art and wine with aga and color de vino tonight!
Join AGA executive director Catherine Crowston and Juanita and Kelsey Roos from Color de Vino (9606 82 Avenue, 780-493-9069) for a lively session on art and wine. Learn more and register here. It’s virtual, so you just have to hustle down to Color de Vino to pick up the wine for tonight’s session. It’s pretty sparkly!
andreas bender’s wines, julia kundera’s food, now that’s heaven
One of our favourite winemakers, Andreas Bender and chefs, Julia Kundera, are coming together again for dinner. Enjoy six beautiful, low intervention Mosel wines with five courses, at the Glass House Kitchen and Bar in the Enjoy Centre, 5:30pm, Saturday December 4. Tix, $130/person all in, call 780-651-7361 to reserve.
the tomato gift guide online now
Wondering what to get all those food-loving people on your list? Need hostess gift ideas? Jonesing for something really special this Christmas? Check out the Tomato Holiday Gift Guide. We look for the most delicious foods, drinks and accoutrements to make gift giving easy.
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visit may at the aga with chef chef doreen prei
May in the Art Gallery of Alberta has just opened. Expect really tasty food from chef Doreen Prei and team. The idea is seasonal, mostly local food and from our sneak peek, it’s wonderful—the grilled salad chock full of local veg, the toothsome quail and the sublime wild mushroom dish, could eat that every day. All dishes are meant to be shared which we love. The room has a simple and sleek look, an improvement on the former Zinc, where chef Prei also headed up the kitchen, so a homecoming of sorts. Jimmy Shewchuk of Prairie Catering and chef have put together an excellent team, more on that in our January issue. Dinner Tuesday-Saturday. And they are open for holiday brunch, December 4 and 18 during the Holiday Light up. Check it out!
support the grocery run
Did you know that, for just $250, the Grocery Run can support a family with nutritious, healthy, culturally appropriate food for a whole year? They maximize every dollar to support families in need using volunteers, food from partnerships with the Edmonton Food Bank and Leftovers Edmonton Foundation and buying food from local producers and businesses at a discount. The Multicultural Health Brokers Co-Op created the Grocery Run to help new Canadians. Without them, many new Canadians and refugee families would not be able to put food on their tables for their families. And, this year, it needs our help. Learn more about the Grocery Run here and think of donating to the Go Fund Me campaign.
the gift that keeps on giving
Meuwly’s, our favourite charcuterie shop, now has subscriptions for cheese, sausage, charcuterie and a gourmet offering with a little bit of each. You can get it (or give it) once a month, every two months, or quarterly, from $20 depending on the box. For more info or to order visit here. The holiday smoked turkeys and hams are now available to order. Smoked turkey from $89 and the smoked boneless honey ham (small, medium and large) from $38. Meuwly’s also does custom gift boxes.
holiday boxes to order online
Sending someone something delicious for the holidays is easy peasy. Several local businesses are featuring fun boxes focused on locally made goods. We recommend:
Field & Forest Holiday Bundle
The Field & Forest Holiday Bundle comes with an exquisite handcrafted walnut board made by DRVO Handmade; a personal charcuterie box from The Butchery at RGE RD and a bottle of Don’t Call Me Sweet Pea Garden Amaro, the local amaro made from peas, $115. All you need to do is add fire (fireplace, backyard fire pit, image of fire on TV) for a beautiful evening. Order here.
Good Goods Co Naughty and Nice Holiday Boxes
The Good Goods Co folks have curated a fine selection of Alberta-made product in two boxes: The Nice—family friendly with some kid’s items— and the Naughty which has some booze (yaay!). Each box contains a selection of staff picks, seasonal and new small business products. The boxes are packed with amazing goods; unwrap one item a day or everything at once. Find here.
Hungry Holiday Boxes
Hungry Zine, a new publication in Edmonton focusing on radical food stories, art and culture, has created two holiday boxes featuring Edmonton-based BIPOC businesses. (Think Caramunchies luscious snacks, Mojo Pickles Brandied Cherries and other delicious things). The holiday gift boxes are pick-up only, at the Glass Bookshop/Latitude 53, 10242 106 Street, on Sunday, December 12, from noon to 5pm. Each box is $65+, order here.
Biera Holiday Basket
Are you a fan of Biera’s boxes? Don’t miss this holiday one, it’s special: a bottle of Blind Enthusiasm’s One Night in Durham, two lovely Canadian cheeses from Charlevoix, three house-made condiments, crackers, a Meuwly’s garlic ring, some lovely Jacek chocs and there are add ons! (Or wine instead of the beer). They had me at garlic ring, $110. Order here.
tomato top100: frites at the marc
What’s the best thing after some shopping? Or to start a festive dinner? The Marc’s frites with a glass of Champagne. Have the Marc’s frites ever not been on the Top100? Don’t think so!
recipe of the week: ricotta crostini with guanciale
We are big fans of the crostini at the Corso 32 group restos and this one is no exception. The entire holiday entertaining menu is perfect for any holiday get together, click the image for the recipes. Or, taste the current version of the guanciale crostini, with Brussels sprouts, on the menu at Uccellino.
