last minute mother’s day
Good Goods Co offers a luscious Mother’s Day Gift Box chock full of fun things for your Mum—Wild Folk Mocktail, Roasti Coffee and Mother Earth Tea samplers; delicious Peace River Pineapple honey, biodegradable eye mask, hand lotion and dessert goodies. Order by Friday May 5 if you want it shipped anywhere in Canada, or by Wednesday, May 10, for delivery or pick up, $47.99, click here.
Sugared & Spiced has two delicious treats for Mother’s Day. Individual pavlovas (meringue) lavished with scratch-made passion fruit curd, Chantilly cream and fresh berries (best to order this for the day you plan to eat it), $15. The Dessert Box includes two tarts—lemon meringue and berries and cream and two cheesecakes—sweet and salty, topped with a salted caramel macaron and the white chocolate raspberry cheesecake, $28. Both items are pre-order only. Orders close Sunday, May 7.
charcuterie & wine with chef peter keith from meuwly’s
There are a few seats left for Meuwly’s Charcuterie & Wine on Monday, May 7 at EPIC 5th St (10344 105 Street), starting at 6:30pm. Chef Peter Keith will show us how to build an amazing board with cured meats, cheeses, condiments and crackers and talk about and taste which wines work best with charcuterie boards. Tix, $90+.
monkey business wine dinner at the glass monkey
Enjoy a Glass Monkey Monkey Business Wine Dinner, 6pm, Monday, May 15, featuring Niagara’s Henry of Pelham Family Estate Winery. Four delicious courses with five wines; Paul Speck, winery president and owner, is the special guest. Tix: $89/p ++.
prime rib sundays at preston’s
Preston’s, the resto in the Coast Plaza Hotel downtown, is now run by A CAPPELLA Catering. You can expect hearty food and classic dishes including prime rib on Sundays, from 5-10pm. Enjoy 10 oz traditional prime rib served au jus, horseradish and family-style sides, $35/p. Reserve by 2pm on the Saturday before.
tomato top100: filistix’s fili beef bowl
We love Filistix for the flavours and the upbeat attitude. The beef bowl, loved by nominators this year is a must try, as is the South Pacific Chicken (pictured).
recipe of the week: green goddess dressing
This dressing is ideal when it’s hot out, like now. Toss with a big bowl of leafy greens, use as a dip, or slather on grilled chicken, it’s so good.
