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Carmen | YYC | Alberta

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@foodkarmablog
Mohkínstsis (YVR transplant to YYC) Eater of all foods Writer. Ceramics. Inclusion. Rescue Dogs. 🏠: Alberta LATEST WORK👇🏼
  • Pets
  • Following 2K
  • Followers 16K
  • Engagement 2.78%
  • Avg comments 153

About Carmen | YYC | Alberta

Carmen | YYC | Alberta (@foodkarmablog) is a Creators & Celebrities creator on Instagram, also filed under Pets. The account has 16,027 followers and 7,047 published posts. Recent posts average 368 likes and 153 comments, an engagement rate of 2.78%.

With 16K followers, Carmen | YYC | Alberta is a micro creator by the common 10,000 to 100,000 definition. Carmen | YYC | Alberta follows 1,956 accounts, so the audience is roughly 8.2 times the size of the list followed. Carmen | YYC | Alberta is set up as an Instagram business account. Flinque files Carmen | YYC | Alberta under Creators & Celebrities, with Pets as a secondary category.

The Instagram bio for Carmen | YYC | Alberta runs to 17 words across 5 lines. Emoji sit alongside the words. The latest activity Flinque has on record for Carmen | YYC | Alberta dates from January 2024.

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7,047 Posts

Of the 10 most recent posts shown for Carmen | YYC | Alberta, 8 are videos and 2 are carousels. That mix leans toward videos. With 7,047 posts published, Carmen | YYC | Alberta's archive runs well past the 2,000 mark. Against the audience, that is roughly 2.3 followers for each post published. Carmen | YYC | Alberta also keeps 110 story highlights on the profile. All 10 carry captions, averaging 118 words each. The captions are written mainly in English. Words that recur across them include chicken, many, family, well and rice. The captions tag #yycexp, #lunarnewyear2026, #yvr, #fkbinyvr and #hosted.

The Chef’s Tasting at is quite an experience - worthy of your next night out or special celebration. The hospitality is incredible, the luxurious dishes by Executive Chef and team are inventive and thoughtfully paired with wines from GM and Sommelier

A few highlights from our last visit:
• Foie & Brioche with the silkiest hazelnut ganache & apple chutney paired with bubbles.
• Martini crafted with Monkey 47 gin was a great recommendation by Marla (our fav server at The Wilde!)
• Ora King Salmon was my fav dish on this visit with caviar beurre blanc, yuchoy, and sunchokes. The Volnay wine that accompanied it was spot on for the fatty fish.
• The beef course is always a hit - on another visit we had a version with chef’s short rib and oxtail tortellini which I still think about.
• Petit fours & dessert to end the meal often comes with the signature cocktail, “Not Your Grandma’s Butter Tart”

Pro-tips: If you ever get a chance to try Chef Leroy’s Ube Miso Cheesecake - do it!! And make a reservation for golden hour, the space is magical atop the stunning (Calgary’s first Michelin Key hotel).

Thank you to the Wilde team for your hospitality and for hosting us!

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When one of our YVR favs come into town for a collab, we clear our schedule. hosted for the and it was such a fun and tasty night!

My personal favs were the prawn toast with coconut curry shrimp bisque (so much shrimp flavour!), the cabbage with luscious brown butter sauce, and the wagyu beef tart. The cocktails were exceptional - Banh Mi Martini, Nuoc Cham Gimlet, and Lam’s Ca Phe were all well balanced and delicious!

is happening until March 29 with chef-driven prix fixe menus at 115+ restaurants in YYC offering great value, and exciting culinary events such as this one. I have partnered with them to giveaway $100 Gift Card that can be used at any of the participating restaurants!! Giveaway closed - congrats to on the win! #yycexp
One of my favourite bars in Calgary just got a glow-up and the new Chinatown steakhouse vibe is SO good!

‘s new menu is 🔥🔥🔥 Gyoza-stuffed Wings, Salt & Pepper Humboldt Squid, Szechuan Fried Chicken Baos (so juicy), an MSG Martini… we’ll be back really soon!

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How many of my Chinese friends are cleaning their homes and prepping fancy dishes this week for Lunar New Year?

To welcome the new year, I’m sharing this recipe for Roast Chicken stuffed with my Popo’s (grandma)Sticky Rice (Lo Mai Fan) — a dish that symbolizes family unity and togetherness… and it’s an impressive centre piece for your dinner table!

I partnered with to highlight their juicy Alberta chicken from High River because Lunar New Year is a time to use the best quality ingredients and set the year off right. The full recipe is linked in my bio.

Wishing you a happy, prosperous, and fulfilling Lunar New Year!

📸 #lunarnewyear2026
- this Korean restaurant has become one of our favourite stops in Vancouver.

The execution is spot on from the crispy jeon (seasonal pancake), buttery jwipo (file fish), and the comforting, clean gomtang with thin slices of pork, rice and barley that still have a slight bite to the texture.

