the new normal
For the past 12 weeks The Bite has been devoted to crafting a list of independent restaurants and food businesses who pivoted to curbside pick-up and delivery while they were shut down to flatten the curve. The list expanded to groceries, coffee, cheese, pastry, bread, wine, spirits and beer, candy. The good news is the city is opening up, and relaxing some of the Covid19 restrictions we have all learned to live with. We will no longer post an updated list weekly but we will keep a version on our website to refer to.
The food community is not out of the woods yet. Some restaurants are opening with less than 50 per cent of their usual seating and adjusting menus and hours to suit this new normal. Others are choosing to stay with a take-out only concept.
We will continue to bring Bite readers news and highlights about the food scene weekly. And, we continue to applaud our food community’s efforts to stay in business doing what they love to do—feeding people. Keep ordering takeout from the small indie restos and keep supporting this vital part of our culture.
sabor does a take-out swine and dine, thursday, june 4
Starting with their delish bacon-wrapped dates and ending with custard tarts—what’s not to like in this celebration of Alberta pork? Have it at home; dinner for two, $70+. Call 780-757-1114 to order.
the last biera box is this week
Experience this: a bottle of Sustainably Complete barrel-fermented beer, a luscious loaf of sourdough, two exceptional cheeses and condiments, plus, add-ons are available if you like. Visit shop.blindenthusiasm.ca to order, pick up on Friday or Saturday. The good news is, Biera will have a take-out menu soon. Yaay!
prendiamo un caffè
The Italian Centre Shop Cafés are open again for (limited) seating and take out. Coffee, of course, but also pastry and sandwiches too.
the public offering
Check out The Public Offering, a new service from the Wild Heart Collective. Choose from four curated boxes filled with delicious items from Edmonton restaurants, food businesses and farmers markets—Picnic Stash, the Moveable Feast; the Market Mix and the Goody Stash, from $50-$200. Order online and choose curbside pick-up at The Public (10560 107 Street) Fridays from 1pm-4 pm or at the 124 Street Grand Market Thursdays from 5pm-7pm. Visit jointhepublic.com to order.
alberta on the plate is back!
There is one festival that is going ahead this summer and that’s Alberta on the Plate, August 7-19, the province-wide dine around festival celebrating local bounty. Here’s how it works: restaurants create a multi-course fixed price menu with ingredients sourced from Alberta farmers and ranchers. Want to take part? Restaurants can visit albertaontheplate.com to start the process and farmers can register here: albertaontheplate.com. It’s in the planning stages now, but next month check out the delish menus at http://albertaontheplate.com.and start planning your dine-around.
proud of your new kitchen?
Enter it in the Tomato Kitchen Design Awards (TKDA). There are categories for both residential new builds and renovations; outdoor kitchens; commercial and institutional kitchens; sustainable kitchens and kitchens you did yourself (diy). Click on the graphic below to enter. The deadline has been extended to June 30!
