Chase the Chills Away with Autumn’s Hottest Drink

I can’t think of a better way to enjoy a cool fall day than by sipping the liquid heaven that is the drinking chocolate from Kerstin’s Chocolates in downtown Edmonton.

Kerstin’s sells two flavours of drinking chocolate – a dark chocolate with a hint of vanilla and a chocolate spiced with chili, cinnamon and other spices. Two very different, but delicious, tastes.

We also walked away with the seasonally-appropriate Chocophilia Pumpkin Pie chocolate bar. Imagine a blend of milk chocolate and pumpkin pie (in my opinion a better combination than chocolate and peanut butter).

So next time a chill is in the air, warm up with a concoction that takes hot chocolate to a completely different level.

For a similarly sublime hot chocolate experience in Calgary, check out Choklat in the Inglewood District.

Mix it Up in Calgary's Inglewood Shopping District

Just like fusion cuisine pairs ingredients from distinct cultures to create new dishes, Calgary’s Inglewood neighborhood blends very different restaurants, shops and art galleries into an experience with a unique flavour.

In Inglewood, trendy clothing and furniture stores like Adorn Accessory Boutique and Circa mix with Crown Army Surplus and Olivier’s Candies. Restaurants like the Inglewood Drive In and the Harley Diner are at home beside upscale dining establishments like Capo and Rouge.

Even the stores themselves blend functions. DaDe is part art gallery and part furniture store. Jacqueline Suzanne’s Bistro and Antiquities and Serendipity Café and Home Decor bill themselves as dining/decor combos where you can have a bite to eat and scope out house wares to buy.

Located just south of the Calgary Zoo and mere minutes east of downtown, Inglewood also has bookstores, music venues and tattoo parlours among many other businesses.

So next time you want to mix it up, head to Inglewood.

My Inglewood Top Picks
Savour Fine Foods and Kitchenware
Arts on Atlantic Art Gallery
Choklat
Junktiques