Openings
- Nabi, serving Korean-inspired small plates and cocktails opened on March 8. Find Nabi at 10145 104 Street.
- Congratulations to Backstairs Burger who opened up a third location at 11998 109A Avenue.
Upcoming Events
- Polyrhythm Brewing has organized a Sip and Sign event on March 27; attendees can learn about sign language and beer. Tickets start at $5.
Local News
- CBC Radioactive interviewed Roderick Almonte about his Filipino restaurant, Karinderya.
- Edify checked out the brunch at Socrates Restaurant in St. Albert.
- Also from Edify, they interviewed the filmmaker behind Brewing Under Northern Skies, a docuseries about microbrewing in Alberta. The first episode features an interview with the co-founder of Asymmetrical Brewing, which closed last year.
- Riverbend Gardens compared the price of their Community Supported Agriculture with the prices of the equivalent items at two big box grocery stores. The result was that their CSA price was cheaper.
- The Sherwood Park Farmers’ Market relocated from the Strathcona County Community Centre to the Emerald Hills shopping area in January.
- Oonie, an online market featuring local producers, has rebranded as Forage Market.
What I Ate
- It was time to reacquaint ourselves with Carne Asada, as it has been some months since our last order. They’ve since added birria tacos to their menus (offered on Fridays), and they were delicious!
Our spread from Carne Asada
- I was encouraged by social media to try Ayco Cafe’s flat croissants. There are a surprisingly small number of cafes open Downtown on Sundays, and it was great to see how busy they were even early on in the day. While I enjoyed the texture of the flat croissant better than their supreme croissants, maybe the moral of the story is to avoid viral treats.
Flat croissant from Ayco Cafe
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