Medicine Hat Dining Guide

“To walk around and have a feeling that you don’t get anywhere else in Alberta, except in this region …or this treaty ...there’s a purpose. This moment is a purpose for why I’m here.”

— Chef Shane Chartrand

HOMETOWN CULINARY Hometown Culinary is a modern and welcoming space that resembles a home, with the owners’ grandmother’s spoon collection on the wall and exposed historic brick as a reminder it’s on one of Medicine Hat’s oldest streets, North Railway Street. With a selection of mocktails with funky names, like 80s Hairspray Was Different and Call Your Church Friends , a couple of people settled on ordering a round of Insult Pipeline , with cranberry juice, lime juice, aromatic bitters, and ginger ale, garnished with a cinnamon stick. A Reuben with classic, crispy fries as the side, and a bowl of corn chowder soup, this cozy homemade meal ended a day of intentional eating. MEDICINE HAT BREWING COMPANY After visiting Red Rock Coulee the group made a final stop at Medicine Hat Brewing Company before Chef Shane would depart for Edmonton. Medicine Hat Brewing Company originally opened in 1912 during the prohibition era. The anem was dusted off and opened in a new location. Featuring a full dinner menu that partners with various local producers, like beans from Viterra , beef from Benchmark Beef Angus Cattle , cured meats & bacon from Premium Sausage , garlic from JB Farms , and mustard from Luco Farms . Chef Shane ordered the AB Beef Dip , made with slow roasted, grass-fed Alberta Beef, horseradish aioli, Gentlemen’s Stout beef au jus, caramelized onion, and cheddar on a baguette. The table filled with Warm Pretzels , served with Sin Bin Red Ale gruyere cheese sauce and grainy mustard and Scotch Eggs .

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