taste of Edmonton is back, buy discounted tix now!
The largest outdoor food festival in Canada, Taste of Edmonton, is back at Churchill Square this year, July 22-August 1. Buy your tix in advance and save $10/sheet of 40 tickets. There’s more. A 50/50 raffle with an estimated jackpot of $100,000 to benefit local charities. Find them both at tasteofedm.ca.
plants on sale at zocalo
Need a few annuals to plug holes in your pots or garden? Tomato plants not working out as you thought they should? Pop into Zocalo’s (10826 95 street, 780-428-0754, zocalo.ca) Solstice Celebration Sale for 50 per cent off annuals, veggie, pepper and tomato plants. Some groovy Portuguese pots on sale too. While quantities last.
stirred not shaken, or is it shaken not stirred?
Canada’s best bartender James Grant has a cool thing happening called Raise a Glass. In conjunction with Ketel One, James is making the Kickstart Martini Kit to benefit Homeward Trust and Find. So far, the kits, complete with vintage glassware, are available at Otto, Baijiu and the High Dough. Get sipping.
beer and pizza? yes!
Take your beer and pizza seriously? You will love Blind Enthusiasm’s latest collab with High Dough pizza. It’s called Těsto, a crispy lager made from Czech malt and hops with a tropical twist from a hop named Southern Passion with a gentle bite and light biscuity malt. Get your hands on Těsto when you order pizza at High Dough. A limited number of cans, 4pk/$20, will also be available at the Biera Market, where you buy beer, and online.
awn kitchen café and workshop open now
It’s a café, minimalist patio and full-on cooking school in the back, (5125 122 Street, awnkitchen.com). Awn is bound to become your new fave south side spot, with coffee by Sherwood Park-based Sorellina Coffee, espresso machine by National Cappuccino, beautiful photography by Jessica Musselwhite and Andrea Forstbauer of Grey Arrow Farm on the walls and daily delish baked goods. Opens at 7am and is closed Mondays and Tuesdays for now. Learn how to make chef Kaelin Whittaker’s spinach and rosemary with the fresh new spinach popping up at the farmers’ markets (or in your garden) now.
good goods co has another good project
Co-founders, AgaWajda-Plytta and Nina Karpoff of the Good Goods Company have Another Good Project. In conjunction with an Edmonton-based print shop, Impactica, they plan to support a local high-school’s initiative called Community Voices to present original works from a group of young and talented writers in our community. Every package purchased over the summer will contain a piece of original written work and bio of the artist. Order here.
noods no more
The wonderful local noodle company Nai Nai Mie is closing. There are some kits to purchase both online and at Uproot. Visit nainaimie.ca.
tomato top100: eleanor et laurent’s almond croissant
This classic French bakery 10926 88 Street, 780-988-0897, eleanorandlaurent.com) opened last summer during the pandemic, but it didn’t take long for the terrific baked goods to make waves. Readers picked the almond croissant as the fave, but any of these pastries are worth a visit.
