festa primavera is this weekend!
Little Italy’s celebration of spring is this Saturday, May 23, from noon-4pm. Enjoy music, flowers, yoga showcase, a cannoli tasting and kids crafts at the Piazza, 10831 95 Street.
terroir fermentation master class with linda o’flynn
At Fu’s Repair Shop, after the Terroir Trolley adventures. Doors 8:30pm—Irish cocktail and fermentation specialist Linda O’Flynn’s Masterclass is followed by a Cocktail Black Box competition. Free, but you need to register.
pêhonân: four homelands, one table
Join me at the Terroir Signature dinner Pêhonân: FOUR Homelands, One Table, at Paperbirch in the Old Strathcona Farmers’ Market, 6pm, Friday, May 29. Expect to be wowed—indigenous chef Shane Chartrand is joined by chefs Lindsay Porter, Victor Hugo and Ari Miller (from Philadelphia’s Poi Dog and Post Haste) to explore food and culture. The chefs will use bison as their starting point and, through seasonal and local ingredients, cultural practices and their own unique culinary voices, create some unforgettable dishes. See you there! Tix: $150/p+.
fuge cheddar smokies are delicious
Fuge Sausage is featuring their toothsome Cheddar Smokie, featuring Alberta pork and hefty chunks of cheddar cheese. Gluten-free, fully-cooked and ready for the grill, the pan or to roast. Giddy-up!
bloom haskap fest at rosy farms
Enjoy a day at Rosy Farms amid the blooming haskap bushes with orchard tours, sound and mediation journey, yoga, and fun activities for kids, including the Haskateer Games, 10-4pm, Saturday, May 30. Featured speakers include Andrew Rosychuk (Rosy Farms), Jenny Berkensbosch (Sundog Farm) and Holly St-Amand (Integrate Massage and Wellness). Bring a picnic lunch or buy a Lakeside Farms cheese plate featuring seven Alberta cheeses. Find all the details and buy tix.
taste tequila at chartier’s sunday spirit club
Chartier’s Sunday Spirit Club is happening at 4pm, Sunday, May 31. Enjoy a feature cocktail, and three distinct tequilas all paired with a delicious bite. Tix: $55/p.
the countryside art tour rides again
Join artist (and farmer) Jenny Berkenbosch and over a dozen other artists during the Countryside Art Tour near Gibbons, June 6 and 7, from 10am-4pm. Find a wide assortment of ceramics, clayworks, painting and photography at over five studios.
recipe of the week: asparagus tart
Easy peasy and so delicious—puff pastry, cheese and asparagus, that’s it.
