- Get Cooking will be hosting a farm to table dinner at Prairie Adventure Gardens on June 30, 2018. Tickets are $125.
- Forthcoming restaurant The Cave Paleo Beastro will be having a 5-course pop-up dinner at Northern Chicken on July 3, 2018. Tickets are $80.
- The next What the Truck?! will be taking place on July 6, 2018, from 5-10pm at the Valley Zoo. Check out the trucks you can expect.
- Mark your calendar for this year’s Savour Strathcona County, back again on July 8, 2018.
- Little Brick’s backyard barbecues are back! Check them out on Thursday nights starting July 5, 2018.
- You can start planning now: the menus for this year’s Heritage Festival are now out. The festival runs August 4-6, 2018.
- Congratulations to Sherwood Park’s Beccy Stables, who became the youngest ever winner of MasterChef Canada last week.
- Great to see Kevin Kossowan on this year’s list of Western Living’s Foodies of the Year.
- Wildfred’s, a “contemporary neighbourhood cafe and diner” in the Brewery District opened last week.
- Did you know the Mercer Building is home to High Fidelity Chocolates, a bean-to-bar chocolate shop?
- Meuwly’s, offering house-made charcuterie, preserves, and other local products, is opening on July 5, 2018.
- Sharon tried some of the sweet and savoury dishes at Cacao 70.
- Another positive review for Kanto, this time from Twyla.
- Cindy has recommendations on what to order at Chix Shack.
- Jonny checked out Golomein Noodle House on the south side.
- Valerie delights in the pristine patio at the Jagare Ride Clubhouse.
- Crystal has seen improvement at Rebel Food and Drink.
- Vue Weekly offers a review of ‘Ono Poke Co.
- Graham revisits Ampersand 27.
- From Vue Weekly – they take a look at three of the recent bakery additions to the Old Strathcona neighbourhood – Fan Fan, Sugared and Spiced, and La Boule.
- Also from Vue, there’s another brewery opening up in Edmonton soon – look out for Sea Change Brewery Co. in the spring.
- I had missed linking to this article about the changes Town Square Brewing have made since opening up, in response to less-than-positive feedback when they opened.
- Food Artisans of Alberta, a travel companion all about local producers in our province, is now available! For your chance to win a copy, tag photos of your favourite #FoodArtisansofAlberta until July 3, 2018.
- It will be interesting to see if this concept succeeds – a pay-what-you-can grocery store is opening up in Toronto.
- Are you curious about what it takes to raise urban chickens? Northlands Urban Farm is hosting a free “chicken chat” with a poultry scientist on July 5, 2018
- I had a great birthday meal at Otto on Friday – I had been craving their Otto dog for some time, and am happy to report that it didn’t disappoint!
Sausages, fries, and mac ‘n’ cheese at Otto
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