cherry season
Loving the BC cherry bounty? Once you are tired of eating them out of hand and having cherry pit-spitting contests, it’s time to make some cherry vinegar. Plus Cherry Soda and The Best Manhattan Ever.
grill chill
There is no one better around the grill than chef Brad Smoliak of Kitchen by Brad (10130 105 Street, 780-757-7704 kitchenbybrad.ca). Take a Grilling and Chilling Class, with beverages by Eau Claire Distillery and Alley Kat; Wednesdays, July 12 and July 19, 6:30pm or Saturday, July 22 at12:30pm, $145/p+. Book at kitchenbybrad.ca.
masterchef finalist pop up at prairie noodle
Just reading this menu makes me hungry. Meet Masterchef Canada finalist Mai Nguyen at a pop up at the Prairie Noodle Shop (10350 124 Street, prairienoodleshop.ca), Monday, July 17. TIX: $75/+, 780 705-1577, two seatings.
you won’t want to miss this
Looking forward to this! Meet winemaker Virginia Wilcock of Margaret River’s Vasse Felix Winery at a dinner at The Glass Monkey (5842 111 Street) Wednesday, July 19. One of the most respected winemakers working today anywhere and winemaker of the year several times over, Virginia is intent on exploring Margaret River’s unique terroir. Call for tix: 780-760-2228
eat yer veggies, drink yer wine
Love vegetables? Consider the Eat Yer Veggies – Drink Yer Wine dinner at Canteen (10522 124 Street, 780-485-6125, canteenyeg.ca), Tuesday, July 25. Sean O’Connor (chef, Red Ox Inn), Ryan O’Connor (chef, Canteen) and Frank Olson (owner of both) will cook two courses each in a dinner celebrating peak season summer vegetables, inspired by chef Jeremy Fox’s book On Vegetables. Wine with each course, $125/p all in. Only 50 tix available, so don’t delay. TIX: https://www.eventbrite.ca
get this on your radar
The Culinary Lab series with chef David Leeder continues on Saturday, August 26 with a roof top dinner party for 150. Top chefs from across the country (Christie Peters, Saskatoon; Ned Bell, Vancouver; Ryan O’Flynn, Calgary and Mandel Hitzer, Winnipeg) create a five-course meal, with three wine pairings (Or, think of it this way, five simultaneous dinner parties for 30 people, twice.) Wow, this is going to be fun. Two seatings, music till midnight, rain or shine, on Manulife’s roof top terrace. TIX, $150/p, davidleeder.com/culinary-lab-series.