edgar asparagus is here! yaay!
Roast it, poach it, serve in a pasta, shave into a salad—so many delicious things to do with local asparagus. Find at the Bountiful, Callingwood, Downtown and Old Strathcona Farmers Markets.
have a new kitchen? last chance to enter tkda!
Attention designers, architects, builders and home owners: just a few more days to enter your kitchen in the Tomato Kitchen Design Awards (TKDA). Enter here, until midnight Friday.
brown bag it at century park
Sharpen your palate with a blind tasting. Century Park Cellars is starting a series of Brown Bag Tastings on Wednesday nights. At 6:30pm, Wednesday, June 15, enjoy six Chardonnays. Tix, $45/p+, book here, or in person at Century Park Cellars, 2349 111 Street.
wish list: weekly flowers from lady’s hat farm
Nikki Wiart grows lots of flowers on her farm near Castor. And they are gorgeous flowers, available weekly via a CSA, such as the summer subscription—eight weeks of fresh, local, seasonal blooms. Pick up in Edmonton at Awn Kitchen, in Beaumont at Chartier and in Castor and Stettler. Or sign up for the seasonal and receive four bouquets from June to October. Check it out!
tomato top100: kouign-amann, lock stock coffee
We are big fans of Lock Stock’s sweet and savoury menu, ideal for early morning or lunch at this cozy Jasper Ave coffee shop. And, the kouign-amann is the best in town.
recipe of the week: asparagus and ricotta salata salad
Asparagus so fresh you can eat it raw, that’s what we are talking about. This is an infinitely adaptable salad—don’t have any snap peas or mint? No worries, use arugula or fresh parsley instead, or add some fresh fava beans or new peas.
