drink saint chinian at the marc
Meet Arnaud Bergasse of Chateau Viranel at a winemaker dinner at The Marc (9940 106 Street) on Sunday, November 5, 5:30pm. Six delightful wines from Saint Chinian in the Languedoc will be poured with five courses. TIX: $110 all in, 780-429-2828 to book.
interested in the future of food?
Foodovation, the event for growing companies in the agrifood world is at NAIT November 9 and 10. The keynote speaker is Ali Bouzari, formerly the culinary scientist at Thomas Keller restaurants. He is the co-founder of Bay area foodmeisters Pilot R&D. To register: http://www.agfoodcouncil.com/foodovation/
The Ruby Magical Mystery Class is Coming to Take You Away
The Ruby Apron has two upcoming classes that caught our attention: The Mystery Class, Saturday, November 4, 6-9:30pm, $95. Or spend a day playing with sourdough at A Day in the Kitchen: Sourdough, Sunday, November 12, 11-5:30pm, $175. To book: http://therubyapron.ca/
yaay! knifewear sale!
Pick up prototypes, one-of-a-kinds and other unique knives handmade in Japan at Knifewear’s (10820 82 Avenue, 587-521-2034) week-long garage sale, November 6-12. Also online: https://knifewear.com.
big bottle night
Rge Rd (10643 123 Street, 780-447-4577, rgerd.ca) has a wonderful event every month for wine and beer lovers called Big Bottles in the Butchery . The next one is Wednesday November 1 from 5pm. They open magnums of wine and growlers of beer and lay out a mix of shareable dishes — often on the more experimental side. It’s a fun event and light on the wallet.
love port?
Don’t miss the Ultimate Port Dinner at Packrat Louie (10335 83 Avenue, 780-433-0123) featuring Taylor Fladgate and Fonseca Guimaraens Ports and special guest Cindy Opsal, Saturday, November 4, 6PM. TIX: $80/p++, email info@packratlouie to book.
thinking christmas parties
No, it’s not too early to book the date and get that out of the way. XIX Nineteen (5940 Mullen Way, 780-395-1119;#104, 150 Bellerose Drive, St Albert, 780-569-1819, dinenineteen.com) is ready to help you do just that. Check out the new fall menus for dinner and brunch. (XIX St. Albert is on Open Table’s 50 Best Brunches List.)
do not adjust your dial: the tomato is broadcasting
Tomato Radio is on the air! Check out this podcast about food and drink by Amanda LeNeve and Mary Bailey on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-tomato-radio/id1299103075?mt=2 and Soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/tomatoradio. New podcasts bi-weekly.
