites. The writing’s on the wall. Cassis Bistro. (3 pt)
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4. Turn over the Magic Pumpkin to discover the Lucky Number! Vie Café. (2 pt)
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5. My sweet golden nectar can only be produced when my grapes are affected by a special mould also known as ‘noble rot’. A classic pairing with foie gras, what kind of wine am I? J. Webb (2 pt)
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6. I am grown mostly in Italy where I go by the name of Primitivo. A grape by any other name would smell as sweet: what is my popular moniker in ‘The Golden State’? J. Webb. (2 pt)
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7. The ‘ABC’s of wine will tell you I’m the heartbreak grape as I am tough to grow. My favourite companions are duck and salmon. What grape am I and who produces me in Santa Barbara? J. Webb. (2 pt)
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8. Springbank Cheese in Marda Loop. Hug the cheese troll. (3 pt)
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9. Dance the Tango in front of the same named bistro! (3 pt)
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10. Find the largest Nutella jar @ Ristorante Pulcinella & Dolce Sapori. (3 pt)
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11. Drink Champagne under the chandelier at Parker House. (3 pt)
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12. Count the corks at Wine Oh’s. (3 pt)
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13. Find the mascot at the Purple Chef Pastry Truck. (3 pt)
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14. Be a real Francophile with a Baguette and a Baret at Yann Haute Patisserie. (3 pt)
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15. Locate the only sausage delicatessen in town which is not required to refrigerate their pepperoni. Clue: International Avenue. (4 pt)
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16. Which Ethiopian restaurant has a wine by the same name? Clue: International Avenue. (4 pt)
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17. Locate lemon flavoured pistachios? Clue: International Avenue. (4 pt)
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18. Be a real Food Detective: Find the Calgary Foods Tour Group, take a picture with the Lady in Red (Karen Anderson, tour host). Hint: Uptown! (5 pt)
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19. What is the name of the award winning local cheese maker at the Calgary Farmers’ Market. (2 pt)
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20. There is a mural at the Calgary Farmers’ market that contains 4 food adjectives. What are those 4 words? (3 pt)
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21. Innisfail Grower is made up of how many local growers? (2 pt)
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22. Find the hottest guy at the Crossroads Farmer’s Market and take a picture of him. (3 pt)
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23. Take a picture of you dancing on the beer table at Wurst. (3 pt)
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24. “We have called Calgary home since 1983 and have eleven stores here. Visit our downtown store that sits above our chocolate factory, take a picture of you with the Habanero Chocolate Bar poster and receive our Habanero Chocolate Bar to keep your ener
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25. Take a picture in front of the Buddha @ Melrose. (3 pt)
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26. What’s the history behind Greek tradition of braking plates? (4 pt) Take a piece of broken plate with you to our hosts of this evening’s Crowning Party at Broken Plate Kensington.
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27. Find the Fifth Flavour at The Cookbook Co. Cooks. (3 pt)
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28. Los Chilitos Cantina, drink a shot of Tequila, dance the Salsa with a Sombrero. (3 pt)
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29. Cut a tomato at Knifewear. (3 pt)
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30. Drink tea with the Famous Five. (4 pt)
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31. Draw a red tree at Red Tree Catering. (3 pt)
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32. Write a Haiku about food in Calgary. (5 pt
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33. Poor water from a gurgling pot at Savour Fine Foods and Kitchenware. (3 pt)
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34. Take a picture of sugar crystals on a stick at Kensington’s Candy Kid. (3 pt)
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35. Be the king of the Bottle House; take a picture of your royal self at the Royal Crown. (3 pt)
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36. Salt and Pepper Inglewood: Take a picture wearing the sombrero. (3 pt)
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37. Hose and Hound, picture of you with a poster of a Ganja t-shirt. (3 pt)
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38. Find Truffles, the non-chocolate ones; name the three different types of Truffles at the Fifth Element @ Kingsland Farmer’s Market. (4 pt)
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39. Tea Trader’s Riddle: which teas make up the Bow River Breakfast blend and where they come from. Take a picture of yourself with that country on the big wall map. (4 pt)
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40. A Find the biggest Beer Boot in Calgary. How many liters of beer does it hold. Yodel for your sample of Swiss Emmental Cheese and you’ll receive an Edelweiss freebee. (4 pt)
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41. Wild Grainz, Inglewood. Take a picture of the Epi style bread. (2 pt)
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42. Write a love poem, 3 verses, about the Culinary side of Calgary. (5 pt)
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43. What we don’t know about the business men in front of The Bay, is that they’re discussing what they’re having for supper tonight, what do you think will be on their menu? (2 pt). Play it, tell it, picture it.
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44. Go to where you can find over 100 craft beer on tap and get a picture next to the traditional hand engine! Be sure to high five the bartender 🙂 (3 pt)
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45. Kensington Oliv. Which Infused EVOO paired with an infused balsamic evokes taste of the Mediterranean? (3 pt)
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46. Find the Mackinlay Shackleton Whisky at Kensington’s Wine Market. (3 pt)
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47. Almost all cinnamon used in Canada is actually cassia. There’s only one type of real cinnamon. Find a quill of it and take a picture. Hint: it looks like a cigar. (2 pt)
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