I would have given Cucina a higher review based on their brunch, but unfortunately they don't do it anymore! It's a shame because it was one of the best brunches I've had in Calgary (they did these amazing ricotta fritters). Anyway, popped in for coffee with friends the other day and we decided to get some appies. Ambiance is great! Very open, clean and bright. They don't really have much besides a cheese board in the way of sharing appies (which is problematic in a place on Stephen ave I think). We decided to split the 3 way bruschetta. That was a mistake, instead of coming with many toasts as we thought it just had three and it was difficult to cut up. It was also expensive for just 3 bits of toast with some toppings (like $16). The duck prosciutto was really good, but the olive + anchovy bruschetta was just like eating a bowl of mushy salt. I'm a huge olive lover and salty food fan but it was just too much. Pair salty things with creamy light things to balance out the taste! The last one, some sort of cheese bruschetta was just ok. Would not order that again. The coffee is excellent and the soup my friend ordered was very tasty. The price, menu for sharing starters and the one we had kept me from giving it a better review. I have had excellent meals here though and will return (praying they do brunch again!).