Gus Pieters, the Holland-born founder of Calgary’s legendary Peters’ Drive-In, passed away Tuesday.  Mr. Pieters was a pastry chef in Holland, moving to Canada in 1954.  He started the drive-in in 1964 with $15,000 and never opened another branch of Peters’.  He sold the business and retired in 2005.  Read more in the Calgary Herald and the Calgary Sun.

Peters’ burgers and shakes have been, and continue to be, long-time favorites in Calgary.  Check out Michael Stern’s Roadfood.com review of Peters’.