Food Notes for September 9, 2024

Openings

• Crumb Bar, the city’s newest dessert bar, is opening on September 15 at 17024 95 Avenue.
• Chipotle’s first Edmonton location is opening on September 19 at 4715 Calgary Trail.
• Japanese restaurant It’s Sumo opened on Alberta Avenue in the space that formerly housed El Fogon (8026 118 Avenue).
• Everest Spice and Wok opened this month, offering Asian fusion cuisine. Find the restaurant at 4436 Calgary Trail.
• The new strip mall along Gateway Boulevard is home to several new food businesses, including Indian restaurant Towne Chef, which opened in August. It is located at 3719 Gateway Blvd.

Closures

• Board N Brew Café closed on September 1.

Upcoming Events

• Celebrity chef David Rocco will be in Edmonton on September 22 at the Little Italy location of the Italian Centre, signing cookbooks and sampling his brand of pasta and sauces.
• League of Extraordinary Lagers offers the chance to fill up a “passport and embark on a month-long lager journey across Edmonton and area sampling the best from local breweries. Collect stamps, raise your glasses, and discover extraordinary lagers.” The passport is valid from September 9-October 9.

Local News

• Shane Chartrand is the latest Edmonton-based chef to compete on Top Chef Canada, on season 11 of the show set to start airing on October 14. The 10th season saw Edmonton chef Lindsay Porter compete, but unfortunately she was eliminated in the first episode.
• Lee House has changed ownership and now offers an all-you-can-eat
  Korean buffet. It costs $25.99 per person.
• Atlas Steak and Fish in Ice District is
  re-opening on September 12.
• Edify
  tried Crave Appetite, a Wetaskiwin staple offering comfort food that
  opened a second location in Devon earlier this year.
• Also from Edify, they highlighted Rogue
  Wave Coffee.
• Happy 15th birthday to The Common!
• Filistix shared that they experienced a couple of dine and dash scenarios, which are especially challenging in these current times.
• The owners of Die Pie posted that they are struggling with increased food costs and would appreciate support: “We thought we would reach out, before we need to do a “we’re closing” post again.”
• The Pandemic Planting Project, which grows and harvests potatoes for Edmonton’s Food Bank, is recruiting volunteers to help over the next couple of weeks.

What I Ate

• We picked up some take-out from Vish last week – their chicken shawarma is delicious, and their hummus and fresh pita is my favourite in the city. They announced their closure effective September 30, so get in a visit before they’re gone.

Emily couldn’t resist our meal from Vish