attention all hot dog lovers!
Three Vikings, The Butchery, Say Uncle, Woodshed Burgers and Sandwich & Sons are just a few of the yeg restos that are offering a tasty hot dog during the YEG Hot Dog Fest. Try them all and vote for your fave yeghotdogfest.org by August 30. A buck fifty from every dog sold goes to support Edmonton Meals on Wheels. Go on, get yourself a hot dog for a great cause.
bagels today, meatballs friday at kitchen by brad
This week’s delicious happenings at the pick-up window at 10130 105 Street—house-made bagels with either corned beef or chicken salad today, 11am-1:30pm and Vietnamese meatballs on Friday: meatballs (pork, garlic, ginger and chiles) served with a rice noodle salad (Asian vegetables, fish sauce dressing and sesame seeds), 11am-1:30pm. Yum!
’tis the season to make fruit pie
Up your pie game with these tips from the fabulous Giselle Courteau, co-owner of the Duchess Bakery and the author of two really great cookbooks.
visit the green & gold
Pick up fresh arugula, beans, beets, cukes and carrots, greens, garlic (and garlic braids), green onions, potatoes, some cabbages and cherries and flower bouquets at this lovely market garden. They will have the singular Rwandan handicrafts at Saturday markets too. Summer hours are Tuesdays, 7pm-8:30pm and Saturdays,11am-1pm. This market is powered by volunteers and all proceeds to Tubahumurize. Check it out!
blooms on 7 sip and snip this weekend
Join Brianna of Blooms on 7 at their first ever garden workshop—Sip and Snip, Sunday, August 22 from 10am-1pm. Enjoy a tour, a talk and lots of tips on how make your own gorgeous seasonal arrangement from the flowers you have picked. Enjoy mimosas, fresh juice and a few sweet treats from Benny’s Bread & Butter too. The flower farm near Sherwood Park is a beautiful place to spend a few hours and expert help in how to make those blooms last is always welcome. Tix: $95/p, bloomson7.ca.
tomato top100: sorellina spicoli decaf
The fans have it, choosing the Spicoli decaf for the Tomato Top100 this year. Make no mistake—all the coffee in Lynsey Haye’s selection of beans and blends are smooth, characterful and delicious. Find at sorellina.ca Awn Kitchen and Café and Meuwly’s.
falcon fest 2021 at bin 104
Bin 104 (5454 Calgary Trail, 436-8850, https://bin104.com) is having their first in-store tasting event in almost a year and a half in support of Peregrine falcons. The Bin adopted the falcon family nesting at the Clark Building across the road several years ago—several nest boxes throughout the city are maintained by the Alberta Conservation Association. There is a silent auction too and 60 per cent of the ticket price is donated to help falcons prosper in Alberta. Tix, $75/p, bin104.com 7pm, Wednesday, August 25.
