beware the stinging nettles!
Another wonderful spring green—stinging nettles. They are more than edible but you do have to be careful when picking. After blanching they lose the sting but keep their wonderfully zesty spring flavour. Stinging nettles love moist soil—find in clumps near water, or you may find some growing in old garden beds, wherever the soil is rich, especially after rain. Chef Kathryn Joel uses nettles in pasta here.
show your love for the 124 street eateries— play 124 st bingo
Meulwy’s wants us to get to know 124 Street food better. So, riffing on a contest by Empire Provisions in Calgary, co-owner Peter Keith dreamed up #Eat124StreetBingo. Participating include: Blue Plate Diner, Coast Lunch Box Food Truck, Duchess Bake Shop, Farrow Sandwiches, Meuwly’s, Northern Chicken, Numchok Wilai, OEB Breakfast Co., Partake, Remedy Cafe, Three Vikings, Urban Diner, Woodshed Burgers, Zwick’s Pretzels and the124 Grand Market. Visit Meuwly’s on Instagram to download the bingo card and start playing. There is good food to be had and prizes to be won!
henhouse (workshop eatery) fried chicken is on the tomato top100 best things to eat
The Henhouse is Workshop Eatery’s Covid19 response that chef/owner Paul Shufelt started late last year. He wanted to create a more-delivery friendly option for customers. While we can’t wait to see what Workshop has in store for this summer, when we hope there will be fewer restrictions on restaurants, in the meantime we are loving this casual menu of Southern favourites—Irving’s pulled pork, hickory-smoked Nonay beef brisket, smoky honey chipotle ribs, the savoury fried chicken and seriously delicious sides like Woodshed’s creamy coleslaw, jalapeno cheddar cornbread, pimento mac n cheese. Order with local beers, wine or jam jar cocktails too.
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buy sgambaros smoked salmon and donate to make a wish foundation
Robert Sgambaro has been making premium smoked salmon in Edmonton for 25 years this month. To celebrate they are donating $1 from each package sold to the Make a Wish Foundation. Brava Sgambaros!
edgar asparagus is here!
This weekend at the Edgar Farms stand in the Bountiful, Downtown and Old Strathcona Farmers’ Markets. Shave those earthily delicious raw stalks into a salad, grill on the barbecue, or wrap with pancetta and Boursin and bake. Why is fresh, northern Alberta-grown asparagus such a big deal? Learn about the Edgars and their asparagus here.
