week seven: keeping people working; keeping us happily fed

Canteen Curbside is here! The popular 124 street restaurant had begun a curbside service with three choices with sides or a salad and a lemon square for dessert. Call 780-485-6125 between 1-5pm for curbside pick-up from 5-8pm, Thursday-Saturday. See the menus at canteenyeg.ca.

Chartier is offering curbside pick-up—soups, baked goods, pot pie, tourtière, poutine, jams as well as beer, wine, spirits, Caesar mix and drink kits. Giddy-up! Order online at dinechartier.com

Japonais Bistro, Seoul Fried Chicken, Dosc and the Dorinku restaurants are at home at hoot.company. The menus feature family meal selections of the top menu items from each resto, a-la-carte items and drinks, sake and beer.

A Cappella Catering offers take and bake specials and safe serve-style menus that provide individual portions for groups. Call 780-454-2642 or visit acappellacatering.com.

Ace Coffee is offering pick-up or delivery of coffee and donuts Monday-Friday, call 780-244-0223 or email info@acecoffeeroasters.com.

A Bite of Brazil offers curbside pick-up from 10:30am-1:30pm, for their delicious gluten-free cheesebread, coxinhas, brigadeiros and sandwiches as well as the 100 per cent Brazilian coffee. Call 825-461-1222 or email info.dt.@biteofbrazil.com.

Check the Blind Enthusiasm website shop.blindenthusiasm.ca for this week’s Beer Box and Biera Box. Pick-up or delivery on Thursday and Fridays. Add-ons are available—charcuterie, Broek Farms ham, pickles, cookies, the delicious-sounding hot mustard malt and bolts crunch as well as additional beers.

The Blue Plate Diner offers pick-up orders at order.ypdine.ca.

Candy Bouquet has British sweets and grocery, retro treats and sodas. Call 780-459-7022 or visit candy-Bouquet.ca to order. There is delivery possible to St Albert and Edmonton.

Cavern is open for retail and to-go orders, Tuesday-Saturday from 11am-5pm. Send an email to info@thecavern.ca or call 780-455-1336for all cheese emergencies.

Cibo Bistro’s menu this week features arancini, pasta sauces, mini meatballs (so good), pasta kits, even tiramisu and 40 per cent off wine! Order Sunday-Tuesday for Thursday-Saturday curbside pick-up. Visit cibobistro.com, new menus every Sunday. Email info@cibobistro.com to order.

Corso at Home offers pasta kits, frozen sauces, house-made fresh pasta, their toothsome whipped ricotta, ragu, those delicious Uccellino olives and wine, via corso32group.com. New menus on Saturday, place your order by Monday noon for Thursday, Friday and Saturday pick-up.

Culina To Go is offering free delivery on Culina catering items, call 780-250-7044, Tuesday-Saturday, 10-6pm.

Farrow offers farrow2go; call Ritchie, 780-757-0132; Garneau, 780-757-5170 and 124 Street, 780-249-0085.

Filistix has weekly features as well as their regular delivery/pick-up menu. Order lunch by 10 am, dinner by 2pm for curbside pick-up or delivery (free with minimum $50 order, depending on location, they do it themselves). They have a new online ordering system to make it easier to get that chicken inesal to your door, visit filistixdelivers.company.site.

Get Cooking makes delicious food for home and offers delivery ($50 minimum) as well as pick-up at Popowich Meat Company and Irvings Farm Fresh (Bountiful Market). Call 780-566-2106 for orders and availability. Owner Kathryn Joel offers online cooking classes, visit getcookingedmonton.com for all the deets.

The Glass Monkey now offers sourdough bread and will have a spiffy new online ordering system ready to go soon. For now, call 780-760-2228, or email Rob@TheGlassMonkey.ca. If you have not yet had their butter chicken, this is your opportunity. We recommend the taco kits too.

The Highlevel Diner is taking a cook-at-home approach to their takeaway menu, offering several of their favourite dishes such as Thai green curry and their exceptional blueberry crisp—frozen, as well as a Hygge menu of add-ons, treats-to-go and smaller portions of the larger menu. Visit the website highleveldiner.com to order online for pick-up (two hours in advance, 10 per cent off) or call 780-433-0993 for delivery.

Order Kind Ice Cream pints for same-day curbside pick-up, 11am-8pm daily. Call 587-759-0080 or order online. Check the delivery schedule (free with a $40 minimum) at kindicecream.ca.

