chefs rule!
Edmonton’s Great Kitchen Party, last night at the Edmonton Convention Centre, sported a sold-out crowd sampling delicious food and wines. Chef Doreen Prei’s (Glasshouse Kitchen+Bar) new wave surf and turf was the People’s Choice Winner; Holly Holt’s (She Cooks) exceptional smoked bison dish garnered third place; Lindsay Porter’s (The Common) second place mushroom spring roll was inspired by an omelette she had in Vancouver’s Chinatown. The gold medal winner? Chef Serge Belair (Edmonton Convention Centre) with an exquisite and surprising dessert based on the pears from his backyard. Dreaming about that blue cheese ice cream. Chef Belair will represent Edmonton at the Canadian Culinary Championships in Ottawa, Feb 3-5. Kitchen Party raises money for youth ($17 million in the past 16 years) including SpiritNorth, an organization that improves the health and well-being of Indigenous youth and E4C. Congratulations chefs!
From left: chefs Holly Hunt (She Cooks) bronze; Serge Belair (ECC) gold; Lindsay Porter (The Common) silver.
more garlic please
Curious about growing garlic? Learn how to plant, harvest and store garlic with Farmer Mandy during Garlic Daze at The Gathering Place Co-Op (960120, AB-831, Waskatenau), 4pm, Saturday, October 29. The Gathering Place is a nifty restaurant/ farmers market/co-op organized by a group of local farmers. Check it out!
good goods co has a new location
Good Goods Co (10330 82 Avenue), the locally-owned shop that carries lots of cool stuff from small, purpose-driven, Canadian brands, has moved to a new location right on Whyte. The grand opening is this weekend, Saturday, 10am-4pm, and Sunday, noon-5pm. They will have a photog on site taking portraits—click here for a free ticket for the photo. Come for the bagels and the photos and check out their new lines.
chef doreen prei + somm stacey jo strombecky = great food & drink
Enjoy five delicious courses by chef Doreen Prei paired with five exceptional Piemontese wines chosen by sommelier Stacey-Jo Strombecky from the 2851Selections portfolio. At the Glasshouse Kitchen and Bar (101 Riel Drive, St Albert, 780-651-7361, glasshousekitchenbar.com) 6pm, Thursday, November 3. Tix, 4125+/p.
tomato top100: green onion cake man’s green onion cake
Edmonton’s fave fast food, the green onion cake, by the master, Siu To. Get yourself up to 118 Avenue for lunch.
recipe of the week: bette davis eyes
Eyeballs anyone? A Halloween recipe for you.
Photo courtesy Boursin