My recommendation is to come with 4 people so you can eat your way through the menu! #yvr #FKBinYVR

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I often over-order because I want to try everything. The Family Style Dinners include a few tapas and a couple of mains (you get to try it all). It’s meant for two, but there’s easily enough for three. Great food, generous glasses of sangria, and friends - it was a fun weekend evening!

We chose the Portuguese menu for the tapas alone: salt cod fritters, bacon-wrapped dates, and grilled octopus. I’ve had all these before - solid options!

This set also came with a fresh tomato and bocconcini salad, grilled branzino, and Portuguese seafood rice. That rice was loaded with scallops, mussels, prawns, and squid! The branzino was a highlight - seasoned so well with crispy skin.

It was already a lot of food, but I can’t go to Bodega without their garlic prawns and wanted their popular grilled sardines.

We packed up leftovers to save room for their warm custardy pasteis de nata — a must! #hosted

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Making one of my favourite comfort meals! Love seeing so many people on TikTok entering their Chinese era.

Had to share my chicken congee recipe because the Canadian born Chinese kid in me who would have been mortified to eat this in front of classmates in school, would have been delighted so many are trying this Chinese comfort dish. #congee #chinese
Still thinking about those fries…
is now open in Calgary’s Chinatown by

Highlights from our incredible meal: Cheesy Puffs, Little Gem Salad, Steak Frites (those FRIES!), the cocktails (loved the All’s Well highball), and all the desserts - the beloved French Toast, Citrus Cognac Parfait with sponge toffee, and Salted Chocolate Mousse.

Kudos to the talented team for a well executed friends and family dinner We are excited to come back. Francine’s is now open for lunch and dinner.

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#yyc #yycfood #yycsmallbiz #calgary
2025 Recap - Luna Tuna version
Thank you for all the love for Luna’s daily morning window routine! In our neighbourhood she’s known by many as the “dog in the window”. 😆
Gracie Lou Boo 💖 - Our hearts are broken. Our Gracie passed away a few days ago. Right before she passed, we kissed her, told her how much she was loved, and gave her some cheese.

For 12 years, Gracie filled our hearts and our home with so much love and energy. She greeted us at the door for most of her life by excitedly squeaking a stuffy, butt wiggling and tail wagging so hard. For a small dog, she had such big feelings and enthusiasm for the simple joys of life - late night dancing in the kitchen, chicken soup, cheese, dinner parties, mountain walks, and travels to see family. She slept in as long as we let her, and was the most perfect girl. It will be impossible to fill the huge void her passing has left in our family.

She came to us a little timid and hopeful, but it’s likely her smarts and cautious survival instincts helped her safely get from the streets of California to our home in Alberta. We are thankful to every shelter and volunteer that brought her to us.

Truthfully, I’ve dreaded this moment since the day she came home with us from. We loved this dog so much, I knew our grief would be deep. But as we feel this immense heart ache, I know that our ability to grieve is also a privilege and testament to the big love we shared with our little girl.

We shared her story and spirit here and are grateful for the love so many of you gave to Gracie and us over the years.

Carmen | YYC | Alberta's engagement

Carmen | YYC | Alberta's engagement rate on Instagram is 2.78%, between 1% and 3%, or 1 to 3 likes and comments per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 36 followers. Comments stay close to likes on Carmen | YYC | Alberta's posts, at 368 likes and 153 comments on average, about 2.4 likes per comment.

Engagement rate

2.78%

Avg likes
368
Avg comments
153
Interactions : followers
1 : 36

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Who is Carmen | YYC | Alberta?

Carmen | YYC | Alberta (@foodkarmablog) is a Creators & Celebrities creator on Instagram, also filed under Pets. Carmen | YYC | Alberta is set up as an Instagram business account. The Instagram bio for Carmen | YYC | Alberta runs to 17 words across 5 lines.

How many followers does Carmen | YYC | Alberta have?

Carmen | YYC | Alberta has 16,027 followers on Instagram (16K). Carmen | YYC | Alberta follows 1,956 accounts, so the audience is roughly 8.2 times the size of the list followed. With 7,047 posts published, Carmen | YYC | Alberta's archive runs well past the 2,000 mark.

What is Carmen | YYC | Alberta's engagement rate?

Carmen | YYC | Alberta's engagement rate on Instagram is 2.78%, between 1% and 3%, or 1 to 3 likes and comments per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 36 followers. Comments stay close to likes on Carmen | YYC | Alberta's posts, at 368 likes and 153 comments on average, about 2.4 likes per comment.

What does Carmen | YYC | Alberta post about on Instagram?

Flinque files Carmen | YYC | Alberta under Creators & Celebrities, with Pets as a secondary category. Of the 10 most recent posts shown for Carmen | YYC | Alberta, 8 are videos and 2 are carousels. The 10 recent Instagram captions Flinque holds for Carmen | YYC | Alberta repeatedly use the words chicken, many, family, well and rice. Carmen | YYC | Alberta's captions carry hashtags such as #yycexp, #lunarnewyear2026 and #yvr. Carmen | YYC | Alberta writes those captions mainly in English. Carmen | YYC | Alberta keeps 110 story highlights, which open with a free Flinque account.

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