wcr prosecco pop-up at zenari’s wine bar
Raise a glass with hospitality-minded women at the WCR (Women Chefs and Restaurateurs) Prosecco Pop-up at Zenari’s Wine Bar, main floor Manulife Place, Monday, May 28, from 3-5pm. Mix and mingle with $2 Prosecco and complimentary snacks. No formal agenda, just an opportunity to chat and connect. Children are welcome and parking vouchers for a free 40 minutes are available. Call Zenari’s to book: 780-423-5409.
celebrate spring flavours at cibo with castello romitorio
Meet Daniele D’Antoni of iconic Montalcino producer, Castello Romitorio, at the spring wine dinner at Cibo (11244 104 Avenue, 780-757-2426), Tuesday, May 29. Five stellar Tuscan wines with five courses, by chef Rosario Caputo. $155 all in. Two seatings available, at 6:30pm and 8:30pm. Tix: https://cibobistro.com/annual-wine-tasting-dinner.
brad + cory = grilling heaven
Kitchen by Brad (#101, 10130–105 Street, 780-757-7704) partners with our fave neighbourhood butcher Corey Meyer of Acme Meats, for Grilling with Corey and Brad. Learn what cuts are best on the Q and to make Mongolian lamb, chicken thigh kebabs, even your own pastrami. With tips from Corey and recipes from Brad, you know it’ll be amazing. Three classes are available: Tuesday, May 29, 6:30pm; Saturday, June 9, 12:30pm, and Wednesday, June 13, 6:30pm.
Tix, $145/p+
bordeaux with bill
Eager to learn more about the wines of Bordeaux? Enjoy this tasting with Bill Medak of Color de Vino on Wednesday, May 30, 7pm. Bill presents a flight of reds and whites that explore the prestigious regions of the Gironde Estuary, and offers information about the AMA Waterways Bordeaux River Cruise in May, 2019. Tix: $20/p, call Color de Vino, 780-439-9069 or email colordevino@gmail.com.
pyrohy and opera? hell ya!
Help raise funds for Mercury Opera’s production of Carmen in the Badlands with a ticket to the Culina Pop Up Pyrohy Dinner and Silent Auction, Friday, June 1, 5pm at the London Villas Hub, 9620-109 Avenue. Tix: $25, adults, $12 kids: https://www.tixonthesquare.ca or 780-420-1757
rge rd collab with aman dosanj of the paisley notebook
For six years the Dosanj family created magic at their Kelowna restaurant, Poppadoms. Health problems prompted the closing, but matriarch Jas Dosanj still has a stand at the Kelowna Farmers Market and hosts culinary tours to India. Daughter Aman Dosanj continues to explore food and community through the Paisley Notebook and a series of pop-up dinners including one with RGE Rd, Sunday, June 3, 5:30pm. Tix: $89/p++ (wine pairings available for purchase). Or, if dinner isn’t your thing, meet Aman at the Paisley Notebook Meet & Greet, 4-5:30pm, tix: $20, snacks included. Want to experience Aman on her home turf? Check out the schedule of farm dinners in the Okanagan: https://paisleynotebook.com/
what nonna made: risi e bisi (rice and peas)
“As soon as the spring peas were ready, nonna Rosina would make risi e bisi, a classic dish of the Veneto region. This is my spinoff of what nonna made.”
–Rosario Caputo, Cibo Bistro
https://thetomato.ca/tomatoquarantwo/2017-may-june/mom-pop-recipes
