all the plants at zocalo!
The bedding plants are out in full force at Zocalo and the How to Grow Tomatoes class is tonight at 6:30pm! Register for Tomatoes or next week’s Growing Veggies Talk here.
the downtown market opens this saturday
The Downtown Farmers’ Market on 104 Street opens for the season this Saturday with over 35 vendors. New this year is hands-on workshops with the Alberta Craft Council. For vendors and other info visit here.
brio bakery mill creek is now open
Check out the new Brio Bakery, right next door to Darling at 9614 Whyte Avenue. Open Wednesday-Friday until 3pm, Fri and Sat until 4pm.
bella casa wants to help us sleep better
Find great deals on bedding from Designers Guild, Cuddle Down until May 30, and 15 per cent off St Geneve Bedding this week.
long weekend blooms on 7 seedling sale
Looking for something different for your garden? Check out Blooms on 7’s Seedling Sale, Saturday, May 23-Sunday, May 24 from 10am-4pm. Look for Canadian-bred zinnias in unusual colours, ruffly lisianthus and ranunculus and other hard-to-find bedding plants, as well as pretty fillers and some perennials. Check it out!
peruvian filipino pop-up at boa & hare
Chefs Anna Liezl and Josh Nhan are taking over Boa & Hare (10520 97 Street) for a tasty pop up featuring Filipino and Peruvian food, 8pm-10pm, May 23 and 24. Yum! Tix: $10/++.
merlot, pinot and the movies: a sideways experience
Color de Vino is screening Sideways, 6pm-9:30pm Tuesday, May 26 at a fun event at the Metro Cinema. The movie, which brought a new perspective to both Pinot and Merlot will be a rewatch for some and a new discovery for others—let’s see what we think now. Your ticket includes a curated pre-movie tasting of Merlot and Pinots and the Metro’s delish popcorn, along with two glasses of wine to enjoy while you watch. Tix: $35.
all aboard the terroir trolley
Join chefs Winnie Chen (Fu’s Repair Shop), Tracy Little (Sauvage, Canmore) and Liana Robberecht (Calgary) along with cocktail impresarios Glaziem Garcia (Fu’s) and Linda O’Flynn (Cask, Ireland) for a fun event on the Highlevel Streetcar, Wednesday, May 27. A Terroir Signature Dinner event. Tix: $85++.
pierogies and pints? giddy-up!
Taste some delicious beers and learn the secrets to a great pierogi from the folks at DON’YA Ukraine’s Kitchen, at the Pierogies & Pints Cooking Class, 6pm-8pm, Tuesday, May 26 and June 23 at Leduc Brewing Company (4901 50 Avenue, Leduc). Tix: $50.
recipe of the week: shaved asparagus salad
Asparagus is here! Find at your local farmers’ market. Edgar’s is at Bountiful and Strathcona but you may find other local purveyors too. When the asparagus is this fresh and sweet, you don’t have to do very much— you don’t even need to cook it.
Elna Edgar in the asparagus field