| If you have not yet checked out the entire Tomato Top 100, the city’s best sandwiches, brunches, pasta plus cookies, cocktails and charcuterie boards, it’s all here: https://thetomato.ca/tomatoquarantwo/top-100/the-4th-annual-top-100 |
| There are a few seats left for a fabulous dinner at Rge Rd (10643 123 Street, 780-447-4577, rgerd.ca) with Don Triggs, proprietor of the Okanagan’s Culmina Family Estate,Tuesday May 3. Call to book. |
Taste the music. Hear the food.Don’t miss Canmore Uncorked, April 6-17, jam-packed with gastronomic events with typical Canmore sporty style, including April 7, Long Table Dinner; April 8, Whiskey & Spirits Fest; April 9, Beer Festival; April 15, Culinary Symphony with Quartetto Galato; April 16, Wine Fest. Find all the info at www.tourismcanmore.com/canmore-uncorked. |
 click to zoom We love the Bender Kulina Riesling for its juicy minerality, depth of flavour and lovely fresh acidity. We especially like it with Seoul Fried Chicken. Under @$20 at better wine shops. |
| Chef Brad Smoliak thinks of southern cooking when April rolls around. Maybe it’s the Masters on TV or that Alberta’s golf season will be starting soon, or maybe it’s just because southern food is so darn good. Whatever the reason, April classes at Kitchen by Brad offer a little southern comfort: baked ham with apple butter ‘pot licker’ sauce; corn bread featuring blue corn meal; fantastic mashed sweet potatoes; ham and bean soup with spotted prawns from BC’s coast and a southern praline Bourbon cake. Classes are $135/pp+GST, Tuesday April 19 at 6:30pm and Saturday April 9 and April 30, starting at 12:30pm. To register: info@kitchenbybrad.ca or call 780-757-7704. |
| Edmonton author and part-time Naramata resident Jennifer Cockrall-King has written a glorious book called Food Artisans of the Okanagan (TouchWood Editions, $24.95). In it she profiles over 125 growers and producers of craft food and drink including chefs, farmers, cheesemakers, butchers, foragers, beekeepers, distillers and craft brewers, in both the Okanagan and Similkamen valleys. Complete with maps, lists of farmers’ markets, shops, farm gate markets and fruit stands, this book will become your indispensable guide to food in this verdant part of the country. It’s marvelous! In bookstores April 5; at 7pm Wednesday, April 13, join Jennifer at Audreys Books for the launch.
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| Upcoming at Get Cooking (MacEwan, 11050 104 Avenue, 780-934-8058, getcookingedmonton.com); April 20, 6pm, Swine & Dine dinner with chef Doreen Prei and Irving’s Farm Fresh, $95. To book visit getcookingedmonton.com/class-list.
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| The Italian Centre Shops (10878 95 Street, 780-424-4869; 5028 104A Street, 780-989 4869; 17010 90 Avenue, 780-454 4869, italiancentre.ca) offer several new items in their house-made Massimo’s Cucina Italiana line: pasta sauces including a hearty Bolognese made with the Messenger Meats Piemontese beef; a bright tomato sauce and a creamy béchamel. Try the chicken noodle or minestrone soup, and satisfying one-dish salads. Chef Renata Berlingo heads up the Cucina Italiana program; here she is with chef Vittorio Colacitti.
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| Pampa Brazilian Steakhouse’s (9929 109 Street, 780-756-7030, pampasteakhouse.com) five-year anniversary celebrations continue with weekly promotions. Check the website for what’s up this week. Their splendid five-year anniversary party garnered proceeds to the Youcan Youth Services charity. |
| Unwined Fine Wine, Spirits & Ales (#2, 512 St. Albert Trail, 780-458-4777 and #203 Edmonton City Centre, 10205-101 Street, 780-421-0015, unwined.biz) spring sessions of the Accidental Sommelier Series Wine Fundamentals. The sessions are at the St. Albert store, 7:30pm, Tuesday nights, $20/p. Chenin Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc and Merlot will be compared on April 22. |
| How Volunteers Are Feeding Refugees in Greece, One Makeshift Kitchen at a Time: http://www.eater.com |
