shabby chic, champagne and frites
The Marc’s (9940 106 Street, 780-429-2828, http://www.themarc.ca) anniversary Frites and Bubbles continues to Friday. Enjoy a killer bottle of Leibart-Regnier Champagne (or a glass) and a plate of killer frites for $60. Giddy-up!
celebrate world egg day; meet an egg farmer
It’s World Egg Day on Friday, October 12. You can get the low down on eggs in Canada, what is myth and what is really happening. Meet a local egg farmer at the Superstore at 4821 Calgary Trail, or the Co-Op at 2331 66 Street between 2pm and 6pm.
high tea at the art of cake
Enjoy High Tea at the incomparable Art of Cake (11811 105 Avenue, 780-441-1339, theartofcake.ca) on Sunday, October 14 and Sunday, October 28 with tea, sandwiches, sweet treats and fresh scones with clotted cream and strawberry preserve. Two seatings, 11am-1pm and 2pm-4pm, $42/p, call to reserve.
don’t miss the kitchen party!
There are still some tix left for Canada’s Great Kitchen Party (CGKP) Wednesday, October 17 at the Shaw. This is the new name for the Gold Medal Plates event supporting fine Canadian food and wine, athletes, musicians and cooks. The chef line-up this year is fun and fresh with six brand new competitors. Check it out here: https://thetomato.ca/tomatoquarantwo and buy your tickets here: http://greatkitchenparty.com/ca.
sake pairing at color de vino
Taste six premium sake with appropriate snacks with expert Yasuhiro Washiyama at the Sake 101 Tasting, Wednesday, October 24, 6pm at Color de Vino (9606 82 Avenue, https://colordevino.ca) Tix, $30/p in person or by phone.
taittinger dinner at solstice
Mikael Falkman of Champagne Taittinger is one of our favourite people in wine—urbane, knowledgeable and truly a lover of the Champagne region. Have dinner with him at Solstice Seasonal Cuisine (10723 124 Street, 780-488-4567, solsticefood.com), Wednesday October 17, 6pm. Tix: $130/p, call 780-488-4567 to book.
innovation in the arts plus beer!
Learn more about what innovation means to ballet at a talk with Frank Gallant, Alberta Ballet’s director of production and touring, and Hanan Chebib, head of vertical innovation, at the Alberta Ballet’s Beer Tasting & Networking event, Wednesday, October 17, 5-7:30pm. Tix, $25, https://www.eventbrite.ca.
and now for something completely different
Taste what’s new and wonderful from Germany and Austria. This tasting will surprize and delight—Europe’s Unsung Heroes of Wine with Marcia J. Hamm at Hick’s Fine Wines (150 Bellerose Drive St. Albert, 780-569-5000, hicksfinewines.com) October 25, 7pm, $50/p. Call to book.
recipe of the week: stracciatella (roman egg-drop soup)
In honour of World Egg Day, make stracciatella. Go ahead and use that turkey stock you just made instead of chicken stock for an even richer flavour. https://thetomato.ca/tomatoquarantwo
