wine lovers advent calendar, green & gold craft sales, ruby apron christmas sweets, plus: christmas cocktails

deluxe and delicious

Not to be missed, the Champagne Krug dinner featuring four courses by chefs Roger Letourneau and David Leeder paired with five Krug Champagnes at Bar Clementine (11917 Jasper Avenue, 780-756-4570) 7pm, Tuesday, December 4. Wow. Tix: $279.95/p, email thewinecellar@wcellar.com, or call Clementine.

Champagne Krug dinner at Bar Clementine

Canova’s Anniversary Sale

Check out the anniversary sale at Canova Pasticceria, (12667 125 Street). Three days only this weekend.

Canova Pasticceria’s Anniversary Sale

the wine lovers advent calendar

Color de Vino has created five different Advent Calendars for the wine obsessed. The wines (750 mL reds, whites, dry rose and a bubbly) come in a cool custom box in either 12 or 24 bottles. Prices range from $325 for a 12 Days of Christmas (12 bottles) box to $850 for a premium 24 bottle box. There is also a “natural” 12 bottle box ($400). All of the wines are the usual Color de Vino quality—small production wines from family-owned vineyards with good farming practices. Some of the wines have limited availability and were chosen specifically for the Advent boxes. This is an excellent way to start a cellar, or, to have a good bottle on hand during the holidays. Order for in-store pickup or delivery: http://colordevino.ca/.

Color de Vino’s wine lovers advent calendar

last chance for green & gold craft sales

The Green & Gold Garden raised $46,775 for the Tubahumurize organization, which is the highest amount raised since the Garden started in 2009. Help them hit $50,000 this year by looking for the beautiful Tubahumurize Rwandan crafts at two sales: Agric. Forestry Centre, (U of A campus, north of SUB) main floor near the elevators, on Friday, November 30 from 11:30am-1:30pm and at the Belgravia Community Hall (11540 73 Avenue) on Thursday, December 6, from 7-9pm.

Green & Gold Garden

christmas sweets with the ruby apron

There are a few spots left in the Ruby Apron’s hands-on Christmas Sweets Workshop, Sunday, December 9, 1:30-4pm. Think Christmas stollen, pear and gingerbread cake, the perfectly thin shortbread, profiteroles and traditional English mince pies. Tix: $95/p, book https://therubyapron.ca

Ruby Apron’s  Christmas stollen

christmas cocktails

From now until Christmas we will feature a smart cocktail to try this season. The first cocktail is the Pasa-Doble, a twist on the classic Old Fashioned, from Macallan.

1⅓ oz. The Macallan Double Cask 12 Years Old
½ oz. Amontillado Sherry
pinch smoked salt
drizzle Canadian maple syrup

Add all ingredients and ice to a mixing glass. Stir gently for 10 seconds. Strain into an ice-filled old-fashioned glass.

Serves 1.

Macallan Pasa-Doble

holiday recipes

And, from now until Christmas we will also feature our best holiday cookie recipes. We’ll start with a delicious recipe for Alsation Anise cookies from chef Serge Jost, who was the exec chef at the Mac for several years.

https://thetomato.ca/tomatoquarantwo/recipes/alsatian-anise-cookies