March-April 2026

Welcome to the late winter edition of The Tomato: the annual Tomato Top100, Canadian Culinary Championships and tail-end of winter recipes.

Features

The Tomato Top 100
Best things to eat or drink in Edmonton

Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy
Recipes to freshen the tail end of winter

Hot Chefs Cool Beats
Eat, drink and dig deep

2026 Canadian Culinary Champions
Meet the podium

Departments

Dish
Alex Kim is NAIT’s 2026 Hokanson Chef in Residence, Cook like a Girl Fundraiser for WIN House, Legacy Signature Dream Home kitchen is built for cooks, MultiCook redefines Ukrainian food

Wine Maven
Recent visits from excellent producers means we can look forward to great wines for the holidays.  | Mary Bailey

The Smos at Home
Childhood favourites for a long winter | Leanne Smoliak

Kitchen Sink
What’s new and notable.

On the cover: Rita Trattoria’s Lamb Chops Scottadito, photo by Dong Kim.