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meet jorge ramos
Discover how well port can work with a variety of foods at the Taylor Fladgate Fine Ports Dinner at Ernest’s at NAIT (11762 106 Street, 780-471-8676), with special guest Jorge Ramos, If that wasn’t reason enough, it’s also your chance to taste the new anniversary port, Taylor’s 325. Yum. Thursday, September 14, 6pm, $95. TIX: email twright@nait.com.
Thirsty Monkey Thursdays
The Glass Monkey (5842 111 Street, 780-760-2228, http://www.theglassmonkey.ca) offers Thirsty Thursdays every Thursday night. Enjoy a discount with your fave beer— all draught is $6 a pint; all bottled beer is $2 off per bottle. Who knows? It might still be warm enough for the patio.
the new sunday morning routine
Hand-pulled coffee at Ace Coffee Roasters (10055 80 Avenue, 780-414-1200, acecoffeeroasters.com), Joe Parrottino’s (Café Leva) new space off Whyte Avenue. Yup, it’s gorgeous, with delish hand-pulled coffee too. Open Friday through Sunday, from 8am-4pm.
dinner at the butternut tree
Check out the new Butternut Tree (9707 110 Street, 780-760-2271, thebutternuttree.ca). Complex seasonal flavours; all-Canucky wine list (we had the fine Culmina Unicus) in a serene atmosphere with a glassed-in kitchen and incredible river valley views; with accomplished, easy-going service; and the dishware is whimsical local pottery by Viva Clayworks. People of a certain vintage will remember this space as Crackerjacks.
misun bu is the new somm at the post
Congrats to Misun Bu, the new sommelier at the Post Hotel in Lake Louise. Misun was formerly at La Ronde in the Chateau Lacombe and the F&B director at Nova Hotels.
dot’s pickled beets
Cindy Lazarenko explores her love of canning in this Lunch Lady column from 2015 and we love her aunt Dot’s recipe for pickled beets.
