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Editor’s Note

501 Rosser Ave., Brandon, MB here are few things more satisfying and
Email: trending@brandonsun.com T gratifying than a great bite of food.
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A homemade soup can cheer up the coolest,
rainiest fall day. The mere whiff of a freshly-
PUBLISHER
Jim Mihaly baked loaf of bread can set the mouth to water.
And don't get me started on warm apple pies
EDITOR after a feast of chicken stew, or mom's made-
Matt Goerzen from scratch cakes, cookies and biscuits.
Not only does good food improve our moods, and help us carry on
WRITERS through the day, the taste itself can evoke memories of home and family,
Erin DeBooy
edebooy@brandonsun.com or of places travelled, or of good times with great friends. It's no wonder
Jillian Austin that food trends seem to run with the seasons.
jaustin@brandonsun.com Summertime? Bring out the barbecue and break out the cocktails. Winter?
Michael Lee Time for some comfort food to stave off the cold. In the spring it's
mlee@brandonsun.com something out of the garden – fresh produce – that entices our taste buds.
Melissa Verge But here we are in the thick of fall. The leaves are falling, the kids are back in
mverge@brandonsun.com school, and there's a slight chill in the air that heralds the coming of winter.
Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and summer is but a fleeting memory.
And what better way to bid a fond farewell to summer — and push back on all
PHOTOGRAPHERS that Thanksgiving turkey — than chowing down on a juicy, succulent burger?
Tim Smith, Matt Goerzen, (Bet you thought I was gonna say pumpkin spice something or other. Uh. No.
Michael Lee, Melissa Verge, Some food trends just aren't my thing.)
Tyler Clarke
Brandonites, and citizens of Westman have proven time and again that we love
GRAPHIC DESIGN a really good food fight — and that we'll go out of our way for a good plate of
Nadine Krahn food. From the success of the Food Truck Warz in downtown Brandon this past
Christine Torrance month, to late summer's RibFest — not to mention those highly coveted
reservations for Assiniboine Community College's annual Grey Owl feast —
SALES & MARKETING
DIRECTOR clearly there are some hard-core foodies in southwestern Manitoba.
Glen Parker So with this edition of Trending, I am proud to announce the first-ever Burger
Brawl. Eight restaurants, eight different meat in bread creations, and a great
DISTRIBUTION selection of prize giveaways, including a draw for four tickets to Brandon's upcoming
Lori Timms Holiday Buffet in early December, offered up by our sponsor, Assiniboine
On the cover: Community College and it's Culinary Arts program.
Photo by Tim Smith Various Brandon and Westman restaurants have stepped up in our Burger Brawl
contest and put their best bite on the line for the public to judge in our friendly
Advertising Inquiries: competition. And this is all reader’s choice! For more on the Burger Brawl, read our
204-571-7424 story inside. May the best brawler win!
Last, but not least, to round out this fall’s edition of Trending, we have some great stories
TRENDING is a
production of The from our writing staff, including a piece on efforts to halt the spread of zebra mussels
Brandon Sun. into Riding Mountain National Park, the growth of soccer’s popularity in Brandon, a look
at how to be mindful of the world around us in spite of our crazy-busy lives, and a sit down
Made in Manitoba. interview by Perry Bergson with some local Westman boys who are now rubbing
shoulders with the elite of the National Hockey League.
As always, if you wish to comment on anything you read in Trending, drop me a line and
give us a piece of your mind.
Of course, I’m also open to pieces of pie.
Mmmmmmm, autumn.

Matt Goerzen
Editor

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