When it came time to build a new restaurant facing directly onto the competition ring at Spruce Meadows, it would have been easy — and even acceptable — for the sporting facility’s owners to just call it in. As one of Calgary’s most beloved institutions, equestrian fans (or, really, anyone in the deep southwest in search of a new place to eat) would have flocked to any country club-style restaurant serving decent, if not particularly imaginative, food. But Spruce Meadows CEO Linda Southern-Heathcott didn’t just want to put a passable restaurant on the property. She wanted to build a great one. Read More