Interested in breakfast or lunch in Calgary or Banff for under $15? How about dinner for under $20? This is the app version of food expert John Gilchrists book "My Favourite Cheap Eats: Calgary, Banff and Beyond" (2nd ed). It is a hand-picked list of over 160 of the best certified CHEAP culinary gems in the area.
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**NOTE**: This app contains the entire listing of restaurants from the book, with details like cuisine styles, addresses and phone numbers, but by default, does NOT automatically come with the reviews. They are available as an in-app purchase.
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John Gilchrist is Calgarys most influential food writer and best-selling author of 10 restaurant guides. John reviews restaurants for CBC Radios Calgary Eyeopener and writes about food and restaurants for the Calgary Herald, Avenue, Swerve and Where Calgary.
You can now carry a list of all the best, cheap restaurants in your pocket, accessible digitally wherever you are! This is super useful, even if you’ve already bought the book. In the mood for Chinese? Or pizza? Or a diner? Pull up a select list of the top cheap eats in those, or other, categories. Find the one closest to you. Get directions from a map. Maybe even browse the menu on their website or call for delivery. All from this app!
Content:
• About 75% of the restaurant listings contain info about such details as hours, reservations, alcoholic beverages, credit cards and outdoor dining.
• The rest of the listings are called Mini Reviews (MR) and contain less detailed info.
• You can expand the information at your finger tips by purchasing the full reviews, gaining more insight into the Calgary and Banff dining scene.
Get Started:
• Buy the basic app with all the listings.
• Take a look at the free sample reviews to get a taste - “Banh Mi Thi Thi,” “Holy Smoke” and “Schooners.” For a sample Mini Review, take a look at “Empanada Queen.”
• Buy any individual restaurant review as a cheap, in-app purchase, or …
• Buy the full content of the Mini Reviews, which are shorter, for one low price, or …
• Add on all the reviews as an in-app purchase for a fixed price. Then youll have a digital version of the full book in your pocket!
• Track which restaurants youve visited.
• Mark your favourites for easy reference.
• Keep your own notes for each restaurant.
Life is too short to waste your money on mediocre food. With this app, eat well, for cheap. Always.