Nosh Cafe

Head chef and owner of Nosh Café, Sadanand Verma, has brought classic Indian food from his home country and given it a stylish North American spin. “I wanted to bring something fresh and different to Edmonton,” he says. “We have a samosa burger. No one else in Edmonton offers a samosa burger!”

Twelve-to-fourteen hour working days are not uncommon for Verma, who works hard to ensure the quality of Nosh Café’s food. Having started in the restaurant industry in 2000, working in hotels throughout India and Canada, Verma has a talent for creating traditional Indian classics like butter chicken and masala dosa, which is a crepe made from rice dough and white lentils. Because the dosa is made from rice and lentils, it can be prepared gluten-free, depending on the other ingredients.

“I got my permanent residency and decided to open Nosh Café in Meadowlark,” Verma says. “But when I found a place on 124 Street, I decided to move to be more central.” It was a move that proved successful. In 2014, the Edmonton Sun named Nosh Café’s butter chicken the best in the city.