happy birthday glass monkey
The Glass Monkey (5842 111 Street, 780-760-2228, theglassmonkey.ca) celebrates its sixth today! They are closed for an event tonight, but everyone who comes for dinner on Thursday, December 12 will be served free birthday cake. They plan on an actual birthday celebration January 15 and 16, with surprise guests. Now you can buy gift certificates online and have them sent directly to the recipient (or to yourself to present it in person). Visit theglassmonkey.ca to purchase.
yuletide lunch buffet at the mac for the christmas bureau
The Fairmont Hotel Mac offers stupendous holiday buffets in both the Confederation Lounge and the Empire Ballroom but this one is special—10 per cent of the Yuletide Lunch Buffet’s revenue Friday, December 13 and Wednesday, December 18 in the Empire Ballroom will be donated to the Christmas Bureau of Edmonton. Seatings from 11am. Tix: $49/p++, (780) 429-6495 or email mac.dining@fairmont.com.
order your sunworks turkey by december 16
Order your home-grown organic turkey from Sunworks: sunworksfarm.com or call 1-877-393-3133.
2019 turkey takeaway
Hate cooking the turkey? Let someone else do it! All you have to do is order and pick-up.
- Madison’s Grill in the Union Bank Inn (10053 Jasper Avenue, unionbankinn.com) offers a full-on Christmas dinner—sous-vide turkey breast, confit turkey leg, mashed potatoes, traditional stuffing and gravy as well as roasted root veg and dessert for 10-12 people, $350. Call 780-401-2222 to order.
- Culina To Go (12019a 102 Avenue, Oliver Exchange, 780-250-7044, culinafamily.com) offers turkey dinners in a returnable enamel pot—roast turkey, onion sage gravy, stuffing, garlic mashed potatoes and roasted turnips, $25/p (12 people, $300). Order online or in-store with pick-ups that can be scheduled as late as 6pm Christmas Eve and 3pm on Christmas Day.
- Meuwly’s (101, 10706 124 Street and the Bountiful Market, 587-786-3560, meuwlys.com) extraordinary smoked turkey package is a half turkey (one breast, leg and thigh) with cranberry sauce and gravy for six-eight people, $79/each. The toothsome smoked honey ham (honey-brined, beechwood-smoked, whole-muscle Bear and the Flower pork, no water added) is available in two sizes, for either two-three people ($35) or eight-10 ($79), comes with Meuwly’s own delicious mustard. Both the turkey and hams are fully cooked, just heat and serve. Instructions are included in the package. Order online: meuwlys.com/special-orders.
it’s beginning to smell a lot like like christmas
We love the Frasier Fir line from Bella Casa (9646 142 Street, 780-437-4190, bellacasadcl.com) in soaps, lotions, diffusers and especially, candles (ceramic, glass and tins from $13.75 to $68.50) made from food-grade paraffin with botanically-derived scents. Bella Casa is open Sunday, December 15 and 22 from 1-4pm and open until 7pm every night from Friday, December 20. Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.
madison’s merry menus
Enjoy festive holiday menus for lunch and dinner until December 22 at Madison’s (10053 Jasper Avenue, 780-401-2222, unionbankinn.com) The Christmas Day Dinner features six courses by exec chef Beth Ross with seatings at 4:30pm and 7:30pm. Visit unionbankinn.com for all the deets and to book. Stay over for 25 per cent off, including breakfast!
kitchen by brad classic christmas turkey
Reprise chef Brad Smoliak’s classic Christmas menu—roast turkey, gorgus vegetables and yummy gravy to make your kitchen a stress-free zone over the hols: thetomato.ca
market shopping for the hols
Check out the new Edmonton Downtown Farmers’ Market (10305 97 Street) Gift Guide for all things local and delicious: yegdtmarket.com
