pick-up or delivery is where it’s at
Many restaurants (Butternut Tree, Chartier, Café Bicyclette, Fleisch, Nong Bu, Rge Rd, X1X, Workshop Eatery) are choosing to close dine-in for now and many have beefed up their to-go menus. XIX (dinenineteen.com) has special theme nights and posts menus daily after 10am, Workshop Eatery is now the pop-up Hen House Eats with a menu of southern comfort foods for pick-up and delivery: theworkshopeatery.com. And Butternut’s new menus look delicious: TBT at Home is loaded with prepared dishes you finish at home and there is curbside pick-up menu available too, both on Thursday, Friday and Saturdays for now. For those who like to plan ahead—they have their Christmas Week menus up: https://thebutternuttree.ca. As well, the Glass Monkey (theglassmonkey.ca) is offering a new Heat & Eat menu for take-away. Red Star’s Safe and Sound Menu, featuring fave dishes and a selection of Alberta brews starts today. Call 780-423-4246 for pick-up only, 6pm-10pm, Tuesday-Saturday. Check out their Safe and Sound playlist on Spotify. This is a tough time for restaurants—let them cook for you.
more nights to enjoy brad’s cooking
Kitchen by Brad debuts Kitchen Komforts with curbside pick-up three nights per week. Tuesday is Ukrainian specialties ($25); Wednesday is diner classics like tonight’s roast chicken ($25, with $5 of every purchase going to the University Hospital Foundation) and on Thursday, it’s a fresh salad and chicken tettrazini (for two, $40, or four, $80). Wine pairings available too. For all the deets and to order, visit kitchenbybrad.ca.
check out the tomato gift guide: home for the holidays
We have picked out the most delicious food and drink as well as thoughtful puzzles, kitchen tools and the niftiest kits, clubs and gift boxes to help make being home for the holidays merry and bright. The Tomato 2020 Gift Guide.
’tis the season of craft fairs and christmas markets
The Edmonton Christmas Market is open now in the Army and Navy space on Whyte Avenue (enter off Calgary Trail) Friday from 3pm-8pm, Saturday and Sunday, 11am-5 pm until December 20. Find craft beers and spirits, baking, prepared foods from Souptime, Meuwly’s, Truffala Nut Creamery and Little Bear gelato as well as crafts, candles, jewelry and treats and clothing for pets. Tix: $4, pre-book: yegxmasmarket.com, free for children under 12, and free Friday admission (3pm-4pm) with a donation to Edmonton’s Food Bank.
The Royal Bison Art & Craft Fair is back for the holiday season online only. Get amazing local goods shipped directly to your door from over 100 local and regional craftspeople and artists until December 9, royalbison.ca.
liana’s bison recipe
You won’t be able to say no to these biscuits featuring Noble Premium Bison by chef Liana Robberecht. You will need a mini muffin tin to make these, but since they’re mini, you can eat many. The recipe has a few steps—you can make the pastry while the bison mixture is chilling after the first step, then pop the pastry into the fridge while you finish the bison mixture. Noble Premium Bison Cheesy Buttermilk Biscuit Bites.
question of the week
Each week we will ask a food and drink related question and publish the most interesting answers.
This week’s Q: What is your favourite Christmas cookie? Do you make them or buy?