happy lunar new year! eat dumplings for luck
To help you celebrate the new year, uproot food collective is offering 20 per cent off Honest Dumplings. Visit here to order.
valentine’s day celebrations for dine in and take out
Dine in, take out, even breakfast—lots to choose from for Valentine’s Day 2022
Kitchen by Brad offers Breakfast in Bed—four house-made sesame bagels with whipped mascarpone, Kitchen’s strawberry preserves and Kitchen Bacon, along with a bottle of the delicious Batasiolo Bosc D’la Rei Moscato D’Asti DOCG, $50. Or, indulge in Kitchen’s Bacon Bouquet, $45 for a Ukrainian dozen (14 pieces). Order deadline is Wednesday, February 9, 4pm. Pick-up Friday, February 11, 11:30am –4pm and Saturday, February 12, 1pm – 3pm. Order here.
RGE Rd is offering something for the adventurous and something for the classicists. The six-course Valentine’s experience has two menus to choose from, one printed, and the other? A blind tasting, $125/p++. Book here.
The Marc is offering a lovely three-course menu, both for dine-in on Sunday and Monday and for curbside pick-up (Sunday, Feb 13 only, with instructional video), $140/2 and $75/solo. Beef carpaccio, pan- seared scallops and Vahlrona chocolate pot du crème. Wine pairings available for $35 as well. Check out the menu here and call to book, 780-429-2828.
Meuwly’s and Cory Christopher have collaborated on a sweet package for Valentine’s Day—a D.I.Y charcuterie kit chock-full of cheeses and meats, with Meuwly’s grainy mustard, savoury jam, flatbread crackers, stuffed olives along with Jacek Chocolate, a bottle of Suriol Cava Brut Rosé and a floral arrangement, $210. Visit here for all the deets and to order.
Century Park Cellars Bubbles and Rosé tasting for two is happening from Friday, February 11, to Tuesday, February 15, with two seatings each night. Taste two sparkling wines and two rosé, paired with charcuterie from Sorrentino’s and Jacek Chocolate, $112.46/2. Book here. And, 10 per cent off purchases after the tasting!
Canteen’s Valentine’s Day dinner starts with an amuse bouche followed by three courses (with several delicious-looking choices in each course), $70/p. Two seatings—5-6:15pm and 7-8:15pm (limited availability). See the entire menu here and call 780-485-6125, or email contact@canteenyeg.ca, to reserve. Dine-in only.
The Biera Box for Valentine’s is a fondue kit—with the deliciously oozy Le Bois Blond, sourdough focaccia, potatoes, mushrooms, ham and fruit for dipping. Pre-order now for pick Friday, February 11- Sunday, February 13. Biera boxes always have terrific add-ons—flowers from Twinflower Studios, Jacek chocs, Blind Enthusiasm beer, wine and cocktails.
Vivo offers a four-course surf and turf-themed dinner for two, $170, call to book 780-756-7710.
play the mystery box game with compass chocolates
The Mystery Box Game includes four unidentified flavours and a single gold prize bonbon for the winner. The winner gets the final piece, the golden chocolate. A gluten-friendly option is available too (online only). The Mystery Box ships out in time for Valentine’s and pick-up or local is Saturday, February 12. Order here.
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black futures market february 5 and 6 at the aga
Celebrate black artisans and Black History Month at the Black Futures Market in Manning Hall. It features handmade goods, artworks and items by over 20 black-owned businesses and artists. Entry is free, but you need to register here. And, you can order a Sweetheart Box, filled with products from black owned businesses across Canada, $94.95.
uccellino to go is back!
Order online for same day pick-up, Wednesday to Sunday. Antipasto, a few fresh pastas, meat or fish and a dessert. Nothing to be prepped, everything is ready to eat. Visit here for today’s menu.
tomato top100: the duke cake, duchess bake shop
This spectacular cake is a Top100 perennial favourite. Also amazing for Valentine’s. Two sizes, small, $8.75, or for 10-12, $49.
old strathcona’s sweet treats and latte fest starts this weekend!
Enjoy feature treats at bakeries coffee shops and restos across the district, until February 27. For participating businesses visit here.
recipe of the week: the love connection
Chef Liana Robberecht explores the connection between love, food and the senses.
