alt gin for dry jan
There are plenty of choices in the alt gin world for those who want a cocktail but not its effects. Visit What’s New in Gin for the deets and here for the cocktail recipes. Find Ceder’s and Seedlip at the Italian Centre Shops, and Lumette at Sherbrooke Liquor and Lacombe Park Spirits.
easy peasy farmers’ market shopping
Edmonton’s Downtown Farmers’ Market now offers curbside pick-up. Create an account here to make your order. Order everything from apples to yogurt raisins from your favourite vendors. Order by 5pm Wednesday for Saturday pick up.
uccellino at home has same day order and pickup
Being able to order and pick-up makes January a little less bleak, food-wise. Uccellino offers same day pick-up of a selection of antipasti, such as the sublime whipped ricotta, or Parmigiano and leek arancini, or salads (try the toothsome savoy cabbage), crostini, a selection of pastas (frozen and ready to eat), chicken al mattone (cooked under a brick), dessert and wine, Wednesday to Sunday, pick-up between 4pm-8pm.
Photo courtesy Corso 32 Group
new sced at awn kitchen
Check out the winter schedule for cooking classes at Awn Kitchen. Some are online, some are in person, but know that in person classes may become online classes due to evolving Covid restrictions. Time to jump on the sourdough bandwagon? Start with the online Intro to Sourdough on January 17 and February 7. Or take a class in pizza, no egg pasta, English muffins, brownies, crackers, donuts or breadsticks, stock and soup.
high tea at home with the art of cake
The Art of Cake’s spectacular high tea is now available to order for pick-up. Consider the sandwiches: six traditional English crustless tea sandwiches per person, on white sourdough, whole wheat and seeded, as well as scones, six sweets per person and tea of course. Enjoy with their clotted cream and preserves. For two: $76 or for four, $152.
attention chefs!
Restaurants Canada and Garland Canada invite chefs to submit an application and short video for a chance to earn a spot in the virtual Garland Canada Culinary Competition. The rules say that 50 per cent of the top spots will be held for female and BIPOC chefs and $10,000 in cash and prizes is up for grabs. The competition is meant for newbies. Chefs who have won culinary competitions or have been on a TV show need not apply. Better hurry though— applications and videos are due January 15, at 11:59 PM EST. Click here for all the deets.
eat with your hands
Filistix offers a traditional Filipino treat, the Kamayan feast this week. Check out the tutorial here. Looks delicious and fun. Order by Thursday, January 14 for pick-up Saturday between 4pm-8pm, for two, $35-$55.
kitchen comforts are back at kitchen by brad
Kitchen’s Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday dinners are back for a new year. This week’s Wednesday dinner is sweet and sour meatballs (with $5 of each meal going to the University Hospital Foundation) and Thursday’s casserole is mac and cheese with spicy chicken, order ready to serve or ready to bake. Even better, sign up for the mailing list to have each week’s menu delivered to your inbox.
great coffee for a great cause at lock stock coffee
Today, Wednesday, January 13, Lock Stock Coffee (10534 Jasper Avenue, lockstockcoffee.com) donates all coffee sales towards The Come Up, an Africa Centre initiative to share the voices of young people of African descent and address challenges and barriers experienced by Black youth in Edmonton.
