panettone at the italian centre shops
Don’t forget that it’s panettone season at the Italian Centre Shops. These festive sweet breads are the Italian equivalent of fruitcake. Enjoy as is, toasted with butter or in a delicious bread pudding, a sweet treat for holiday mornings. Find David Lebovitz’s recipe here.
beb’s last bake of the year
Need bagels for Christmas morning? Pre-order your Beb’s Bagels today for pick-up Saturday at Meuwly’s.
attention last minute shoppers
Check out all the wonderful ideas for hosts, for cocktail lovers, bakers, animal lovers and for the kids at Heart of the Home (12539 102 Avenue, 780-705-4928). Bonus? Christmas-themed items are on sale!
alberta avenue night market holiday edition this weekend
It’s all about winter fun, hot drinks and tasty food from the Avenue this weekend at the free, family-friendly Alberta Avenue Night Market Holiday Edition. Walk or sled down the Ave to complete the Alberta Avenue Scavenger Hunt, roast chestnuts with Battista or test out a new game at Pe Metawe Games. December 22, from 4pm-8pm; December 23 and 24, noon-8pm. Check it out!
the gift for meat lovers
Meuwly’s Meat Camp would make an excellent gift for all the meat lovers in your life—a two-day, interactive workshop with meat butchery, sausage making and cooking demos. Also: cleaning and curing fish, deboning and smoking ham, and the perfect sous-vide cuts, Saturday, January 7 and Sunday, January 8. All the deets.
biera holiday market on now!
Beers, breads, cheeses and charcuterie, find it at the Biera Holiday market, in Ritchie and online!
last chance for a delicious meuwly’s ham
There are a few toothsome Meuwly’s smoked hams available for this holiday season. Thinking about a delicious ham sammie on New Year’s day? Order here
have a glass monkey nye
Enjoy four courses at the Glass Monkey 5842 111 Street, 780-760-2228, theglassmonkey.ca). There are some seatings still available. Great value too, $79/p++. Add wine pairings (the owner is a wine guy so you know they will be good) for $49/p++.
italian wine with filipino food? yes!
Find out for yourself at the Amici dell’Enotria dinner on Monday, January 22. Enjoy a delicious menu from the team at Filistix with a selection of Italian wines, including a rare wine from Alto Piemonte. All the deets
gift of the week: lakrid’s
This Danish all-natural liquorice is supremely indulgent, a special treat. Christmas-only flavours include the Frosty Mint; our perennial fave is the Passion Fruit. Find at the Italian Centre Shops and some specialty food retailers
tomato top100: sugared&spiced’s lemon tart
Popping into Sugared&Spiced (Rear-10334 82 Avenue, in the alley, directly south of the Old Strathcona Farmers Market, sugaredandspiced.ca) near Christmas is like walking into Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory and Santa’s workshop combined. Pre-orders are closed for the holidays, but take your chances with what’s on offer—it will be amazing!
recipe of the week: chef downey’s brussels sprouts with pickled onions and blue cheese
Easy technique and so delicious, even non-blue cheese lovers love this. Use a good one—Bleu l’Ermite, Bleu Bénédictin and Castle Blue are three lovely Canadian blues.
