uncork canmore in May
Canmore Uncorked, Thursday May 3-Sunday May 13, returns to the Bow Valley with 11 days of remarkable dining experiences: the Canmore Wine Festival, progressive dinners; Craft Beer Fest, bistro tours, the Whiskey and Spirits Festival; cooking classes, prix fixe menus, and the unforgettable outdoor experience of the Long Table Dinner — eight courses, eight chefs, 150 guests, one very long table. It’s a blast. Tix: canmoreuncorked.com.
sacred hill comes to the glass monkey
The Glass Monkey (5842 111 Street, 780-760-2228, theglassmonkey.ca) Enjoy this Monkey Business dinner with special guest Glen Cunningham, brand ambassador, from New Zealand’s Sacred Hill Winery, Monday, April 30, 6:30pm. Five courses with four wines, $79/p ++, 20 guests only. Call 780-760-2228 or email janine@theglassmonkey.ca.
spring wine dinner at rge rd
Check out the RGE RD (10643 123 Street, 780-447-4577, rgerd.ca) Spring Wine Dinner featuring three amazing British Columbia wineries, Bella Wines, Lock & Worth and Nichol Vineyard. Thursday, May 3, reception at 6:30pm with a six-course dinner to follow, $170/p+. Call to book.
porkapalooza turns 5!
The Porkapalooza BBQ Festival returns for its fifth Father’s Day weekend event. The goal is 50 teams competing in the KCBS (Kansas City BBQ Society) sanctioned competition. With the BBQ Experience area, Food Stage, Kid’s Zone, Marketplace, and the Beer Garden with entertainment, Dad will think he has died and gone to BBQ heaven. Saturday, June 16,11am-11pm and Sunday June17 until 7pm, at the Northlands Casino and Racetrack. Free admission! Visit porkapalooza.ca for all the deets.
18th annual Indulgence edmonton
Tix go on sale May 1 for the 18th annual Indulgence, a Canadian Epic in Food & Wine, June 11, 6:30pm at the Delta Edmonton South. Proceeds to the Junior League and NAIT Culinary Arts, tix; $100, jledmonton.com.
Mothers Day Brunches and High Teas, Sunday, May 13
XIX Nineteen (5940 Mullen Way, 780-395-1119; 150 Bellerose Drive #104, St. Albert, 780-569-1819, dinenineteen.com) has a spectacular Mother’s Day Brunch Buffet planned for both locations with a lavish seafood station, bubbly mimosa bar, roast beef, outrageously delicious cookie-crusted cinnamon buns. Brunch is 9am-2pm. Book by phone, adults $52, children 6-16, $26, kids under 6 eat free. And if the weather permits, the patio will be open, yaay!
Juniper Bistro (9514 87 Street, juniperbistro.com) is having a Mother’s Day High Tea. Two seatings, at 1pm and 3:15pm; includes both savoury and sweet bites and a bubbly cocktail for $35/p. “It was a big hit last year,” says owner Peggy Adams. “I scoured tag sales and picked up old plates and we made our own tiered cake plates. I can’t wait to use them again.” For resos call 780-490-6799.
Mothers Day Brunch at the Royal Glenora Club (11160 River Valley Road, 780-482-2371, https://www.royalglenora.com) has face painters, a petting zoo and a lavish buffet including an eggs benny and omelette station, seafood, salads and an array of house-made desserts. Three seatings, $24.95- $52.95++, call to book.
