downtown dining week is on ’til november 8
The Marc offers two courses for lunch and a three course dinner featuring beef cheek pithivier (meat encased in pastry) for dinner; Filistix has a delish lunch or dinner for two featuring chicken adobo and vegetarian dishes and Kitchen by Brad has a three course Ukrainian feast with a chocolate dessert for take-out today only. Order by noon today. Check out all the Downtown Dining Week menus here.
order your biera box by noon today
This week’s Biera Box has the new Strathcona Spirits collaboration, the Pinot gin barrel-aged ale called Kook Birds (750 ml); a choice of two artisan cheeses, delish sourdough focaccia, house-made rhubarb preserves, spiced beer jelly and a sweet treat from the Trinity youth project TypTop Bakery. Want to bulk up your box? A variety of Meuwly’s meats such as Berkshire ham or ’nduja and house-made accompaniments (malt and bolts crunch) are available as add-ons. Get the Biera Box, $65—order by noon today for delivery November 6 or 7.
celebrate international rioja day with a wine get cooking class
Join Kathryn Joel of Get Cooking and Sergio Soriano (remotely) of Rioja producer Barón de Ley on Zoom for a wine pairing and cooking class on November 12, 6pm-7:30pm. Learn to make a typical Riojana harvest meal—papatas al riojana, seared lamb cutlets and roasted and marinated red peppers—paired with three excellent Tempranillo-based wines from Barón de Ley. Sergio, the export director for the winery, will lead the guided tasting of the Rosado, the Riserva and the Coto de Imaz Gran Riserva (buy the wines at Get Cooking with a discount on purchase of the three bottles). Tix: $25+ recipes delivered in advance.
photo courtesy Decanter
pre-order your violet chocolate advent calendar now!
The Violet Advent Calendar is always delicious and this year we are in need of daily chocolate like never before. The calendar includes meltaways, bar bites and truffles with flavours inspired by the holiday season and the current collection. Pre-order now, the calendar ships after November 18, $65.
order delicious bakery treats from typtop online
We are big fans of the Typtop Bakery, the Trinity Youth project helmed by chef Kelsey Johnson. Order scones, muffins, cupcakes, palmiers, banana bread or their famous dinner buns and cinnamon buns for next day pick up. Check it out: here. You can also sign up for a monthly subscription, make special requests or large orders via email.
Learn more about Typtop Bakery here.
