greek easter dinner pre orders ends today
Enjoy an authentic Greek Easter dinner—lamb or chicken, with appetizers, Greek salad, dessert and entertainment—organized by the Greek Orthodox Community of Edmonton (10831 124 Street), Sunday, April 20, 1pm. Ticket sales end tonight at 7pm. Tix: $50/p.
three vikings easter pre-order is on now!
Three Vikings is offering a lavish Easter turkey dinner with all the trimmings: apple, sage cranberry stuffing, roast carrots and parsnips, mashed potatoes with turkey gravy and cranberry sauce plus delicious carrot cake with cream cheese icing for dessert; $35/person. Order now for pick-up Saturday, April 19, email.
annual easter market this saturday
The annual Easter market by the Alberta Council of Ukrainian Arts is coming up this Saturday, April 12, at the ACUA Gallery & Artisan Boutique (10554 110 Street) from 11am-3pm. Find delicious food, pysanky and other handicrafts.
little fort road show and sell this sunday
Don’t miss this fun Easter-themed art+food+handcrafts event at the Little Fort Road Show and Sell—Dhart World (Dana Holst), Don’ya Ukraine’s Kitchen, Gather Textiles and Traceable Textiles—Sunday, April 13 from 11am-4pm.
good friday fish fry at sauce caribbean
Sauce Caribbean’s annual Good Friday Fish Fry, April 18, from 1:30-8pm is not to be missed. Reservations are a good idea, you don’t want to miss out on the salt fish.
taste rare whiskies at jpl
Join whisky experts Richard Urquhart (Gordon & MacPhail), James Bornn (Authentic Wine & Spirits), Andrew Ferguson (Kensington Wine Market), and Bryce Parsons and Brett Ireland (Maligne Distillery) at The Beast Whisky Weekend at the Jasper Park Lodge, April 25-27. This weekend is all about fine whisky and includes accommodation, whisky tastings, the Friday night Gala dinner and rare whisky pairing as well as breakfast and brunch champagne brunch. Visit here for all the details.
oh, what a night! at the johann strauss ball
Expect a lovely dinner and lots of amazing music at the Johann Strauss Ball—classical ballroom by the Edmonton Pops Orchestra; big band by C-Jam; live performances from the 2025 scholarship winners; a traditional polonaise performed by the Polonez Folk Art Ensemble; the world premiere of a Hungarian ballroom dance, and the musical highlight (and dancer’s favourite), the Quadrille from Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss, at midnight. It’s an amazing event which raises money for the Johann Strauss Foundation, started by four expat Austrian couples at the kitchen table in 1975. Since then 190 scholarships have been provided. For tickets, visit here
tomato top100: the butternut tree’s whipped ricotta
The Butternut Tree has reopened, just in time to try the outstanding whipped ricotta. Also beloved by nominators, the cod and the exceptional tasting menu.
recipe of the week: cindy’s paska bread
The Ukrainian Easter tradition is to prepare a basket of specific foods on Saturday (including Easter bread) which are taken to church the next day and blessed, then taken home to be eaten. Cindy Lazarenko’s family recipe for the paska makes it easy.
