the marc’s sunday supper club
The Marc explores South African wines at the Sunday Supper Club, January 22, with four courses, four wines, plus a sweet ending (see menu here). Tix, $175 all in, call 780-429-2828 to book.
new year, new menu at awn
The new menu at Awn Kitchen (5124 122 Street) features hot oats, hearty sandwiches made with Boulangerie Bonjour sourdough, an outstanding quiche and daily house made soup until 2pm. Check it out!
don’t miss this wine dinner with decugnano dei barbi
Meet Enzo Barbi, the proprietor of Decugnano dei Barbi, at a dinner at Boxer (10315 83 Avenue) on Monday, January 30. This high-quality Italian winery, nestled in the misty and romantic landscape of Orvieto and Umbria, makes outstanding, low-production wines of character. The four-course menu is by chef Salar Melli. It promises to be a delicious night. Tix, $90++, call Bin 104 at 780-436-8850 to book.
west coast seeds for green and gold community garden
Start dreaming about your summer garden and support the Green & Gold at the same time. West Coast Seed’s fundraiser sends 40 per cent of your spend back to community organizations. It’s a fantastic way to buy the seeds you need for your garden and help support our local Green & Gold Garden too. Visit the West Coast website by January 31. After choosing your seeds, click Cart and select the Green & Gold Community Garden on the drop-down menu under select your organization. It’s that easy!
tomato top100: boulangerie bonjour’s pain paysanne
It’s all about the long and slow rise to create this hearty and toothsome bread. It’s also about the Prairie grains this bakery grinds themselves. And soon, it will be about their move a few blocks north to Whyte Ave.
recipe of the week: mai nguyen’s lamb dumplings
What better way to celebrate the lunar new year than with dumplings! Mai Nguyen is the best dumpling maker we know. (Catch one of her classes at Get Cooking and you will see what we mean.) Her lamb gyro dumplings might be untraditional, but they are the bomb. Learn to make them here.
