Openings
- Flatboy Burgers is now open in Beaumont, inside Sea Change Brewing Co. at 5302 50 Street.
- DRTY Ice Cream has opened a location north of the river, inside Foosh at 10150 104 Street NW.
- Cheese Louise, a grilled cheese-focused spot, opened in Station Park in Old Strathcona last weekend.
- UK-based dessert chain Heavenly Desserts opened over the weekend at 10430 82 Avenue NW (formerly Cacao 70).
- Back in November, Spruce Grove’s El Taco Loco opened a location in Edmonton at 11520 100 Avenue (formerly Villa Bistro).
- Leduc has a new café called Pastry Heaven & Coffee Shop, at 5201 50 Street.
- It looks like Korean Fried chicken restaurant Bonchon is close to opening, at 10418 124 Street NW.
- BB2 Korean BBQ is opening a second location at West Edmonton Mall this spring.
Closures
- Epic Market at Station Park is now closed after nearly 2 years: “Operating at that corner was unfortunately a Herculean task without parking or foot traffic…We’ll be pursuing a new and improved home and let you all know as soon as possible!”
Upcoming Events
- Mother by Chartier is popping up at The Hub on Whyte on January 24.
- Filliep Lament has left Nowhere Wine Bar to pursue his Polish restaurant venture Jola’s full time. In the meantime, he will be hosting Slavic Supper Series on January 31 at Under the High Wheel, along with Davina Moraiko and Peter Zukiwski. Tickets are $75 for the 6-course family-style meal.
Local News
- Chinatown Chowdown was featured in the Journal.
- Also, The Journal reviewed all 19 of Wyrd Bier Adventure’s beverages.
- Edify has a round-up of some hot wings available in Edmonton, including Rob’s Famous Fried Chicken, Nashville Hot Chicken Flirty Bird, and Dave’s Hot Chicken.
- Uber Eats celebrated their 10 year anniversary in Canada with some highlights, including naming Edmonton the most polite Canadian city.
Beyond Edmonton
- I don’t typically link to the NYT because of their paywall, but an article by Tejal Rao this week about the grief experienced when your favourite restaurant closes is worth sharing. The final paragraph: “In the past, if I’d neglected to go back to an old place, it was because some small, delusional part of me thought it would always be there. But restaurants, like people, aren’t made to last forever. And it’s not stars or reels or lists that give a restaurant meaning — it’s going back, again and again.”
What I Ate
- It’s been a while since my last Too Good to Go order, but one from Fawkes last week was a great value at under $7. The cinnamon buns were delicious!
Too Good to Go Box from Fawkes
- I had been wanting to try the breakfast pop-up Brunch, Baby at the Fox Burger location in Westmount. It exceeded our expectations, with excellent food (I loved my spud bowl and its extra-crispy potatoes) and fun drawing pads available for kids. Bonus – it is super transit accessible, as we disembarked to the bus stop right in front of the restaurant!
Spud bowl from Brunch, Baby
- Our family had a wonderful time at Deep Freeze on the weekend. It is our tradition at the festival to snack on treats from Green Onion Cake Man.
Green onion cakes at Deep Freeze
- Our kids are over the moon that DRTY Ice Cream is now on our street. As a parent, I also love that their sorbabies are perfectly sized for kids, as golf ball-sized scoops. We’ll be back!
Ellie and Emily at DRTY Ice Cream
Only Here for the Food 