Food Notes for April 27, 2015

Hi everyone, Mack here! Sharon is still in Boston on her vacation so I’m guest blogging her food notes this week. You can check out some of her adventures on Instagram. I haven’t run out of food yet but if Sharon doesn’t make it home soon I might be in trouble. Kidding!

• Save the date for our first What the Truck?! event of the season – May 23 in Churchill Square!
• Liane Faulder will be leading a foodie tour in Vancouver in July and there are still a couple of tickets left if you’d like to go!
• The Italian Centre Shop has launched a new logo. The new brown logo is classic looking and reflects "chocolate, espresso, and earth".
• After 35 years, Unheardof Restaurant is closing its doors on June 13. Chef Lynn Heard plans to do some catering and personal chef work in retirement.
• Native Delights celebrated its grand opening on Saturday at 10406 118 Avenue in the former Sloppy Hoggs space. Great to see another food truck success!
• Darren and Sylvia Cheverie’s quest to bring French Canadian restaurant Chartier to Beaumont passed a huge milestone as they exceeded their goal and have now raised more than $100,000. They decided to record their reaction and posted it on YouTube:

• Congratulations to S’wich Food Truck chef Alexei Boldireff on winning Edmonton Food Fight 2! Here are recaps from Cindy and Twyla. Stay tuned to FoodFightYEG on Twitter for details about Food Fight 3.
• Marianne wrote about Brew-Curious, the all day tour put on by the Edmonton City as Museum Project. "It’s not surprising that we have a rich brewing history in Edmonton just below the surface." I really wish I had been able to go, sounds like it was awesome.
• And while I’m on the topic of beer, here’s some advice on home brewing from Edmonton Beer Geeks Anonymous and the Edmonton Homebrewers Guild.
• Cindy, who is a fan of Cafe Amore like me (and, I suspect, you), wrote about The Black Pearl, the newest spot in my hood. Mel also wrote about it for Vue.
• Nongbu Korean Eatery is now open in Old Strathcona from 5pm-10pm, Monday through Saturday, with lunch slated to launch in May.
• Andrea visited Dovetail Delicatessen recently, the new lunch spot from Nevin and Kara Fenske of Drift.
• B’s Diner, located at 10037 Whyte Avenue, is hosting a fundraiser for their lunch program for kids on May 1 from 5-9pm. $15 will get you a Ramen Burger, fries, and a non-alcoholic drink of your choice.
• There’s a new restaurant called 12 ACRES opening in St. Albert next month. They have partnered with City Life Farms to source ingredients. Check them out on Twitter for updates.
• The latest episode of The Yards Podcast features coffee and cafes in Edmonton.
• In case you missed it: Planting Edmonton on the urban agriculture map.
• Check out the sweet ice cream that Sharon picked up in Boston:

• Here’s another one from Sharon’s adventures in the USA – Utz Chips!

This guest post was written by Mack, an Edmonton-based geek who fancies himself a part-time foodie. You can find him online at his blog, and on Twitter.