Food Notes for November 13, 2023

Openings

• Gratitude Coffee is a new café that opened last week in Sherwood Park at #132, 2833 Broadmoor Blvd.
• Il Poom is the newest Korean restaurant to open on the southside earlier this month, at 3338 Parsons Road.
• It looks like the southside is getting a Turquaz Kebab House Express, at Ellerslie Road and 97 Street.
• Montreal-based chain Pizzeria Bros opened its first Edmonton location in South Edmonton Common back in September. It is located at 2205 101 Street.

Upcoming Events

• Guru in Ice District is hosting a Flavours of South Africa wine dinner on November 16 that will feature 5 wines. All-inclusive tickets are $125.

Local News

• The bakers at Duchess are hard at work creating their annual gingerbread castle. It will be available to view starting November 18. Those who donate new socks and warm weather accessories (which are being collected for the Bissell Centre) will be entered to win the chance to destroy the castle in the new year.
• Speaking of bakeries, Crave Cupcakes and Doughnut Party have collaborated to create a new treat each: Crave has made The Bernadette, with flavours of rosemary, lavender, and chocolate, while Doughnut Party has created a red velvet doughnut with cream cheese glaze and red velvet crumble. They are available until November 18.
• Edify checked out D’Arcy’s Smokehouse Restaurant (rebranded from Links WoodFire Sausage Co.), and Tansen Izakaya.
• Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ is now offering an all-you-can-eat experience, anytime of day.
• Via Linda’s blog, Tiffin India’s Fresh Kitchen is now offering Tiffin services, with customizable meal plans for weekly or monthly pickup.
• What a milestone: Zocalo celebrates twenty years in business.
• Happy first birthday to both Vintage Fork Tea Shop and Asymmetrical Brewing!
• CBC profiled Swiss Donair as a part of its Strip Mall City series.
• Feed the Soul Dining Week is currently recruiting volunteers for their next event.
• The focus of this year’s Vital Signs report is food insecurity, as Edmontonians continue to find it challenging to mitigate the rising cost of food.

What I Ate

• We’re hardly ever in that area at dinner time, but we were in South Common on Friday night – the perfect opportunity to finally pick-up take-out from Jerusalem Shawarma. They didn’t disappoint – they were fast and efficient, and the portion size was massive. We ordered the family platter for three, packed with chicken, potatoes, rice, salad, and side of hummus and pita. We had tasty leftovers for days.

Emily couldn’t wait to dig into the Jerusalem Shawarma platter (I can’t blame her)