want to a be market vendor?
The Alberta Avenue Night Markets are accepting applications for vendors. These fun community-based markets, on from June to September, are at five different business locations (Serengeti BBQ, Battista’s Calzone, La French Taste, La Morenita, Canadian General Store and Freshco). Market goers can expect a family-friendly and inclusive environment where they can pick up locally-made goods, or eat a delicious, locally-made dish and relax with friends on a beautiful summer evening. Get all the deets and apply here.
blind enthusiasm + uncommon cider = great beers
Taste the collab between Blind Enthusiasm and Uncommon Cider along with Ocean Odyssey oysters at the launch party from noon, Saturday, May 31, at the Monolith Taproom (9919 78 Avenue).
sips and stuzzichini at darling with garneau block
Taste new wines from Garneau Block: Sassara Vini—beautiful, low-intervention wines made from biodynamic grapes gown near Lago di Garda in northern Italy, and two wines from Sfera, a collection of wines and makers from various Italian wine regions–Ribolla Giallo from Friuli-Venezia Giulia and a sprightly Nebbiolo Rosato from Piedmont. As well, the delicious little snacks called stuzzichini at Darling (9616 82 Avenue), Sunday, June 1, from 2:30pm-4:30pm. Tix: $20/p.
help us help summer camp fundraiser
Help create brighter futures for Ukraine’s most vulnerable youth at this fundraiser by the Help Us Help Charity in support of Summer Camp 2025, a life-changing initiative dedicated to supporting orphaned and institutionalized children affected by war in Ukraine. Sunday, June 1, from 2pm-4pm at the Alberta Council for the Ukrainian Arts (10554 110 Street NW). Tix: $100.
taste of the languedoc dinner at the riverbank bistro
Enjoy five-courses with five Gérard Bertrand wines, including the renowned LaForge and Chateau L’Hospitalet, 6:30pm, Monday, June 16 at the Riverbank Bistro (8 Mission Avenue, St. Albert). Special guest is the Gérard Bertrand ambassador, Adrien de Philip. See the menu by chef Daniel Ducharme here. Tix: $140/p++.
faber vineyard dinner at rge rd
Experience five Faber Vineyard wines paired with a multi-course feast from chef Blair Lebsack’s kitchen team, 6pm, Wednesday, June 18, at RGE RD. Special guest is “John Griffiths, the heart and hands behind Faber Vineyard, all the way from sunny Western Australia,” says Cailtyn Fulton, co-owner RGE Rd. “This is a rare chance to spend an evening with the winemaker himself—hearing his stories, sipping his wines, and sharing a table filled with incredible food and great company.” Tix: $189/p all in.
dining with artists, juneteenth edition
Dining with Artists Juneteenth Edition features award-winning poet, playwright and performer Titilope Sonuga, 6pm-9pm, Thursday, June 19 at Sauce Modern Caribbean (13655 St. Albert Trail). Enjoy a Juneteenth-inspired dinner and explore the history of Black settlement in Alberta moderated by Feed the Soul YEG’s Rochelle Ignacio, in partnership with Friends of the Royal Alberta Museum (FRAMS). Tix: $120/p+.
love trees? attend spoke n’ loam
Spoke n’ Loam on June 20 is both for arborists and for people who love community and trees, organized by arborist Emi Wekwert and urban beekeeper/ urban forest aficionado Dustin Bajer. Expect to come away with some great ideas about both community and trees in the city. Visit https://spokenloam.ca for all the deets. Tix: $100/p.
tomato top100: sushi café madang’s okonomiaki crisp
Nominators love this crispy pancake at the homey Sushi Café Madang and the octopus balls too.
recipe of the week: asparagus involtini
Just in case you are tired of eating the recent bounty of fresh local asparagus raw in salads or lightly grilled, make asparagus involtini, easy and delicious!
