By Suzanna Dutt

Published March 5, 2023 at 3:57 pm

A popular shawarma chain is making its way to Hamilton and St Catharines in the near future.

Shelby’s Legendary Shawarma known for taking classic middle eastern cuisine and tweaking the recipes to create food that is modern, appetizing and flavourful— has added two new locations.

On the restaurant website, the addresses for the new storefronts have been confirmed.

284 Glendale Ave, in St. Catharines and 847 Upper James St in Hamilton will be Shelby’s next stops.

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H-Mart, a popular Asian food grocery store and food court, operates a Lakeline area location. A second location is coming to Burnet Road.

Asian supermarket goods and food court offerings are coming to Burnet Road with the opening of Austin’s second H-Mart location.

A representative for the grocery store on Monday told the American-Statesman that the new location will sit at 5222 Burnet Road. The exact opening date has not been determined, but the store could be open by the end of the year or next year, according to the representative.

The store’s location will be in the same center as Chi’lantro and Austin Diner. That’s less than a mile away from the H-E-B at Burnet Road and Allandale Road, and it’s about

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A Saint-Henri food bank says it’s starting to cut services and is worried it might have to close its doors entirely if it can’t get more funding soon.

​​It’s already reduced its food basket distribution from three days per week to two and staff are working fewer hours. 

“Better to cut back somewhat now than to close the door later,” said Glenn Rubenstein, the general manager of Épicentre Saint-Henri.

“My fear is either to continue to cut back or possibly close food banks and that is the service that probably responds most directly to people in the most precarious situations.”

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When Iliana Regan bought the Milkweed Inn in Michigan’s Nahma Township with her wife, Anna Hamlin, in 2019, she was searching for home. One might assume the critically acclaimed founding chef of the Michelin-starred Chicago restaurant Elizabeth might feel overly secluded at Milkweed; the 150-acre property is set deep in Hiawatha National Forest, a wide swath of land where three Great Lakes meet at the U.S.-Canadian border. But it was here that the couple planted roots, planning to run the 12-guest bed-and-breakfast during the six months of the year when the dirt road leading

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Whether you need ramen or paper towels, a new grocery store is now open in the Old City for all the basics.

Red Panda Grocery is located at 123 S. Central St. in the former location of HenHoc Butcher Shop, which closed in April 2022. The small grocery store is owned and operated by Jesse Newmister, who also owns Kaizen two doors down. Plans for Red Panda were reported by Knox News in July 2022.

A fan of HenHoc when it was open, Newmister realized the need for a place for Old City residents to pick up the basics and

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It’s looking like 2023 will be a hallmark year for Snider Plaza, the shopping center in University Park that’s been around since 1927.

Beyond the handful of new restaurants coming soon in Snider Plaza from UP resident and restaurateur Hunter Pond, another Dallas operator, Jon Alexis, just announced he will open an American eatery named Ramble Room in the neighborhood.

The restaurant will have an expansive, 25-seat bar — and we do love to dine at the bar here in Dallas — and a menu of “everyday American classic dishes,” according to a press release from the restaurant. It has

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