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Dan Clapson

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Calgary, Canada
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Covers:  Food, drink, travel, music, art, agriculture
Author of the best-selling cookbook 'Prairie' 🔗👇| writer | Wish We Never Met podcast co-host 🎙️| @bluejaysessions creator 🎵 he/him 🏳️‍🌈
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Dan Clapson’s Biography

Dan Clapson is a best-selling author and award-winning writer. He has contributed to a wide range of acclaimed publications including Out Magazine, The Globe & Mail, Air Canada enRoute, Eater, Xtra, Canada’s 100 Best, Calgary Herald, Eat North, Food Network Canada online and many more. Regarded as one of the top authorities on the country’s restaurant scene, he serves as a panelist for national restaurant award programs such as Canada’s 100 Best and Air Canada enRoute Canada’s Best New Restaurants.

Clapson is also an adept cook and you can find putting on fun events at the Calgary venue he co-ownes, The Prairie Emporium, throughout the year. Catch him talking about all things food and drink on outlets and programs such as The Social, The Good Stuff with Mary Berg, CTV Morning Live, Global News, CBC, and more.

Clapson’s debut cookbook Prairie, which was co-authored by Edmonton writer Twyla Campbell, became a The Globe & Mail No. 1 Bestseller in September 2023.