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Kitchen by Brad’s Baba to Go offers pan-roasted chicken with potato and squash hash and strawberry shortcake today for curbside pick-up. Remember, $5 of every order goes to the University Hospital Foundation. Order here: kitchenbybrad.ca.

No sports but there is burgers and beer. 1st RND offers 10 per cent off all curbside pick-up orders. Call WEM 780-487-4600 or downtown 780-428-7177.

MilkCrate by chef Steven Brochu offers a weekly pre-order menu (order before 10am Thursday for Friday afternoon delivery) of frozen bake at home dishes, caesar salad kits and house-made condiments as well as daily specials. Check it out here: eatatmilkcrate.com. Milk Crate is also hosting a free mental health seminar  on June 1 at 2pm with  Dr. Lisa Belanger, physiologist, researcher and U of Calgary instructor. The seminar, designed to help restaurant and hospitality managers navigate the Covid19 disruption, is called Opening the Doors with Compassion: Remaining Kind in a Pressure Cooker. There will be a q&a after. Email steven@eatatmilkcrate.com to register.

Tzin Wine & Tapas offers a weekly menu for curbside pick-up Thursday-Satuday, 4pm-8pm.  Love their bacon and a bottle for $50, or, go all in for the Tzin Din/Vin/Spin  dinner for two (five dishes, wine and a Spotify playlist). Call 780-428-8946 to order and check their Instagram weekly for new menus. 

Vivo Hawkstone offers a to-go menu Thursday-Sunday. Call 780-756-7710 or e-mail, westend@vivoristorante.ca to order.Who is open with limited seating? Bianco, Culina on the Lake, Formosa Bistro, Rosso, Smokey Bear, Sorrentino’s (West End and St Albert), Toast Culture, Vivo Hawkstone and Woodshed Burgers. We are hearing that several more including Bündok and The Marc will be opening their dining rooms in June.

X1X has a weekly take-out menu for curbside pick-up at both the St. Albert (780-569-1819) and Terwillegar locations (780-395-1119). Specials days for tacos, Chinese, burgers as well as that delicious sable fish.

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.

Check the Blind Enthusiasm website for this week’s Beer Box and Biera Box. Pick-up or delivery on Thursdays and Fridays. Add-ons are available–charcuterie, Broek Farms ham, pickles, 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.

Bündok offers a deluxe menu for two for Friday and Saturday pick-up. Spoiler—this week’s menu includes game hen and the amazing kale, kohlrabi salad with puffed rice. Visit bundokyeg.com for all the deets.

Canteen Curbside has new menus this week: duck, beef tenderloin and braised brisket on a bun or Icelandic cod tacos with sides, salad and brownies for dessert along with add-ons and suggested wine pairings. Dinner for two $59; for four, $109. Email contact@canteenyeg.ca or call 780-485-6125 between 1-5pm for curbside pick-up from 5-8pm, Thursday-Saturday. See the menus at canteenyeg.ca.

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

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. Order online at dinechartier.com.

Cibo Bistro’s next curbside menu is posted May 31 at cibobistro.com. Order Sunday-Tuesday for Thursday-Saturday curbside pick-up. Email info@cibobistro.com to order.

The gluten-free (even the pierogies) European restaurant Continental Treat on Whyte Avenue is open for pick-up and delivery seven days per week, 12-8pm. Try their delicious dill pickle soup, potato pancakes and Hungarian goulash. Visit ctfinebistro.com to order.

Corso at Home offers pasta kits, frozen sauces, house-made fresh pasta, their toothsome whipped ricotta, arancini, 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.

Culin on the Lake is now open in the pavilion building at Hawrelak Park, Monday-Friday 11-7pm, weekends, 10-6pm. Patio coming soon.

Culina To Go has expanded their take-out selections with ready-made hot dishes, salads and sandwiches as well as frozen soups, TV dinners, entrees (such as their delish roast chicken dinner), cold drinks and desserts (and Little Bear Gelato) for pick-up at the Oliver Exchange, Tuesday-Saturday, 10-6pm.

Eleanor et Laurent is open Thursday-Sunday from 9am to late afternoon for now. Pre-order pastry chef extraordinaire James Holehouse’s delish bites or pop by for coffee and a sandwich to go. They are new, still getting the kinks out and only able to make so many croissants per day due to social distancing in the kitchen. So be cool (patient).

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 Highlevel Diner is taking a cook-at-home approach to their takeaway menu, offering several of their favourite dishes frozen as well as the Hygge menu. Visit highleveldiner.com to order online for pick-up (two hours in advance, 10 per cent off) or call 780-433-0993 for delivery.

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.

Kitchen by Brad has partnered with Yo Baba Foods for casual Wednesday Ukrainian suppers, $25+. As well, $5 from every meal sold will go to the University of Alberta Hospital Foundation. Order here: kitchenbybrad.ca.

