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February 1 to 8
Recipe of the week: Fish Pate from Kathryn Joel of Get Cooking.
Video: You Gotta Eat Here! Eats at Highlands Kitchen
Don’t miss the Everything Cheese Wine & Cheese Open House on Wednesday, February 8, 6:30-8:30. Try several cheeses paired with wine and other delicious nibblies while browsing their stock of cool cheese-related goods and goodies.
Want to know your merlots from your cabs and your chards from your rieslings? Wine Spirit Education Trust (WSET) Level One Foundation begins Thursday, February 16 and runs to March 8. For more information, and to register visit winecollege.ca.
Eco Cafe in Pigeon Lake offers a Taste of Thailand Dinner, February 4. Their dinners are always a bargain at $45 per person.
Seasoned Solutions Culinary Tours plans several tours for spring: Sonoma Spa and Wine Tour over the Family Day weekend, February 17 to 20. Tour Vietnam and Cambodia from March 9 to 24, 2012 and from May 17 to 21, experience a gastronomic adventure in New York City. Check out the itineraries and registration details at seasonedsolutions.ca.
Cally’s Teas has a new location at 10151 Whyte Avenue (just east of the new Roots on Whyte) with a new shop and tea café opening soon. “We’re going to focus on full-fat and decadent. We’ll start with a simple menu — scones, a home-made bread, savoury tarts and salad at lunch, and in the afternoon, cream tea,” says Cally Slater-Dowson. Cally’s will continue the tea culture theme in giftware and teas for sale as well. We’re thrilled to see Cally back with an expanded retail shop, and a lovely place for tea.
We’ve had a sneak peek at Kitchen by Brad Smoliak and it’s gorgeous! The space will be available for cooking classes, wine nights, dinners and small events by mid-March. For bookings, visit the website.
Enjoy Veuve Clicquot in the Snow at Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge February 10-12. Indulge in a weekend of fine dining, spectacular Champagne and nature. The package (from $698 per couple) includes two nights accommodation, Veuve Cliquot welcome reception, après ski canapés and gala dinner. To book: call 1-888-270-3374, visit fairmont.com/jasper.
The delicious Queen of Tarts, 10129 104 Street (780) 421-4410 has changed their name to Dauphine Bakery — new signage and logo are up, now, too.
We’re happy to follow Jennifer Ogle, formerly of Leva, to her new place, Under the High Wheel (Roots on Whyte Building). Chef Ogle is an excellent cook and flavour maven and we can’t wait to taste her delish food again.
Winefest Edmonton is back! The all-wine event, February 17-18, features red and whites, port, sparkling and dessert wines from the world’s most celebrated wine regions. Tickets from $65 include wine sampling, hors d’oeuvres and a Riedel tasting glass. Visit celebratewinefest.com for tickets. The Winefest Trade Tasting is on Friday, February 17, 2pm-5pm. Bring two business cards for admission.
Edmonton hosts the Slow Food Canada National Meeting May 3-6. Of note to local foodies; two events are open to all; the Rural Tour on Thursday May 2, and the Roots, Shoots and Garden Boots Gala on May 5. (Sounds like a good time— who doesn’t want to go to a gala where you are encouraged to wear your gardening boots? Multi-courses with beverage pairings will be prepared by several local chefs headed by Paul Shufelt of Lux and Blair Lebsack of Range Rd. $155 inclusive, proceeds to Slow Food Canada. Visit the Slow Food Edmonton website for more deets or to buy tickets.
Looking for a terrific spot for weekend brunch? The Blue Chair (9624 76 Avenue, 780-989-2861) offers great music, real hollandaise sauce, delish bacon and the best pancakes in town. Saturday mornings also feature the brunch menu sans tunes. Friday and Saturday music nights still rock with the right talent, and they will be selling tickets.
Check out the new Cibo (11244 104 Avenue, 780-757-2426), a handsome room in Oliver Square. Contemporary Italian, good wine list, lunch, Tuesday through Friday, dinner, Tuesday through Saturday. We’re loving the $10 lunch.
Visiting Calgary? Want to check out what’s new? Check out Calgary restaurant maven John Gilchrist’s new iPhone app based on his book, Cheap Eats 2.
We’re excited to see three new food books by Prairie writers coming this spring: Jennifer Cockrall King releases Food and the City: Urban Agriculture and the New Food Revolution with Prometheus Books; chef/poet Dee Hobsbawn-Smith has a new book called Foodshed: An Edible Alberta Alphabet by Touch Wood Editions; and Taste: Seasonal dishes from a Prairie Table by CJ Katz. We’re looking forward to delving in. In the meantime, check with your favourite bookstore on when they’ll be available. Still looking for some fine food books? Visit Dish in the current issue.
