Openings
- The space that formerly housed Biera will become Campio Ritchie: “we are excited to embrace the neighbourhood, its people, become a member of @happybeerstreet, and all of the moments that bring us together over pints and pizza. Expect the bold flavours and warm hospitality you know and appreciate from our downtown location, now growing in a community that Biera helped cultivate and loves.” The location will open in the spring.
- Cloverdale Coffee, from the folks behind Little Brick and Dogpatch, opened last week. Find it at 9407 98 Avenue.
- Sip Soda, purveyor of “dirty soda” (a drink made with soda, cream, and flavoured syrups or juice), is coming soon to Sherwood Park.
- A new H&W Produce is expected to open in St. Albert by December 2025.
Upcoming Events
- Burger it Forward is a fundraiser for Food Banks Canada, running February 1-28. In Edmonton, there are 9 participating restaurants; for every purchase of a featured burger, Canada Beef will donate the equivalent of 1 meal to Food Banks Canada.
Local News
- Taproot highlighted Feed the Soul’s upcoming Callaloo + Chow pop-up at Fu’s Repair Shop, a celebration of Trini-Chinese cuisine.
- It is so great to see the support for DRTY Ice Cream – they had to close over the long weekend to restock because they completely sold out! They will re-open again on February 18.
- I always love to see local businesses collaborating – it was great to see Brio and Delavoye team up for a passion fruit chocolate croissant for Valentine’s Day.
- Edify checked out Taqueria El Chingon and Rudy’s Burger and Donair.
- Happy first birthday to Bar Henry!
- The couple behind Jasper’s Patricia Street Deli will be re-opening their shop in Edmonton, after the wildfire damaged their business beyond repair. It will be located at 10567 111 Street. They have also set up a crowdfunding campaign to help with the transition.
- Bonny Reichert wrote a food memoir called How to Share an Egg. Her father was a previous owner of Teddy’s in Edmonton.
What I Ate
The blog will be on break for a couple of weeks. We are heading for warmer climes to celebrate my Dad’s milestone birthday! See you in March.
- In honour of Family Day, Meals on Wheels gifted me one of their relatively new family-sized frozen meals. I only recently learned that their individual (and now family-size) meals are available to the public. Pre-ordering may not be necessary, either, as many of the meals are stocked and available to peruse in the lobby. The lasagna we tried was generously portioned (and was easily portioned out for 6-8 servings), and at $18, is reasonably priced. My only feedback was that the instructions should have clearly specified having to thaw the package overnight – but now we know for the future! Thanks to Meals on Wheels for the chance to try one out.
Family-sized lasagna from Meals on Wheels
- We wait all year for Love Pizza’s mac and cheeza. And it did not disappoint. The feature is on until the end of February.
Mac and cheeza
- I met up with some friends for high tea at newly-opened Lady Bea’s English Tea House on High Street. The new owners have restored the interiors. They were partially inspired by Noble Teahouse in High River. We found the savoury and sweet offerings to be of high quality and very tasty, and service was excellent. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it.
Afternoon tea experience from Lady Bea’s
- Emily and I had a pre-show lunch at PlayWright on Saturday (before Frozen, of course). I’m a big fan of their mac and cheese, and Emily loved their parmesan fries.
The best lunch date
Only Here for the Food 