Waffle Headlines

Good morning, Edmonton!

We’re going with a breakfast theme today. Now, I know these headlines aren’t always ready for the usual coffee and newspaper crowd (Hey, I’m not a morning person) but I do try to get them done in the AM. Today, it makes sense to have them done in the morning since I’m opening with waffles.

(For anybody who just wants news of the day, and not whatever I’m about to go on and on about, just skip on down.)

I was doing my rounds of the news sites this morning and popped over to Brittney’s blog. She was talking about the waffle truck I’ve seen people tweeting about.

Once I saw that it starts the day (7am) right by the Legislature I knew where I was stopping on the way to work. (107 Street and 99 Avenue is right by the Government Centre transit station, for you fellow transit riders.)

I didn’t know what my options were, but Bamir Basha (A man I will refer to as Edmonton’s Waffle King.) was conversational and ready to chat waffles with a newbie like me. I went for the cinnamon waffle. They also have vanilla and maple.

Through a combination of chatting with Bamir, reading Brittney’s blog post, and checking out the Eva Sweet Waffles website, I learned Bamir ran a waffle truck in Belgium (Wow, could he have any more street cred?) and recently got the truck going in Edmonton with his wife.

Bamir does the wafflery each morning and makes sure it’s fresh. I only waited for my waffle a few minutes and it was hot in my hands. You can add fruit toppings (I think syrup too?) or just take it like that. They prepare a waffle known as “Liege” which is thicker and a little different from what we may be used to. This ain’t no Eggo.

I went with the waffle as-is and I wasn’t left wanting toppings. It was just a little crispy on the outside and really soft and fluffy inside. The cinnamon flavour shot through, and next time I’m going to try vanilla. The waffle is pretty large, but can be held in one hand. Well worth the $3, and a fantastic addition to Edmonton’s street food scene.

If you follow Eva Sweet on Twitter you can get a heads up on where and when they’ll be somewhere in Edmonton.

And if I haven’t done enough to convince you to try out a waffle, their brief web story will surely do the trick:

The story of Eva Sweet is a story of international intrigue.  It is a story that involves love, drama, family, loss and a dream coming true.  It is a tale of crossed borders,  migrant workers, secret meetups, family tragedies, forced separations, and bittersweet reunions. More importantly, it is a story about waffles.  If you yearn to know more, we just might tell you over a waffle and some coffee.

from the Edmonton Journal:

Health Centre already vital link (I like that it took Alberta Health Services three weeks to fire off a letter to the editor. They talk about what’s already happening at the East Edmonton Health Centre but don’t dispute what Paula Simons said weeks ago about large, and important, sections remaining empty and unused.)

Another quiet first (Shutting up loud motorcycles.)

Decade of drought withers city trees (It’s been rainy, but it was dry for a long time. Outside of Edmonton other trees are dead or dying.)

Holyrood folk proud to know their neighbours (Do you know yours?)

Well, well, well, how many more leaks are there? (Does that Calmar leak rightly give us fears about future carbon capture?)

Alberta foster care system under scrutiny

Creative thinking required to break Alberta’s boom-bust cycle

Building a party, one living room at a time (The Alberta Party is still out there, quietly trying to talk to Albertans and build support. Meanwhile…not all of the angry oilmen are going “Wild.”)

Sun shines on Belgravia eco home

Young Edmonton immigrants guided to a career path

Edmonton’s Sol Rolingher invested as knight in ancient order

From the Calgary Herald:

Alberta sitting on nearly 1.5 trillion barrels, says ERCB (We also saw some of that oil coming out of the ground in boosted production. But if that’s all good for the economy, can we still be facing tough times?)

from the Edmonton Sun:

New candidate for Ward 11 city councillor (Chinwe Okelu is in.)

Volunteers help cops fight crime

Alberta may cut off those facing charges

Manipulative law hurts kids (Potential changes are coming to the federal youth justice laws.)

Wildrose mulls fixed election dates (I bet they’re mulling.)

Hoarders find help in support program (The Sun has been doing a few stories on hoarders, and their impact on health inspections and other government agencies involved.)

Plane crash memorial at Edmonton Garrison

from Metro Edmonton:

Some transit ideas worth chewing on (I also think any developments at City Centre Airport should have two LRT stops.)

Citizens being inducted into city hall of fame

Eskimos fan day draws hundreds (The CFL pre-season begins this weekend.)

from 630CHED/iNews880:

More affordable housing in Edmonton

Edmonton Humane Society smashes adoption record (Lexus helped pay for the adoption fees and people flocked to the free kitties.)

Ambrose arrives in Edmonton with good news for female business owners

from CBC Edmonton:

Alberta auditor to recheck work injuries figure (If the Labour and Immigration department wouldn’t give up information, and knew the Auditor General’s office was publishing a report it’s not exactly fair to say the AG got it wrong. If the report was wrong because you wouldn’t help it’s sort of your fault.)

Alberta volunteer fire department stops service

from CTV Edmonton:

Fraser Institute hands out report card on Alberta schools (More students failed exams. But more students took exams. So it’s a good thing?)

AHS apologizes to cancer patient waiting for treatment

Violence erupts in Edmonton (A shooting at a downtown club, a homicide in the Ritchie neighbourhood and a stabbing about the same time early Sunday.)

Normandy ceremonies mark 66th anniversary of D-Day

from Global Edmonton:

Canadian soldier killed by IED in Afghanistan (He was based here in Edmonton and is the 147th Canadian to die in that war.)

from CityTV Edmonton:

Northlands backs out (Who will run the money-losing Indy now?)

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Hmm…maybe “sexsomnia” explains why I’m always so tired. Or I could just go to bed earlier. No, it’s sexsomnia.

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