Food Notes for October 23, 2023

Openings

• CBD CBN, which stands for Catering By Day, Catering By Night, is opening a private dining experience to “demonstrate how the…cannabis plant flavour profiles can be paired with traditional ingredients”. In addition to their location at 101, 10130 105 Street (formerly Kitchen by Brad), they also offer catering.
• A new Korean restaurant called Rock’N Tofu has opened at #104, 2920 Calgary Trail.
• Chain bakery Maverick’s Donut Company has opened a location on the north side at 15729 37 Street. It is the second store to open in Edmonton, and third in the area (another shop is located in Stony Plain).

Upcoming Events

• The Italian Centre is hosting its first-ever Festival of Cheese in support of the University Hospital Foundation. Tickets are $131.25 and include cheese stations, cheese-forward dishes, and beer and wine pairings.
• This year’s final Eats on 118 for the year are taking place on November 9 and 30. Tickets are $60 and include tastes at 3 area restaurants.

Local News

• Chartier has re-opened as of October 23, 2023 and have refreshed their menu.
• The Downtown location of Love Pizza has re-opened after renovations.
• Leduc-based Prestigio Bakery has purchased the Portuguese Canadian Bakery in Edmonton.
• Some folks are definitely more brave than me – the Polar Patio Club celebrated the season’s first snowfall with a pop-up patio at Rocky Mountain Ice House.
• Avila Arepa’s windows were smashed last week. Consider supporting them if you’re able.
• Edify checked out Shiawase Ramen in Cameron Heights.
• Mahir Duale, owner of Somali restaurant Mareeg Cafe and Restaurant, spoke about being featured in a CBC docuseries “Black Life: Untold Stories”.
• Kyla Kazeil, co-founder of businesses including The Common and Fu’s Repair Shop, shared her experience as an entrepreneur.

What I Ate

• I was lucky enough to have lunch with Ben (and Linda, haha) at El Fogon last week. He was eyeing up my arepa as any good little foodie would.

Shredded beef and gouda arepa from El Fogon

• My friend and I tried El Jardin for the first time. They were packed (as expected) on an Oilers game night. Of the dishes we sampled, the Acapulco ceviche was the standout – fresh, bright flavours, and we really loved the accompanying plantain chips.

Acapulco ceviche from El Jardin