meals on wheels mother’s day hugs and quiche by may 5
The Meals on Wheels kitchen makes a delicious fundraiser for Mother’s Day, in three savoury quiche flavours: bacon Florentine; mushroom with sausage and roasted vegetable with feta, plus a lemon tart, $8 each. Proceeds benefit Meals on Wheels programs and services. Pick up May 11 and 12 from 8:30am-6:30pm, or delivery is available for existing Meals on Wheels clients. Order here by Monday, May 5.
chartier’s sunday spirit club features strathcona spirits
Taste Strathcona Spirits Absinthe Blanche, Dreamland Prairie Whiskey, and Ahoy! Rum Soaked Rye Whiskey at a tasting from 4pm-6pm, Sunday, April 30. After the reception cocktail, taste Strathcona’s home-grown spirits paired with a small bite to highlight the unique flavours, profile and character. Tix:$50/p
mother’s day high tea, brunch and packages
Enjoy Mother’s Day High Tea at The Butternut Tree, Sunday, May 14, from 11am-2pm with baked sweets, savouries and Jolene’s Tea House tea. Tix: $65/p+.
Meuwly’s Mother’s Day Brunch Heat & Serve Package is really something—ham and Gruyere quiche, potato Gouda gratin, charcuterie board, spring greens salad and French toast bread pudding. Order now, pick up, Saturday, May 13; $149 just the food, $249 with a lovely Cory Christopher floral arrangement.
Chartier’s Mother’s Day Brunch Charcuterie + Mimosa Flights offers three brunch charcuterie courses for you and the family to share—with the option of adding on a Mimosa flight. Three seatings on Saturday May 13 and Sunday May 14, $65/p+.
Enjoy Mother’s Day Brunch at Nineteen in both Terwillegar and St Albert, 10am-2pm, Sunday May 14. Enjoy two courses, including a fruit platter and pastry for the table (the cinnamon bun is legendary) followed by a brunch menu, $52/p++, click here, or call 780-395-1119 to book.
a tasting you don’t want to miss: gruber röschitz at devine’s
Gruber Röschitz is making some of the most intriguing wines in Austria today. Taste with Matthias Steinlechner from the winery at deVine Wines & Spirits (10111 104 Street,780-421-9463) 7pm, Saturday, May 13. Eight wines are featured, including three from the rare Black Label series. Tix: $55/p.
check out biera’s new weekend happy hour
Biera’s new happy hour menu (Saturdays and Sundays, 2–5pm) features $5 pint special; the sourdough nuggets with beer cheese, toothsome baby back dry ribs with sweet green chili lime leaf and basil salt (pictured) and that ridiculously delicious Caesar mix with lupini beans and guindilla peppers. Oh yeahhh.
marcia j hamm is at the canadian liquor store
Marcia j Hamm (DipWSET and Via Italian Wine Expert) has signed on with the new Canadian Liquor Store (101-18003 105 Avenue, canadianliquorstore.ca). Marcia is in the store Monday and Wednesday from 12-8pm or by appointment.
help metro theatre keep serving the best popcorn in town
Metro Cinema moved into the Garneau Theatre in 2011; their projector and popcorn machine have done the work for over 9000 events. And now, they need to be replaced. They need to raise $95,000 by the end of June for the purchase of an industry standard, Barco projector, as well as a new Gold Medal commercial popcorn machine with a larger capacity kettle. “Our digital projector and popcorn machine are what turn the Garneau into Edmonton’s finest place to celebrate film, otherwise we would just be a big beautiful art-deco room with a bunch of chairs. These machines create the sights, sounds, tastes, and aromas of the cinema experience—they imbue a rich sense of nostalgia that we all associate with “a night at the movies.” For every $25 donated, you will receive a charitable tax receipt and one entry into a draw for Programmer for a Day. For all the deets and to donate visit here.
tomato top100: sabor’s bacalhau
This year nominator’s chose Sabor’s Bacalhau Frito as their top dish. But really, you can’t go wrong with anything on this menu.
recipe of the week: daniel costa’s roman lamb ragu
Just the deep-flavoured dish for this thing for this sunny, rainy, sunny, snowy spring we’re having.
