- Mark your calendars: Original Fare’s Fork Fest starts next week, January 16-20 and January 23-27, 2011.
- The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra is holding a fundraiser on January 28, 2011, called the Flavours of BC’s Naramata Bench Wine Tasting & Auction.
- How about a different kind of dinner theatre? See Kenneth Brown’s epic trilogy Spiral Dive, preceded by dinner from La Bistro Persaud. On until January 23.
- Liane reported that Pharos has now reopened, below the Haven Social Club.
- City and Dale wrote a little preview of Somerville Wine & Cheese.
- Chris followed up on Marianne’s review of Corso 32 with one of his own.
- Mack and I sadly missed the pig-tastic potluck that Valerie hosted this weekend – it looked fun!
- Speaking of Valerie, she has added more Taste Tripping cooking classes to the calendar.
- Mack sent me a link to an Alberta Venture article about the difficulties faced by microbreweries in Alberta.
- Also from Mack – he is always complaining about certain nuances of restaurant websites – the use of flash, no accessible menu, etc. Turns out, this Tumblr site read his mind.
- Need to catch up on what you missed on Top Chef: All Stars? Maki will be posting recaps of the show every Tuesday.
- Cathy posted an amusing flowchart to help consumers determine whether or not a food item at the grocery store is, well, actually food.
- This is an interesting piece from Gourmet Live – frozen yogurt may not be as healthy as consumers think.
- Starbucks is changing their logo: gone are the words “Starbucks Coffee” from the outer edge of the circle – it seems the company wants the image of the mermaid to be as iconic as the Nike Swoosh or Apple’s logo.
- I walked by Sequel Café last week (formerly Essence Tea Bar), and took a picture of their day’s menu.
The Sequel Cafe
- It was particularly steamy in Pho Tau Bay on Friday afternoon, when Ellen and I caught up over bowls of noodles. She said we would end up smelling like pho upon our return to the office. She was right.
Pho
- Mack and I took in the lovely lights at the Legislature a few times over the holidays – nothing says Christmas in Edmonton like waltzing through the tree-lined paths with a loved one.
Mack’s prettiest shot
Only Here for the Food 
The Tumblr site about restaurant websites is spot on. I’ve experienced nearly every single thing it makes fun of. Why are restaurant websites so bad?!
Do you know where to find the Fork Fest menus? Original Fare’s site only has the Blue Pear menu up and I’m excited to see what other restaurants are offering!
Adam – the focus is likely on food, and not on updating the website, of course. Even though I know it could help with business (especially even a simple website with hours of operation, contact information, and menu).
Jessica – the menus are usually very slow in being updated (sometimes right up to the start of Fork Fest). The Dish menu was sent in their monthly newsletter: Any Soup or a Tossed Salad,
Any Entrée, Any Dessert And a glass of House Red or White Wine, for $25.
Thanks Sharon, I’ll keep an eye on the Original fare site!