Bites Bevies

Okay, hands up, who gets excited about afternoon tea? If you haven’t raised your mitt high to the sky, I straight up don’t believe you. Who DOESN’T stir at the thought of feeling like the main character of a hallmark movie set in a comely British stately home ?

Snuggle season is here, and I have found the epitome of hygge; a steaming bowl of chili from Canmore’s Harvest Cafe. Follow it up with a spiced dirty chai and a sizable hunk of moist carrot cake with lashings of frosting, and you have yourself the perfect cozy afternoon.

The prayer flags have been strung; reams of colourful bunting are waving to the hum of excitement and creative bustle at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity.

Picture this: it’s a blustery autumnal day, your boot-clad feet crunch through the last of the fallen leaves amid the season’s first smatterings of snow.

Juniper Bistro - a go-to spot to admire sweeping views of Banff’s iconic surroundings

The Banff Centre has always felt like a woodsy retreat within the at times bustling town.

Have you stood in the lobby of the Malcolm Hotel recently? I forgot how lovely it is, somehow managing to strike the right note between bright, spacious, and welcoming with cozy corners and a sweeping fireplace.