still time for easter dinner to go
The Glass Monkey, (5842 111 Street, 780-760-2228, theglassmonkey.ca) has a terrific Easter dinner special for one ($39) or two ($78) people— either honey Dijon smoked ham or red wine-braised lamb shank, with several sides and dessert. Add on wine for $39. Call 780-760-2228 to order before noon on Thursday April 1. Pick-up is available between noon and 4pm on both Saturday and Sunday.
The Marc (9940 106 Street, 780-429-2828, http://www.themarc.ca) offers an Easter Sunday Dinner kit, for two/$95 or for four/$180, with their popular Caesar salad, Valbella ham, asparagus, scalloped potatoes and Il Portico’s tiramisu, along with suggested wine pairings. To order, email patrick@themarc.ca.
Canteen (10522-124 Street, 780 485 6125, canteenyeg.ca) offers glazed ham with pineapple chutney, Brussels with bacon, roasted potatoes, salad and their delicious lemon square for dessert, $39/p. Call 780-485-6125 or email contact@canteenyeg.ca to order. Canteen is also open good Friday for dine in.
Fish Friday happens Good Friday at Grandin Fish (9902 109 Street, 780-250-3474, grandinfish.ca) with a haddock dinner for two, four or six people with sides, dessert and beverages. Dinners start at $55/p, email to order: info@grandinfish.ca.
hail the garlic fest at sorrentino’s
Sorrentino’s has brought back the Garlic Fest this year with a gloriously aromatic menu, lots of classes and a 50/50 raffles in support of the Pilgrims Hospice. Check out GARLICFEST.ca to make reservations, sign up for a class or to buy 50/50 tix. Let’s get stinky!
hunt for eggs at bin 104
Easter eggs for wine lovers that is. Find one hidden somewhere in the store and you will find a discount coupon for your purchase that day. (Only one Easter Egg discount coupon per customer per day.) They are closed Easter Sunday.
canmore uncorked is back!
No long table dinner this year, but lots of ways to enjoy the Canmore food and drink scene with Canmore Uncorked. The vibrant festival returns April 8-22nd, featuring 60 businesses in Canmore and Kananaskis. There is both in-person experiences (Canmore Brewing Company, Wildlife Distillery, Valbella Meats and Forte in Kananaskis) and a virtual online experience to be had. Check out all the participants, the Uncorked deals and get your passport, here.
stand in solidarity against asian hate crime
Jessie Cayabo (@bonafidemediapr) Carmen Cheng (@foodkarmablog) and Linda Hoang (@lindork) have put together a resource for anti-Asian racism. They ask; “If you love and support one aspect of the Asian community—our food—how could you stand by while we are being attacked?
“The idea to come together was fuelled by conversations expressing our collective heart break from reading about incident after incident of race- driven hate crimes,” says the trio.
Thank you Jessie, Carmen and Linda for bringing this front and centre. We can’t just stand by and say ‘oh that’s horrible’ anymore. They reached out to over 60 Asian-owned (mostly) food businesses to see what they could do. Go to their Instagram pages (listed above) to see what you can do.
