check out la mesa
Popped into La Mesa (4620 99 Street, 587-524-8780, https://lamesarestaurant.ca) for lunch. It’s a new venture by Bodega veterans and its Filipino flavour-focused menu is worth your time. Highlights—the delicious mango and tomato salad, the grilled chicken and the flan with its subtle lime note. So good, and right now they have a special two-course lunch deal available. Can’t wait to go back for dinner to dive into the well-chosen (and well-priced) wine list. Check it out!
haskap festival is this saturday!
Have a lovely day in the country at the Bloom Haskap Festival at Rosy Farms. All the info and tix here.
darling wine club: rosé
Taste the wines of summer at the next Darling Wine Club, 3pm, Sunday, May 31. Learn what appeals to your palate via different styles of pink wine from several regions and grapes. Four wines plus some snacks to pair, $50.
art of the rockies, in the rockies
The Lodge at Bow Lake is opening their season with The Art at Bow Lake: an evening with Terri Kelly Moyers, John Moyers and Lisa Christensen, 5:30 pm, Tuesday, June 2. Tix: $130/p, includes dinner and the reception. (If you are staying at the lodge, the opening and dinner are already included.) See the art here.
ernie els dinner at monsoon
Taste the wines from the iconic Helderburg slopes in Stellenbosch made by legendary winemaker Louis Stryker at a dinner at Monsoon, 6:30pm, Wednesday, June 3. The wines poured run the gamut from the delicious Ken Forrester Sparklehorse bubble to the Ernie Els Proprietor’s Blend, a toothsome Cab, Shiraz and Merlot blend, paired with the beef vindaloo (yum). Curious about the philosophy and vineyards? Watch the video by Louis Stryker here. Tix: $110/p all in.
a new knife for dad at bella casa
Wüsthof knives are now coming in a host of new colours. We especially like the Fresh Rosemary and it’s on promo at Balla Casa (9646-142 Street, 780-437-4190) for Father’s Day. The six-inch Chef’s knife is on sale for $152 (regular price is $190.) Lovely!
from the wild dinner at rge rd
RGE RD welcomes forager Kevin Kossowan, 6pm, Thursday, June 11, for a multi-course dinner featuring wild plants, mushrooms and other foraged treasures. Tix: $195/p all in.
take and bake for father’s day from a cappella
Wow! A Cappella’s Father’s Day Take & Bake is an old-fashioned cookout style menu—mac n’cheese, roasted brussels, Prairie slaw, roasted street corn with lime and feta, and a choice of two meat entrees (smoked brisket, baby back ribs or roast chicken). Also, sides: warm potato salad, bbq pit beans and Key Lime pie. Pre-order by Friday, June 12, call 780-454-2642, or visit here. Free curbside pickup or delivery ($18) too.
the marc’s poulet & cuvée
Fried chicken and Champagne are one of life’s little pleasures. Enjoy it at The Marc’s Poulet & Cuvée, Friday, June 12. Book your reso here.
recipe of the week: grilled aspargus with parmesan shavings
Grilling brings out the earthy sweetness of asparagus. Fat spears are best, less likely to fall through the grates.
