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Editor’s Note

501 Rosser Ave., Brandon, MB ast issue’s month-long Burger Brawl
Email: trending@brandonsun.com competition that pit some of Brandon
brandonsun.com/trending Land Westman’s top culinary minds
burger to sandwich to burger this past fall
PUBLISHER drew a lot of interest from the region’s burger-
Jim Mihaly
loving crowd.
EDITOR Eight restaurants competed in our contest,
Matt Goerzen which was sponsored by Assiniboine
Community College. The Canad Inns Tavern
WRITERS United, Coffee Culture, Echo Restaurant, Prairie Firehouse, Sandhills
Erin DeBooy Casino’s Oasis Lounge, Smitty’s Restaurant’s Sportsline Lounge and VLT,
edebooy@brandonsun.com Thunderbird Bowl & Huggy’s Sports Bar and Benny’s all participated. To
Michael Lee each of them, we thank you for your imagination and your spirit of friendly
mlee@brandonsun.com competition.
Melissa Verge Ben Hernandez of Benny’s Restaurant in downtown Brandon and his
mverge@brandonsun.com Chorizo Burger, was the popular winner. Ben told us that he was very
Chelsea Kemp pleased with the interest shown by his customers, and even more pleased
ckemp@brandonsun.com that the contest brought in new customers who had never walked through
Bud Robertson
brobertson@brandonsun.com his doors before. Got any suggestions for what culinary creations you’d like
to see battle it out next? Pass them on to me at @MattGoerzen or
PHOTOGRAPHERS @TrendingBdnMB and we’ll see what we can do.
Tim Smith, Michael Lee, But I digress. Winter has once again taken hold of our attention. And as we
Bud Robertson, Erin DeBooy, hunker down near the heat registers, wood stoves and fireplaces, (some parts
Jeff de Booy, Chelsea Kemp, of Canadian life really never go out of style — we all need heat), our minds
Melissa Verge inevitably wander to how to spend the cold-weather holidays.
GRAPHIC DESIGN Sure, you may dislike winter — especially when the temps dip to downright frigid.
Nadine Krahn But huddling up in the blankets while awaiting the onset of cabin fever also seems
Christine Torrance like a waste of a perfectly good winter season.
Lorraine Dillabough So if you’re looking to get out and about, Trending writer Melissa Verge has you
covered. From heading down the slopes of the Asessippi ski hill near Russell, and
SALES & MARKETING
DIRECTOR ice fishing upon one of any number of Manitoba’s frozen lakes, to snowshoeing,
Glen Parker skating, tobogganing, or snowmobiling, there’s plenty of winter activities sure to
please.
DISTRIBUTION You might even want to try a new and growing winter sport called skjoring, where a
Lori Timms person on cross-country skies is pulled by a dog — or a horse or a car or what have
On the cover: you. Typically around Manitoba, dogs seem to be the favoured method for skijoring
Photo by Chelsea Kemp locomotion — but it takes all kinds I guess. Read all about it in Chelsea Kemp’s feature
from our winter edition’s front page.
Advertising Inquiries: If you’re like me, and you’re trying you’re trying your hand at brewing beer — one of my
204-571-7424 other winter activities this year — check out Michael Lee’s feature on Prairie Mountain
Hops in Boissevain. If you like Manitoba microbrews, chances are you’ve already tried
TRENDING is a
production of The their product.
Brandon Sun. But if grumpy Old Man Winter even has you second guessing that trip to the grocery
store that you’ve been putting off all week, read Erin DeBooy’s take on a few trending
Made in Manitoba. alternatives that bring all the ingredients for tonight’s dinner right to your door.
Enjoy our latest edition of Trending, and tell us what you think! Until then keep warm
thoughts in mind, and remember Percy Bysshe Shelley’s thoughts about winter: “If Winter
comes, can Spring be far behind?”

Matt Goerzen
Editor

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