Kitchen by Brad has partnered with Yo Baba Foods for a casual Wednesday Ukrainian supper—Kitchen meatballs with wild mushroom gravy, sweet cabbage rolls with bacon, nalyshnyky and pyrohy with the works, $25+. As well, $5 from every meal sold will go to the University of Alberta Hospital Foundation. Order for next Wednesday here: kitchenbybrad.ca. Chef Brad Smoliak is featured on the Great Kitchen Party #takeoutday concert tonight!

Little Bear Gelato is doing free delivery every Thursday.

The Marc’s a-la-carte Wednesday and Thursday menus this week feature their toothsome house-made pâté, the Big Marc burger and a fruit crisp. Friday and Saturday menus are a generous three courses of starter, main and dessert. The entrecôte frites is available Wednesday -Saturday as are beignets, themarc.ca. Call 780-429-2828 or email patrick@themarc.ca to place orders for curbside pick-up between 4:30-7:30pm, Wednesday-Saturday.

Northern Chicken offers pick-up, call 780-756-2239 for frozen biscuits or wings, and, of course, fried chicken.

Paddy’s Cheese offers curbside pick-up and delivery (free for orders over $50 and $3 for orders under $50).

Prairie Noodle offers take-out at 10 per cent off, call 780-705-1777.

RGE RD’s curb-side menu features roast chicken, seared albacore tuna the questionable bits, meat loaf and a breadmaking kit, rgerd.ca. Family dinner menus drop Thursday. Call 780-447-4577 to order, from noon Monday for pick-up curbside after 3pm, Tuesday-Saturday.

Sabor is open for pick-up orders only, 4-7pm daily. Call 780-757-1114 after 2pm to place the order. Missing the piri-piri prawns? Order with the somm’s choice wine, $20. This week’s menu: sabor.ca.

Smokehouse BBQ has new dinner specials weekly, Tuesday-Saturday, and several heat-and-eat packages on offer. Call 587-521-6328 or email terry@smokehousebbq.ca.

New from Smokey Bear is Pedro’s Take Away Taco Company with a tasty lineup of tacos (including the Manitoba pickerel taco from guest taco chef Mandel Hisler, from Winnipeg’s Deer + Almond) along with empanadas and sides. They also have a-la-carte and family menus and larder items, minimum $50 order. Explore both menus at smokeybearyeg.com or call 587-759-0209, Thursday to Sunday.

Toast Culture offers their deliciously toasty menu (and pizza!) 11am-6pm for pick-up or via online delivery services, toastculture.com.

Why Not Café offers a takeout food and cocktail menu this week along with fresh and frozen meal prep and large-order takeout. Call 780-297-5757 for more info or to order.

Three Boars offers High Dough, a Detroit-style pizza, Wednesday – Saturday, 5-11pm for pick-up only. Phone orders only—call 780-757-2600.

Ragazzi offers pick-up and immediate area delivery and have limited their hours. Call to order, 780-414-0500.

Rosso Pizza is offering pick-up Monday and Wednesday, 5-8pm and Friday-Saturday, 4-8pm from a select menu of 10 pizzas (including fan faves, Rosso and Margarita.) Check out the menu at pizzeriarosso109.com and call 780-433-5382 to order. Bottled beer and wine available at 25 per cent off the regular menu prices.

Sepps offers pizza-to-go, order online: seppspizza.com.

Wishbone now offers Grey Mare by chef David Leeder—five burgers (one vegetarian), fried chicken and sides. The beef is 90-day aged beef from Jeff Nonay and the chicken is Four Whistle Farm. Visit eatwishbone.ca for the menu and call 780-757-6758 to order, Tuesday-Saturday from 4-9pm.

Woodshed (and Workshop Eatery) is offering burgers-to-go and also take and bake pizza. It’s a collaborative effort with their neighbours Meuwly’s and Northern Chicken, thewoodshedyeg.com. Ordered burgers for pick-up, seamless online experience, and delicious.

Bon Jour Boulangerie, open Tuesday-Saturday, restricts entry to a few folks at a time for their toothsome sourdoughs and other delights including a selection of cheeses. You can call ahead too, thus limiting your time there, 780-433-5924.

Bon Ton Bakery is offering pre-order and curbside pick-up. Call 780-489-7717.

Brio Bakery in the Oliver Exchange is open Wednesday-Saturday, 9-3pm.

Buns and Roses Organic Wholegrain Bakery is closed for now. Missing their buckwheat bread.

Duchess Bake Shop is now offering free delivery with $25+ order. They have different things available on different days and you can make a donation to the Bissell Centre. Visit duchessbakeshop.com for all the deets.

