the glass monkey patio is open table’s number one
The Glass Monkey (780-760-2228, 5842 111 Street, http://www.theglassmonkey.ca) is the number one YEG patio pick on OpenTable’s Top 100 Canadian Patios 2018. We love it too. Secluded, lots of greenery and not too big, it’s a great place to have dinner.
savour the county
Celebrate the local fusion of art, music and, of course, food with Savour (401 Festival Lane, strathcona.ca/savour) in Sherwood Park. Don’t miss the food trucks—tacos from Casa 12 Doce, the Yorkshire pudding beef dip wraps at Benny’s Yorkshire Shack, or Truckin Good Eatz, Sunday, July 8, 4pm-8pm. Admission is free, food tix are $1 each, in multiples of 5.
attention chefs: love open fire cooking? want to win 10,000?
Get your tongs ready and fire up the grills. Are you a cooking professional with a passion for open-fire cooking? Food Network Canada is looking for professional cooks and chefs for their new show Fire Masters, a head-to-head battle for cooking supremacy and cold hard cash. Visit https://firemasterscasting.castingcrane.com to apply for the casting call.
the wait for wilfred’s is over
Wilfred’s (10429 121 Street, 780-904-2138, wilfreds.co) is now open. Love the charming and whimsical space —wispy pink, chevrons, murals and illustrations in a heritage building in the Brewery District. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, Tuesday-Sunday, from 8am-11pm. Check it out!
a market with heart
The Green & Gold Community Garden Market at the University Farm (https://www.greengoldgarden.com) grows over 60 types of vegetables organically. It has heart—all profits are donated to the Tubahumurize Association, an organization that supports Rwandan women. Green & Gold opens this Saturday, June 30, from 11am-1pm. Regular summer hours are Tuesdays, 7pm-8:30pm and Saturdays, 11am-1pm.
dial up summer fun with speak tiki on tomato radio
Nic MacDonald and Warren Johnston from Speak Tiki (a foursome that also includes Andre Bober and Natasha Trowsdale) know their way around a cocktail. You’ll find them behind the bar at Clementine, Woodwork and Baijiu, or sharing the gospel of Tiki, one Mai Tai at a time. In this episode https://soundcloud.com/tomatoradio they school Amanda and Mary on Tiki history and culture and mixed up some fabulous tiki cocktails on a sunny afternoon. Hire them for your next party, speaktiki.co.
the last of the asparagus
Enjoy the last of the asparagus this season in a recipe that showcases its flavour at breakfast with butter, sea salt and freshly-cracked black pepper. Recipe: https://thetomato.ca/tomatoquarantwo/recipes/in-season-asparagus
