- The next Italian Centre Chef Showcase dinner is on April 17, 2018, and features Chef Alberto Alboreggia of Sorrentino’s Downtown.
- The Manor is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a customer appreciation event on April 23, 2018. The free event will feature samples of their new spring/summer menu.
- The Edmonton Resilience Festival is back on April 28, 2018, with a few food-related workshops worth noting, including Lard 101, cider making, and Bone Broth 101.
- Sharman has the details behind the area’s newest bakery – Confections Cake Co. in St. Albert (140, 15 Perron Street).
- Kung Fu Tea (a bubble tea chain) just opened an Edmonton location at 2827 Mill Woods Road.
- Iconoclast Coffee just launched brunch last Saturday – the menu is forthcoming.
- Sharon checked out Baekjeong Korean BBQ House.
- Twyla raved about the breakfast and lunch offerings at Rooster Cafe.
- The Globe and Mail is the latest to review the offerings at The Moth Cafe.
- Vue Weekly is one of the first to report on on the offerings at Noi Thai, the restaurant that has since replaced the Viphalay location in McCauley.
- Crystal shares her recent experience at Share Restaurant in The Westin.
- CBC has the story behind one man’s quest to find the best ramen in Edmonton.
- Liane profiles Food in the Nud, the new-ish Ritchie bakery that caters to those with food restrictions.
- Also from Liane, she has more information about the redesigned program at The Hallway Cafe (which replaced the Kids in the Hall Bistro at City Hall).
- Eat North has a look at the 2018 Canada’s 100 Best restaurant list.
- Siu To, the man that brought green onion cakes to Edmonton, is hoping his legacy will be ensuring more people know how to make the popular treat at home.
- A number of local chefs are using koji in different ways – Vue chatted with a few of them to learn more.
- The Edmonton Food Council is recruiting new members. Interested applicants will need to apply by April 30, 2018.
- Liane Faulder is leading a culinary tour to Nashville in October 2018.
- It’s always nice when we get a chance to cross the river for coffee – but it’s a bonus when they also have great baked goods too (I love their brown butter cake donuts).
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