Openings
- Earth’s Refillery and café will open in Little Italy, a venture from the folks formerly behind Earth’s General Store. They are hoping to crowdsource $70,000 to help them purchase equipment and inventory.
- It looks like Frida Urban Taqueria, which closed in January, has rebranded as Juana Ines, and will open at 12042 107 Avenue (the former Das Bretzel House in Manchester Square).
- Aura Cocktail Bar is now open at 3759 Gateway Blvd.
- Made by Marcus’s Mill Creek location is opening soon!
Closures
- King of Tarts, which has most recently been selling their products at the Old Strathcona Farmers’ Market and The Connected Kitchen Project, is closing. Their final day at the market will be April 26.
Upcoming Events
- The annual Culinary Arts Cook-off, in support of Highlands School, returns April 12. Cookies are $2 each, and the seventeen cookie creations will be judged in four categories.
- A Taste for Life, in support of HIV Edmonton, returns on April 16. Seven Edmonton restaurants are participating, where proceeds will support food insecurity programs at HIV Edmonton.
Local News
- Edify’s latest Unfiltered podcast episode covers how their Best Restaurants event “brings the Edmonton region’s culinary scene together.”
- Feed the Soul put together a Black-Owned Restaurant guide, starting with the south side.
- DishZero, a reusable container initiative that started at the University of Alberta, has spread to Alberta Avenue, via NAIT’s Business Administration Program.
- Edify checked out Lagos Flavours and PhoEver Banh Mi Subs & Cafe.
What I Ate
- I typically only visit Dagu in the evenings, so the lunch combo has been out of reach. It’s a pretty great deal for $18.99, with a choice between four soup/rice bowls, one side (egg or spring rolls), and one drink (small milk tea or pop). The combo is served Mondays to Fridays from 11am-2pm.
Lunch combo at Dagu
Only Here for the Food 