happy birthday awn kitchen!
Awn Kitchen (5124 122 Street, 780 469-4955, awnkitchen.com) celebrates its first year in business with daily prizes and an open house on Friday, June 24. Pop by between 9am-2pm for free workshop demos and treats. Another gift—book a workshop from now until June 24 and receive a $10 gift card for Awn Café. And don’t forget to pop in today until the 24th for daily prizes. All entries will be entered in a draw at the open house for the grand prize—a sourdough class for six. Woo hoo!
come to the farm at riverbend gardens
Don’t miss the Riverbend Gardens Open House, from 11am-2pm on Sunday, June 26, 3830 195 Avenue. Meet this hardworking farm family, take a tour and pick up the first veggies of the season. Riverbend Gardens is in a beautiful tranquil spot, tucked into a bend in the river in the north-east corner of the city. Reservations aren’t required but why not let them know you are coming. Reserve here.
summer wine dinners in the okanagan
Planning a trip to the Okanagan this summer? Enjoy a beautiful long table dinner at a winery with Aman Dosanj of Paisley Notebook. Aman is one of our favourite cooks in the valley and these dinners are spectacular. Aman calls them Sourced: An Edible Road Trip. Enjoy an all-organic wine-paired, family-inspired feast paying tribute to Indigenous teachings and Slow Food, Kelowna at Sperling Vineyards, July 3 and Slow Food meets Slow Wines, July 23 at Bella Wines on the Naramata Bench. August and September dinner info coming soon here. To book, send an email to aman@paisleynotebook.com.
the circus is coming to town!
The inaugural Alberta Circus Arts Festival (ACAF) takes over the French Quarter at Campus Saint-Jean for four days, beginning June 24. Annie Dugan, the artistic director of Edmonton’s Firefly Circus Theatre, set about creating a Festival to create a national conversation. The new festival sees troupes from Montreal, Winnipeg and Calgary joining Firefly for the first time. “We have a circus dancer, arial theatre performers, experimental shows and fun things for kids and families too,” says Annie. “The Cinq a Cirque Circus Happy Hour at Café Bicyclette came from something we did during the pandemic—circus performers across the country would meet Friday at 5pm on Zoom for a drink.” Along with top performers, there are professional development workshops for artists and industry sector support for producers, presenters and instructors.
“We couldn’t be more thrilled to be bringing this first-of-its kind festival to Edmonton,” says Annie. “We are all hungry for the return live-entertainment, and our festival city is the perfect place to host the Alberta Circus Arts Festival.” Find the full program and buy tix here.
tomato top100: seitan’s buffalo chickun pizza
The vegan Buffalo Chickun Pizza garnered lots of noms for the Top100 this year. This plant-based eatery in the 5th Street Food Hall delivers great flavour.
recipe of the week: rhubarb betty
For this rainy and chilly weather, an easy, seasonal dessert to warm us up.
