workshop and hayloft valentine’s day dinners
Workshop (2003 91 Street, 780-705-2205) has a superb four-course menu plus amuse bouche and mignardaise to send you home on a sweet note. It’s sold out on February 14 but available Feb. 10-13. Tix: $94/p, reserve here. Hayloft (639 Cameron Heights, 780-249-0637) is offering an exceptional five-course menu starting with oysters and premium seating, February 10-13. Tix: $198/2. The a la carte menu is also available at both restaurants too.
find your lost love in little Italy
It’s a case of perduto amore (lost love!) in Little Italy. Hunt along 95 Street and in Giovanni Caboto Park on February 14 for lost love hearts. Each AMORE HEART can be exchanged (same day only, from 10-5pm) for a free rose at Zocalo, surprise gifts from the Violets Shop, gift cards at Paper Birch Books or sweet treats from Spinelli’s Caffé.
burger it forward until february 28
Canada Beef’s national campaign Burger it Forwards aims to add more protein to Food Bank offerings. Alberta Beef Producers is donating $2,500 to both Calgary and Edmonton’s Food Banks to purchase ground beef, and 19 restaurants Edmonton, Red Deer, Calgary, Canmore, Cochrane and Medicine Hat offer a special burger for the campaign. Have a toothsome mushroom swiss burger at Three Vikings; The Hangover at Jack’s Burger Shack; the So Gouda at the High Level Diner and the Big McD at Oilburgers in the 5th Street Food Hall. For all the burgers and info visit here.
cinema in the park—yes, it’s outside!
Check out all the films that help us find the glory in the coldest season, February 10-19 in Hawrelak Park. Check out the The International Festival of Winter Cinema schedule. And, there is a party to warm us up, in the Silver Skate big tent, on February 13, with VJ Kalli Melenius of Free Bird Entertainment.
want to eat your five a day? register for your csa now!
Both Sundog Organic Farm and Riverbend Gardens have opened their pre-registration for summer CSA programs. What’s a CSA? Community supported agriculture—you pre-pay for the home-grown veg you will enjoy all summer long. This allows farms to get the money when they need it, at the start of the season, to buy seed and supplies. That’s it in a nutshell, but each farm and program are a bit different. Visit here for Riverbend details and here for Sundog details.
chef takeover 5th street food hall in support of in the weeds
Meuwly’s chefs Peter Keith and Myles Fedun take over 5th St Food Hall on February 20 for a special six-course dinner. The special dinner is in support of In the Weeds, an organization dedicated to mental health for hospitality. The night is sold out, email here to join the wait list. Please continue to support In The Weeds, they do great work.
monkey business dinner features rioja wines
Join David Piera, export director for Spanish wine producer CVNE, 6pm, Wednesday, February 22 at the Glass Monkey (5842 111 Street) five delicious courses with five exceptional wines. Tix: $89++. Or call Janine at 780-760-2228 to reserve.
tomato top100: hom kitchen’s khao soi
This spot in the 5th Street Food Hall makes the most delicious northern Thai chicken curry soup. Hearty and warming, everything you want on a dreary February day.
recipe of the week chicken pot pie
Leftover roast chicken is gold. Use it to make a straightforward chicken pot pie.