Food in the Nud is open, with a limit of one customer at a time in the shop. Call ahead and they will bring your order to your car, 780-540-3663. Try their delicious cookies.

La Boule is open Wednesday-Sunday for pick-up only. Call 780-760-2253 to order.

Sugared and Spiced offers cookies, cakes and other sweet treats via curbside pick-up. Call 780-244-2253 to order, Wednesday-Saturday.

Meuwly’s is open on 124 Street (they have closed the farmers’ markets booths for now) and offer delivery of charcuterie and practical grocery boxes via their website: meuwlys.com, Wednesday-Saturday, noon-5pm. Email info@meuwlys.com for special requests. Also, check out the Secret Meat Club monthly subscription service, secretmeatclub.com.

Popowich Meat Company is open and offers curbside pick-up, email mike@popowichmeatcompany.ca or call 587-462-8926). They also stock various sauces, tortilla chips and other locally-made delights.

Bin 104 is restricting traffic inside and offering curbside pick-up and delivery, 780-436-8850. The $10 delivery fee is donated directly to the Edmonton Food Bank. Check the website for details, bin104.com.

Color de Vino is closed to foot traffic but is offering curbside pick-up and free delivery with a $50 order. Visit colordevino.ca or call 780-439-9069.

Devine Wines, open until 6pm everyday (Friday 7pm), is restricting traffic to control the numbers of shoppers. They offer curbside pick-up as well a free delivery with a minimum purchase of one case, or a $5 fee within downtown for smaller purchases, call 780-421-9463.

Hicks Fine Wine is open, disinfecting after every customer, offering gloves and curb-side service, 780-569-5000. Delivery services are in the works.

Sherbrooke Liquor is closed to foot traffic but is offering online ordering and curb-side pick-up. Their system became overloaded last week, but now they are able to offer next-day delivery on orders. Visit sherbrookeliquor.com.

Everything Wine in Sherwood Park is closed to foot traffic but you can order online at www.everythingwineandmore.ca, or call 780-417-3356.

Earth’s General Store hours are 9-6pm daily. They have a really good covid 19 article on their website, earthsgeneralstore.ca, outlining how we all need to behave now. The lineup starts in the parking lot.

The Farmers’ Markets (Bountiful, Downtown Edmonton and Old Strathcona) are open for now, restricting numbers inside and upping cleaning protocols. The Downtown Market is all on one floor with food vendors quite far apart and all foods are wrapped—making it easy and safe to buy groceries.

Four Whistle Farm now has online ordering! Along with their beautiful meats you can order Reclaim Farm greens; Peas of Earth vegetables; Gull Valley tomatoes; Meadow Sweet honey and West Country herbs. Talk about one stop shopping; pick-up at their market stands at Bountiful, the Downtown Market and Old Strathcona as well as delivery. Check fourwhistlefarm.ca for all the deets.

Local businesses owners Aga Wajda-Plytta, Nina Karpoff and Candyce Morris have collaborated on a shopping portal called Good Goods Co. featuring a hyper-local focus and a single shipping fee. Check it out goodgoodsco.ca.

The Italian Centre Shops are open, restricting numbers of shoppers and the cashiers are now protected with plexiglass shields. Delivery (free with a $75 minimum order) is available, call 780-424-4869, press 1, or email groceries@italiancentre.ca. Curbside pick-up at all locations can be done day of and there is a seniors’ hour first thing in the am. And yes, they have fresh yeast and flour!

Kinnikinnick is open and you can order from their website for gluten free staples, kinnikinnick.com.

K&K (kandkfoodliner.com<) is offering free delivery with a minimum $35 order and curbside pick-up from 10am-2pm Tuesday-Saturday, call 780-439-6913 or email info@kandkfoodliner.com with any delivery questions.

Steve and Dan’s Fresh Fruit are collaborating with many of their farmers’ market neighbours to offer delivery—Lacombe Fresh cukes, tomatoes and greens; Happy Camel dips; some Effing Seafood, Caramunchies snacks, Sylvan Star cheese and products from Sunworks Farm and Grace’s Traditional Foods. See it all here. Delivery is on Fridays noon-4:00pm and Sunday 1am-3pm.

Sunterra is offering a 25 per cent discount on all Sunterra in-house food products (ready-made meals, soups, salads, deli items, fresh bread, baking and desserts) purchased in-store to all Alberta Health Service workers. Alberta health care workers will be required to show their AHS ID cards at registers in-store to receive the discount. Visit sunterramarket.com for details.