{"id":12199,"date":"2012-12-11T19:15:49","date_gmt":"2012-12-12T00:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/?p=12199"},"modified":"2012-12-11T19:21:39","modified_gmt":"2012-12-12T00:21:39","slug":"canadian-restaurant-mobile-app-by-top-food-critics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/canadian-restaurant-mobile-app-by-top-food-critics\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian Restaurant Mobile App by Top Food Critics"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Anne DesBrisay<\/p>\n

Last spring, I opened an email from John Gilchrist, Calgary\u2019s pre-eminent food writer, asking if I\u2019d be interested in contributing the Ottawa section to a cross-Canada restaurant app he was working on. It was to be a first of its kind, geared to the business traveller, a catalogue of best places to eat as chosen by the leading restaurant critics in eleven cities across Canada.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a> Its working title was Dining in Downtown Canada \u2026 good places to eat within a walk or cab from major hotels in our major cities.<\/p>\n

The idea was simple: you\u2019re in Saskatoon, weary, hungry, with no idea where to go or who to trust with your appetite or your wallet. With this app, you\u2019ve got the answers \u2013 a list of restaurants selected and reviewed by someone who knows the eating out scene back to front.<\/p>\n

So that\u2019s what we did, though somewhere along the way it got rechristened.<\/p>\n

Last night, Eat Canada was launched (now with a middle name, Dining in Downtown Canada) and I\u2019m delighted to be a part of it. Check it out here, and consider it a delicious gift for the foodie traveller on your list.<\/p>\n

Ten top Canadian restaurant critics have created Eat Canada: Dining in Downtown Canada<\/a><\/strong>. It\u2019s the country’s first restaurant app for the business traveller.<\/p>\n

Highlights of Eat Canada:<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Eleven of Canada\u2019s major cities are included \u2013 Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Saskatoon, Regina, Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Halifax and St. John\u2019s.<\/p>\n

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–\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Each city features twenty, critic-chosen restaurants and beverage places, largely within the downtown business core. In total, over 200 highly recommended restaurants are included.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Reviews contain info on cuisine styles, noise levels, private rooms, price ranges, credit cards, hours, websites, alcoholic beverages, corkage and outdoor dining.<\/p>\n

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–\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0The app’s interactive elements include full mapping to get directions to a restaurant from a user’s current location, plus links to phone numbers, websites and the OpenTable reservation system.<\/p>\n

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–\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Users can track which restaurants they’ve visited and keep notes on their favourites.<\/p>\n

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–\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0The app has been built for iPhones and iPads and will be available through the App Store for $9.99.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Developer for Eat Canada is Jeremy Gale of Force Grind Inc., Calgary, Alberta.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0For more app info check out http:\/\/www.forcegrind.com\/eatcanada<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0For more information and interviews regarding Eat Canada, please contact John Gilchrist at 403-255-7560 or escurial@telus.net.<\/p>\n

The Critics:<\/p>\n

Karl Wells (St John\u2019s): restaurant critic for The Telegram, an accredited chef and host of the Rogers TV show, One Chef One Critic.<\/p>\n

Bill Spurr (Halifax): features writer and restaurant critic for the Halifax Chronicle-Herald.<\/p>\n

Robert Beauchemin (Montreal): restaurant critic for La Presse and college instructor on culture and food.<\/p>\n

Anne DesBrisay (Ottawa): restaurant critic for the Ottawa Citizen for 19 years and author of Capital Dining, the definitive guide to dining in the Ottawa area.<\/p>\n

James Chatto (Toronto): restaurant critic for over 25 years, editor of Harry Magazine and National Culinary Advisor for Gold Medal Plates and the Canadian Culinary Championships.<\/p>\n

Christine Hanlon (Winnipeg): has written about food and culture for Style Manitoba, Western Living and Fodor\u2019s Canada.<\/p>\n

CJ Katz (Saskatoon\/Regina): culinary host of CTV\u2019s Wheatland Caf\u00e9, restaurant writer for the Regina Leader-Post, publisher of Savour Life Magazine and author of the newly released TASTE: Seasonal Dishes from the Prairie Table.<\/p>\n

Mary Bailey (Edmonton): publisher of The Tomato Food & Drink, certified sommelier and wine instructor Art Institute of Vancouver, and co-author of two National Best-Sellers on Alberta food.<\/p>\n

John Gilchrist (Calgary): CBC Radio restaurant critic for 32 years, restaurant writer for The Calgary Herald, author of ten National Best-Sellers on dining in the Calgary-Banff area, and instructor of food and culture programs at the U of C.<\/p>\n

Andrew Morrison (Vancouver): editor of Scout Magazine, restaurant critic for the Westender newspaper and instructor of food writing at Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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