just how big is that pumpkin at bountiful?
You have until Sunday, October 29 to guess the weight of the giant Riverbend Gardens pumpkin. It’s a biggie. View the pumpkin and make your guess at the ballot box near the stage at the Bountiful Market, 3696 97 Street.
halloween for grown ups: taste whisky at sherbrooke
Taste several expression of Scotch whisky with Céline Tetu, brand manager Elixer Distillers, 7pm, Tuesday, October 31 at the Sherbooke Tasting Room, 11819 St Albert Trail. Tix: $35++.
>it’s j-day at three vikings on November 3
Don’t you love a country that celebrates the first Christmas beer? That’s what the Danes do on November 3, the Danish holiday based on Tuborg’s release of Julbryg (Christmas beer). Three Vikings (10713 124 Street) makes this an Alberta thing, with Longroof Brewing’s second annual Julbryg. It will be tapped at Three Vikings at noon, served with a fun J-Day platter. (Longroof taps another keg at 3pm at the brewery on the same day). Skol!
prairie cooking at the gathering place
Don’t miss this: Prairie: A Night with Twyla Campbell at The Gathering Place Co-Op (60120 AB-831, Waskatenau) 6pm, Saturday, November 4. Twyla is the co-author of the excellent Prairie: Seasonal Farm-Fresh Recipes Celebrating the Canadian Prairies. Chef Neil will be preparing several recipes from the book for a lavish buffet dinner. Tix: $50-$80.
festival of cheese at the italian centre little italy
Taste outstanding French, Swiss and Italian cheeses at the Festival of Cheese, 6-9pm, Tuesday, November 7 at the Italian Centre Shop, Little Italy (10878 95 Street). Enjoy wine and beer pairings, formaggio-forward eats (mushroom arancini served with Asiago Fresco, flatbreads topped with fresh ricotta, mortadella and pistachios and fresh figs with crumbled Gorgonzola) interactive cheese stations and the cracking of a giant Asiago. This is an opportunity to taste fine cheese and support the University Hospital Foundation, don’t miss it! Tix: $135++.
truchard vineyards dinner at rge rd november 8
The Napa Valley’s Truchard Vineyards occupies a special place in the heart and minds and cellars of wine lovers. Tony and Jo Ann Truchard built up a vineyard parcel of over 400 acres in the southern part of Napa, now known as Carneros. They were early proponents of the Carneros AVA, knowing how remarkable the area was, and, in 1989, started making estate wine. Their son, Anthony Truchard II, is the general manager and the featured guest at the dinner. Five courses by the superb RGE RD kitchen team, paired with five wines, 6:30pm, Wednesday, November 8. Tix: $185.
masi wine dinner at ernest’s at nait
Ernest’s, the Dining Room at NAIT (10701 118 Avenue) holds the Masi Wine Dinner, 6pm, Friday, November 10. Enjoy four courses paired with iconic Masi wines with special guest James Bourne. Tix: $110+, email twright@nait.ca or call 780 471-8685.
tomato top100: sugar & spiced lemon tarts
In the sea of mediocre lemon tarts clamouring for your attention, Sugar & Spiced Baked Goods’ rendition rises above.
recipe of the week: chef winnie chen’s apple crisp
Banish this week’s chill and gloom with chef Winnie Chen’s warming apple crisp.
