bavaria-style feast at otto with st urbans hof’s nik weis
Color de Vino is having another casual and fun wine dinner tomorrow— the Marchtober Fest with Nik Weis at OTTO Food & Drink (11405 95 Street, https://www.ottofoodanddrink.com). The Weis family makes standout Riesling in the Mosel —taste with the delicious sausages made by FUGE, 6:30pm, Wednesday, March 27. Tix: $50/all in, call Otto, 780-477-6244.
for the love of tulips
Check out Tulipmania at Zocalo (10826 95 Street, 780-428-0754, https://www.zocalo.ca) for loads of tulips, tulip-themed art, table top and décor items.
ukrainian pop up dinner for mother’s day
If your mom’s fave dish is savoury pyrohy, look no further. Culina Family are having a pop-up dinner in the Foundry Room, the new event space at the Oliver Exchange Building (12021 102 Avenue), 4pm, Sunday, May 12. Tix: $45/p, https://www.eventbrite.ca
drink of the week: a taste of the prairies
Eau Claire Distillery’s new Saskatoon Honey Gin is similar to a British-style sloe gin. Made with local honey, saskatoon berries, rose hips and Alberta malted barley, along with classic gin botanicals, it is pale pink, silky and smooth. Caitlin Quinn, Eau Claire Distillery’s master distiller, looked to saskatoon berries and honey to create the ideal balance of tart to sweet. Both ingredients capture the flavours found just down the road from the distillery, with Saskatoon berries from The Saskatoon Farm and honey from the Chinook Honey Company. Find it in shops for a limited time, $60. Try it in this sprightly cocktail.
