feed the soul dining week starts friday!
The inaugural Feed the Soul Dining Week was the bomb last year, introducing the exciting flavours of the African diaspora. It’s back with more soulfully delicious dishes and even more places to discover. Check out Café Caribbean (Trinidadian doubles) and Sauce Modern Caribbean (Lindeal’s Roti Platter) or Jamaican patties at Lloyd’s Patty Distro, Jamaican Jerk Shak or Cocktails and Jerk. More importantly, the week showcases not only the amazing dishes and flavours but also the creative work of Black-owned hospitality establishments all over town—food retailers, makers and restos. Find all the participants here and plan to eat some really great food!
taste ceder’s at the italian centre shops
Three more opportunities to taste the delicious Ceder’s non-alcoholic spirits: Saturday, February 3, from 11 until 2pm at the Italian Centre Shop West (17010 90 Avenue); Saturday, February 10 from noon until 3pm at the Italian Centre Shop South (5028 104A Street) and Saturday, February 17 from noon until 3pm at the Italian Centre Shop Sherwood Park (8005 Emerald Drive). Check it out
galentine’s cookies & tacos monday night!
Celebrate friendship with savoury tacos and tasty treats at the Galentine’s Cookies & Tacos event, Monday, February 5 at El Mero Mero Taqueria (12223 156 Street). You and a pal will learn to decorate four galentine’s sugar cookies with Abby from Amorcito Sweets, as well as a special cocktail and an order of pink galentine’s tacos (your choice of filling). And, take home your own decorating kit. Tix: $161.08/2+.
sorrentino’s viva espana dinner with william bincoletto
Enjoy a delicious four-course dinner by exec chef Alberto Alboreggia with four wines specially chosen by guest somm William Bincoletto of Vines Wine Merchants, 6:30pm, Tuesday, February 6, at Sorrentino’s Century Park (2345 111 Street). Tix: $95/p++.
thank you for your tomatotop100 nominations!
Nominations for the Tomato top100 are now closed. Look for the 2024 Tomato Top100 online and in our March/April edition March 1.
recipe of the week: chef andrew fung’s pork and pak choi dumpling
Andrew Fung, exec chef and co-owner of Nineteen restaurants shares his recipe for classic Lunar New Year pork dumplings.
