easter brunch at the royal glenora
This Easter Brunch is an extravaganza. What a menu! Over a dozen salads, charcuterie, seafood, omelette station, Alberta beef, Irvings ham, eggs benny and scrambled, bacon, potatoes, French toast, chicken and salmon, plus fresh baking and a sweets table. Sunday, March 31, with 10 am or 12:30 pm seatings. Tix: $65.95/p++, Children $32.95/p++. Book here.
tapas at toro pop-up
Urban Diner, next door to Partake, (12427 102 Avenue, urbandiner.com) becomes Toro, a Spanish-style tapas bar on weekends. Enjoy hot and cold tapas, cocktails and a selection of Spanish wine, Thursdays from 5-10pm and Friday, Saturdays from 5-11 pm, for a limited time.¡Buen provecho!
monkey biz dinner with chile’s vina chocalan
Enjoy five courses with five wines at the next Monkey Business Dinner at The Glass Monkey (5842 111 Street, 780-429-2828, http://theglassmonkey.ca). Special guest is Vina Chocolan’s Luis Andrade, Thursday, April 4, at 6 pm. Tix: $100/p+.
celebrate 20 years of tantalus with okanagan sunset grazing
Join chef Mark Filatow of Kelowna’s Waterfront Wines and Tantalus winemaker David Paterson for a wander through the vineyards at Tantalus. Special back vintage selections will be available by the glass to enjoy along with some delicious food and live music, 6:30 to 8:30 pm, Sunday, April 14. Tix: $65/p++
here’s to 32 years of eat, drink, stink!
Did you know that the Sorrentinos’ Garlic Fest has raised $5,895,000 for The Stollery Children’s Hospital, The Lois Hole Hospital, The Campaign for Prostate Health, The Buchanan Parkinson’s Centre, and Sorrentino’s Compassion House? Wow! This year, the 32nd Annual Garlic Fest supports Alberta Lung’s Breathing Space facility, the first of its kind in Canada. Garlic Fest Wine Dinner Week starts Tuesday, April 9 at Sorrentino’s Century Park. Each dinner, with exec chef Alberto Alboreggia, features wines from the Chloe Wine Collection, along with guest somm Dwayne Bayda. Sorrentino’s West dinner is Thursday, April 10, Tuesday, April 16 at Sorrentino’s Downtown and Wednesday, April 17, at Sorrentino’s Stony Plain. Find all the Garlic Fest happenings and events (including cooking classes, Big Garlic night and the Mini Stomp) here.
recipe of the week: chef daniel costa’s grattini in brodo
The extra steps—making chicken stock and the grattini pasta—pay off in flavour and texture. A wonderful Good Friday project.
