chinatown dining week starts January 18
Enjoy $10 and $20 menus at over 24 different businesses during Chinatown Dining Week, January 18-28. Chinatown Dining Week showcases the wide variety of cuisine offered in Edmonton’s Chinatown—dumplings, pho, green onion cakes, noodles, rice dishes, bánh mì, vegan dishes, hot pots, Korean fare, pizza and Italian sandwiches. Some of the spots are new and others, like Kim Fat, have been offering delicious food for over three decades. See all the menus and learn about each spot here then get yourself down to Chinatown for some great food. Dine in or take out.
bordeaux lovers! xavier milhade dinner at rge rd next friday
The Milhade family has made wine on the right bank of Bordeaux for four generations. Xavier Milhade oversees the family’s Château Recougne and Château Boutisse with his son, Marc, a leader of the younger generation in Saint-Émilion. Marc’s sister Elodie and her husband Julien operate Château Tour Bayard, in Montagne-saint- Émilion. Special guest at the RGE RD dinner is Thibaut Quemener, the international face of Milhade—a fine wine connoisseur, particularly of Bordeaux, who brings valuable expertise to Milhade Wines. We look forward to his stories and expertise. A reception with hors d’oeuvres and wine is followed by four courses by the RGE RD team, led by exec chef Blair Lebsack, with four spectacular wines, 6:30pm, Friday, January 19. Tix: $159/p all in. Buy by Friday, January 10 and receive a 10 per cent discount with the code FARMFRIEND.
gala for the stollery is next weekend!
The Edmonton City Club’s Charity Gala for the Stollery starts at 5:30 on Friday, January 19, third floor Pendennis Building, 9660 Jasper Avenue. Enjoy a terrific three-course meal by Ernest’s exec chef Rylan Krause, dancing, silent auction and charity fun casino. Tix from $125/p+, call Teresa at 780-474-3411 or email events@edmontoncityclub.com.
buy your west coast seeds and support the green & gold
A cold winter day is the perfect time to be thinking about seeds for your garden. The Green & Gold Community Garden does a fundraiser with the bountiful and high-quality WWest Coast Seeds every year, with over 700 flower, vegetable and herb seeds on offer. (Note: LT455A Super Gourmet Salad Blend is fantastic grown in a pot). Order via the link and 40 per cent of the packet price goes to the Green & Gold, Edmonton’s volunteer-run garden at the University Farm. Order seeds for pick-up in March in time for planting. The seed sale runs January 15-31.
recipe of the week: heart of the home’s cosy lasagna
It’s gonna be cold this weekend. Why not stay home and make lasagna?