The Local Omnivore’s delish burgers, chicken, sides and deli items are available for curbside pick-up or delivery. Door Dash is waiving the fee if you order via the red button on the Omnivore’s site thelocalomnivore.com

The Marc’s a-la-carte Wednesday and Thursday menus this week feature pork ribs, a roasted chicken supreme, the toothsome mushrooms on toast and chocolate cake. Friday and Saturday menus are a generous three courses of starter, main and dessert, $35 or 40/p+. The entrecôte frites is available Wednesday-Saturday. See entire menu at 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.

Otto, our favourite sausages and beer joint, is offering pick-up or delivery (over $75, $10 delivery fee if under). Visit ottofoodanddrink.com to order.

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

Get your croque mon ‘soubise’ to go! Partake offers a prix fixe menu and other delights Thursday-Saturday. Check out the menu at ouipartake.com, then email allo@ouipartake.com by 3pm or call 5-7:30pm.

Prairie Noodle is offering some delicious looking sweets along with their menu of ramen, baos and dumplings, beers and tropical drinks. Take-out is 10 per cent off, call 780-705-1777. Ubereats is waiving the fee for delivery, click the green button prairienoodleshop.ca

Rge Rd reprises the burger kits, as well as several selections of dry-aged Nonay beef and pork ready for grilling at home. Family dinner menus drop Thursday. rgerd.ca. Call 780-447-4577 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 dinner specials weekly, Tuesday-Saturday, and several heat-and-eat packages on offer. Call 587-521-6328 or email terry@smokehousebbq.ca.

Smokey Bear is now open for limited dining room seatin, a-la-carte items and a dinner for two available for pick up. Explore all 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.

Fox Burger is take-out only, Monday-Thursday 4-9pm; Friday 4-10pm; and Saturday, noon-10pm, call 780-250-0369.

Pink Gorilla in Parkallen is open for take-out only Tuesday-Sunday 4-9pm. Call 780-660-0060 to order. We have heard that the maple tahini sauce is the bomb.

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

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

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

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 from Four Whistle Farm. Visit eatwishbone.ca for the menu and call 780-757-6758 to order, Tuesday-Saturday from 4-9pm.

The Art of Cake has opened an online shop with cookies, scones, cupcakes and a few signature 6-inch cakes as well as (yaay!) High Tea Takeaway for two or four people; Visit theartofcake.ca to order.

Artistic Bakery has markers for social distancing and is closing at 3pm Tuesday-Saturday. Those delicious German pretzels are available daily. Enjoy with Meuwly’s mustard.

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.

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.

Breadland in Oliver Square is open Tuesday-Friday,9am-6pm; Saturday 9am-5pm. No news yet on when their 109 Street Bakery Café (in the Noorish spot) will be opening

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 $35+ 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 Wednesday-Saturday. Visit their website to order.

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, call 587-462-8926. They also stock various sauces, tortilla chips and other locally-made delights.

Effing Sea Food is open in St Albert. They also offer the fish club, a monthly fish delivery. Check out the website for all the deets: effingseafoods.com.

Fins in Sherwood Park offers pick-up and delivery. Call 780-640-7988, shop.finsselect.ca.

Ocean Odyssey is open Tuesday-Saturday 10:30-5pm, with enhanced cleaning and social distancing protocols in place. Halibut is in season and they feature fish from NWT. Call 780-930-1901 to pre-order.

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 (suburban and out of town orders call for quote). 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 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, Old Strathcona and 124 Street Grand Market) are open, restricting numbers inside and upping cleaning protocols.

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. There is lots of good stuff here. 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 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, kandkfoodliner.com.

Open Farm Days has put together a series of limited-edition boxes containing partner farm’s goods. The Pantry Box (Paradis Honey, sweets from DNA Gardens, Eh Farms leaf lard and infused vinegar from Prairie Gardens); the Charcuterie Box (cheeses from the Old School Cheesery and Rock Ridge Dairy, sausages from Irvings Farms and Broek Pork Acres, treats from chef Judy Wood’s Meez Cuisine and Edgar Farms, Good Morning Honey, Wild Country Gardens). Enjoy items from Upper Green Farms, Gruger Family Fungi, Old School Cheesery, Prairie Gardens, Edgar Farm and Pearson’s Berry Farm in the Grilling Sides Box. New boxes drop May 22, June 5, June 19: theorganicbox.ca.

Steve and Dan’s Fresh Fruit are collaborating with many of their farmers’ market neighbours to offer delivery—Lacombe Fresh veg; 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: freshbcfruit.ca. Delivery is Friday 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.

The Uproot Food Store uprootfoodstore.ca offers excellent Edmonton-made foods for dumplings, pyrohy, meat pies, pickles and gelati from Irving’s Farm Fresh, Little Bear, South Island Pie Company, Mojo’s Pickles and Preserves, Honest Dumplings.

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

Carol’s Quality Sweets is not open for browsing but you can order to pick-up. Call 780-619-4132, 780-433-8650 or shop online at carols-quality-sweets.myshopify.com.

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.

Little Bear Gelato is doing free delivery every Thursday.