haunted pumpkin festival at prairie gardens
Lots in store for the family at the Haunted Pumpkin Festival this Saturday—build a scarecrow, play pumpkin checkers or pumpkin bowling at the Pumpkin Corn-i-val, visit the goats at the Petting Farm, take a train or a tractor wagon ride. Scream through the Haunted House, get your face painted. All this and breakfast! The Fall Harvest Breakfast includes an apple cider mocktail, pancakes with pumpkin spice Chantilly cream, scrambled eggs, smoked sausage, dilly garlic potatoes and maple-glazed pumpkin scones. Tix for both am and pm sittings: $69/adults, kid’s tickets available too. After breakfast, stay as long as you like. Prairie Gardens is open until 6pm.
find the ghosts at bountiful farmers’ market
Ten ghosts are hiding throughout the market, and they need your help (if you are under 12) finding them, Saturday, October 31, from 9am-4pm. Every hour, three successful ghost hunters will win a market voucher; pop by the info booth to learn how to participate. Let the ghost hunting begin.
early bird prices for holiday tourtière at chartier
Order your Chartier Tourtière by November 1 and save 20 per cent. The luscious and hearty meat pie is not only a taste of old Quebec, it feeds six-eight people generously and comes frozen, ready to pop into the oven. Choose when you want to pick up and scratch that off your holiday-to-do list.
is it too early to talk about christmas gifts? not if it’s chocolate
Delavoye Chocolate Maker debuts Trio, a monthly experience of three bean-to-bar chocolate bars—a single origin, an inclusion and a trial bar no one else has tasted—for an entire year. The trial bar is an experiment from the workshop and if you give feedback, you can help shape what they do next. There are only 100 spots available; if you have chocolate aficionados on your list, don’t delay.
italian centre shops gift card offer until november 6
Buy ICS gift cards for your list by November 6 and enjoy a bonus gift card. Or, peruse the wide variety of gift baskets available—who doesn’t like a big basket of delicious Italian treats for the holidays?
jdag is friday, november 6
Celebrate JDag, the Danish Christmas beer release day, at Three Vikings Pub, where they will be tapping casks of both Longroof’s Julbryg (Christmas beer) and Trial & Ales’ spontaneous fermentation version at 11:30am. Along with the beers, expect a Danish-inspired dish featuring Esrom (pungent Danish cheese) and a fantastic band from 8pm. Wear your blue Santa hat and let’s get the season started.
radford dale wine dinner at RGE Rd
Radford Dale wines reflect the uncompromising vison of its founders Ben Radford and Alex Dale—to make wine that truly reflects where it’s grown, in the mountainous sub-regions in Stellenbosch, Elgin and Perderberg in Swartland— by following organic principles to respect the soil and the fruit and not interfering. Taste these exceptional wines alongside a custom menu by chef Lebsack’s team and meet co-founder Alex Dale, 6pm, Tuesday, November 10. Tix: $185/p all in.
truffle dinner at sorrentino’s downtown
Enjoy a five-course menu by exec chef Alberto Alboreggia, featuring both black truffle and the prized Alba white truffle, paired with beautiful wines from Sicily, Tuscany and the Veneto, imported by Vendemmia, at the 26th Annual Truffle dinner at Sorrentino’s Downtown, 6pm, Thursday, November 19. Tix: $199/p++.
recipe of the week: bette davis eyes
Bette Davis Eyes, our fave Halloween recipe courtesy Boursin and Antoni Porowski. This one’s for the adults—a delicious little appie to have with drinks or a glass of wine while handing out sugary treats. You could use red chile- or red pepper-stuffed olives instead of grapes, to give a spooky red pupil effect.
