Food Notes for June 12, 2023

Openings

• Nowhere Wine Bar opens on June 13, 2023 at 12315 102 Avenue, led by Chef Filliep Lament, formerly of Cafe Linnea.
• Ukraine’s Kitchen by Free Store, a food business run by Ukrainian newcomers who fled Russia, now has their own location. It is located in Butchers and Packers, 12225 Fort Road.
• Bagel Bar announced that they will be opening a standalone location soon on the south side on 99 Street.

Closures

• The Japanese Village on 104 Street closed at the end of May. They continue to operate three locations in the Edmonton area.
• Von’s has closed its southside location but will be re-opening downtown this summer.

Events

• The popular 5@Circque (Circus Happy Hour) takes place during the Alberta Circus Arts Festival on June 23 at Cafe Bicyclette. Expect performances and your drink might be poured with flair. No registration is required.

Local News

• It’s so great to see when local business band together, as in the case of Hop Pocket, a collection of eight breweries in the 124 Street area (similar to Happy Beer Street on the south side). They will be hosting events and cross-promoting each other.
• Boyle McCauley News reviewed Filipino restaurant RJ Tasty Bites, located in Chinatown.
• Edify checks out Feng Donburi, Sabor los Andes, and Fuzion Donuts.
• Twyla featured Toast Culture and Birch and Bear Pizza in this month’s issue of Modern Luxuria.
• I love this idea from Kind Ice Cream – they offer kids cone tokens that can be redeemed at any of their shops.
• Jacek Chocolate partnered with Sherwood Park’s You Need a BBQ to produce a chocolate BBQ rub, just in time for Father’s Day.
• Crowds turned out for the opening of Alberta’s largest Community Natural Foods last week, located in Old Strathcona.

What I Ate

A heads up that there will be no Food Notes next week as I will be away on vacation – enjoy the summer weather!

• It’s been too long since I enjoyed a coffee on Credo’s streetside patio on 104 Street. Shaded in the afternoon, it’s a lovely spot even during this heat wave.

Credo Coffee

• We celebrated Father’s Day early with my Dad, and he requested a feast from Meat. Their brisket was especially on point.

Take-out from Meat

• We were #hosted at Fu’s Repair Shop’s new location at 10524 Jasper Avenue last week. The space is bigger, with an adjacent event venue called Double Dragon, but manages to retain the speakeasy vibe they created at the first spot. The cocktails sure went down easy (and I do appreciate that most can be made non-alcoholic!). Their XLB soup dumplings were tasty, and I enjoyed the chow ho fun with confit duck. I hope to be back soon!

Lychee martini and butterfly tea sour from Fu’s Repair Shop