sole food
Enjoy a gumbo and biscuit lunch and shop great deals on footwear at the March First Footwear pop up, Friday, January 26 at Kitchen by Brad (10130 -105 Street) from 11- 4pm.
checkmate
Didn’t get a seat for the CheckMate Winery dinner at Rge Rd? Don’t despair. Meet winemaker Phil McGahan and taste seven CheckMate wines at Color de Vino (9606 82 Avenue) on Tuesday, January 30, 5pm-7pm.
wines fit for royalty
Two opportunities to meet Barone Francesco Ricasoli of the historic Tuscan producer: lunch at The Glass Monkey (5842 111 Street, Lendrum Plaza) Thursday, February 8, four courses paired with four Ricasoli wines from 12:30-2:00 pm. TIX: $, $50 + tax and grat, call 780-760-2228; and at the Taste of Tuscany dinner at Ernest’s (NAIT, 10701 118 Avenue) 6pm, five wines paired with four courses. TIX: $105 all in, twright@nait.ca
tomato top 100
What was the best thing you ate or drank last year? Let us know! Was it a dish in a restaurant? Something from the farmers market? Or an amazing wine or cocktail, an Alberta craft beer, whatever you thought was top-notch. Nominate your faves: https://thetomato.ca/tomatoquarantwo/tomato-top-100-nomination-form.
chef shelley robinson off to banff
One of our favourite chefs, the talented Shelley Robinson, has joined Park Distillery Restaurant and Bar in Banff as their head chef. Good luck Shelley! Make her cheap and cheerful and delicious oatmeal-crusted smoked trout cakes.
