fish n’chip friday at sabor
Every Friday in August Sabor (10220 103 Street, sabor.ca/) offers the tastiest fish n’chips to go. Hotly anticipated every year and so so good. $15 gets you fish n’chips and a drink; proceeds to Ronald Macdonald House and Santa’s Anonymous. From 11am-2pm or until they sell out.
ramen lovers unite at metro cinema to view come back anytime
Self-taught ramen master Masamoto Ueda and his wife Kazuko have run their Tokyo ramen shop, Bizentei for more than 40 years, building a community with their devoted customers. The friends venture out on weekends, across the Japanese countryside, to harvest pears, bamboo shoots and wild mountain yams. The doc Come Back Anytime is a story about the ramen, the Bizentei community and what happens next. See it at 1pm, Sunday, August 7 at Metro Cinema (8712 109 Street). The screening features an intro by Kasey Ramen’s Allen Gao, creator of Edmonton ramen pop-ups and take-home kits. For an extra delicious experience, come early to score tix for the next Kasey Ramen pop-up on August 14/15.
prairie on the plate at glasshouse
Taste Alberta’s Prairie on the Plate dining series is back at Glasshouse Kitchen Bar (101 Riel Drive, St. Albert, 780-651-7361). The dinner series celebrates Alberta flavours. Chef Doreen Prie’s menu includes lentils, pork and chicken, summer veg and berries. Three courses, $65, optional wine pairing with each course is $20, 5:30 pm, Thursday, August 11. Tix.
feast on the field is back!
Support seniors in care at the 7th annual Feast on the Field. The long table dinner on the field at Commonwealth features down-home cooking by some terrific local chefs—Serge Belair, Edmonton Convention Centre; Steve Buzak, Royal Glenora Club; Andrew Cowan and Matt Phillips, Northern Chicken; Peter Keith, Meuwly’s Artisan Food Market; David Omar, MarQuise Hospitality and Vikram Redgaonkar, Highlands Golf Club. The home-grown Prairie menu is simple and hearty. Don’t miss the pie bar. The fun starts at 5:30pm, Wednesday, August 17, buy tix (by August 15) here.
photo courtesy Capital Care Foundation
canteen is closing
Frank and Andrea Olson just announced that they are closing the wonderful Canteen (10522-124 Street, 780-485-6125, canteenyeg.ca). These superb restaurateurs cared for us for 25 years at the Red Ox Inn and another ten at Canteen. We’re happy to report that Canteen is open until September 18 AND the Olson’s are opening a new spot in Crestwood in 2023. Make a reso here.
recipe of the week: stone fruit slaw
This recipe is an easy way to enjoy the stone fruit you bought at the market, especially the not quite ripe peaches and nectarines, when you get tired of eating peaches over the sink. (That never happens, the season is so short, but think of this as a more civilized way to eat the stone fruit bounty.) Delicious as is, add burrata and a squeeze of lemon juice to up the ante.
