catch some sun this long weekend on some of our fave patios
The Marc’s (9940 106 Street, 780-429-2828 http://www.themarc.ca) generous terrace is made jaunty with ropes of hanging lights. Cibo Bistro (11244 104 Street, 780-757-2426, cibobistro.com) has a few tables overlooking a garden, live la dolce vita. Nineteen (5940 Mullen Way, 780-395-1119, or 150 Bellerose Dr #104, St Albert, 780-569-1819, dinenineteen.com) has lovely patios with glass walls to cut the wind and blankets for chilly nights. Café Bicyclette’s (8627 91 Street, 587-524-8090, https://www.facebook.com/cafebicyclette) large patio is sunny and shady, private and spacious. The Sugarbowl’s (10922 88 Avenue, 780-433-8369, https://www.thesugarbowl.org) patio in the Bridge District is flower-bedecked, always a lineup, but worth the wait, especially for breakfast. The Glass Monkey’s (5842 111 Street, 780-760-2228, theglassmonkey.ca) intimate patio has heat lamps to ward off the late evening chill.
taste the burn of the otter
A special cask of 21-year old Highland single malt by the Blair Athol Distillery is available for pre-order at Aligra (8882 170 Street, 780-483-1083, http://www.aligrawineandspirits.com) The whisky is made from the Allt Dour (the burn of the otter) which flows from the foothills of the Grampians. Sounds delicious—cask strength, 53.8 per cent, $169 per bottle, under 60 bottles available, email grant@aligrawineandspirits.com for yours.
it’s wine dinner season
Fans of the premium Argentina producer Luigi Bosca will not want to miss this dinner at The Edmonton Country Club (6201 Country Club Road, 780-487-1150) Friday, September 8, 6:30pm, $90++. Tix, email alex.milic@edmontoncountryclub.com.
the last of the strawberries
Picked up some gorgeous BC strawberries at the market last week and made ice cream. Soon we won’t want to make ice cream (brrrr). https://thetomato.ca/tomatoquarantwo/recipes/ice-cream-daze
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