all the wine shop christmas open houses
Talk about handling your gift list in one fell swoop. Here’s your chance to try before you buy and have some fun as well. First up is Hicks (150 Bellerose Drive, St Albert) on Saturday, November 30, from 1-5pm. Sample over 55 different wines, spirits and ciders and save money—10 per cent off everything sampled. Hors d’oeuvres from Deluxe Burger and they will be collecting donations for the Sturgeon Community Hospital Foundation. Next up is Aligra Wine & Spirits (423 8882 170 Street in WEM) holiday open house, Tuesday, December 3, from 5:30-8:30 pm with light appetizers to enjoy as you sip, shop and socialize. RSVP aligrawineandspirits.com. Color de Vino’s (9606 82 Avenue) open house is Wednesday, December 4, from 4-7pm and Liquor Select’s (8924 149 Street) Christmas open house for the Stollery Foundation is also on Wednesday, December 4, from 6:30-9:30pm. Bin 104’s (5454 Calgary Trail) holiday open house is Saturday, December 7, from 12-5pm. Sample lots of products along with tapas and music.
sugar and spice and everything nice, especially gingerbread
Looking for all the kudos with a little less work? Sugared and Spiced Bakery (10334 82 Avenue, 780-2253, sugaredandspiced.ca) offers a tasty gingerbread house kit. The kit includes six gingerbread house pieces, three colours of sprinkles, a house-made icing mix and a piping bag. They bake the pieces every few days, so you know they will be super fresh, as if you did it yourself. Available until December 22, or until sold out, $18.
the next sunday supper club is all about cognac
The Sunday Supper Club at the Marc (9940 106 Street, 780-429-2828, themarc.ca) continues with a multi-course dinner, 5pm, Sunday, December 15 featuring several Jean-Luc Pasquet Cognacs. This family producer, in the Grande Champagne area of Cognac, has farmed organically since 1995. The distillations have complex aromas and flavours, fruity, rich and round. Tix: $125 all in, call to book. The Marc’s first ever Holiday Brunch happens Sunday, December 29. No details yet, but you know it’ll be good.
campania sauce for mealshare
Help end youth hunger. Buy a jar of Famoso’s Campania tomato sauce. Every year Canadian pizza chain Famoso partners with Mealshare (mealshare.ca) to help Mealshare achieve its goal of ending youth hunger. The sauce has two ingredients only—vine-ripened, hand-picked plum tomatoes and salt. Available until December 31, 500ml jar, $8.
