Food Notes for February 16, 2026

Closures

• After 16 years, the Brewsters in Summerside closed its doors on February 9.

Upcoming Events

• Brotherhood of Plates aka Craig Martell is hosting an event at Waffle Bird on February 19. He has collaborated with Waffle Bird to create a sandwich, and the Brotherhood of Plates t-shirt will also be sold.
• The YEG Pitmasters Dinner on April 18 will feature five teams, and proceeds are going to support the teams as they participate in competition season. Tickets are $113.22 and include a 3-course meal and live entertainment.
• Vancouver-based chef Alex Kim, a NAIT grad, will be returning to Edmonton as the 2026 Hokanson Chef in Residence from March 23-27.

Local News

• Starting in April, the City of Edmonton is introducing fees to businesses who are operating large year-round patios on public spaces, ranging from $3700 to $6900. Some businesses, including Rocky Mountain Ice House and Sabor are questioning the fees.
• Edify highlighted specialty mousse cakes from Tisto Bakery and doughnuts from Bliss Baked Goods.
• CBC Radioactive talked to Tu Le about his decision to sell Jack’s Burger Shack.
• The Executive Committee has approved Happy Beer Street as the next Entertainment District in Edmonton; the decision moves to Council this week for approval to move forward.
• Olds College has suspended its Craft Beverage and Brewery Operations diploma, and announced the forthcoming closure of the Olds College Brewery in June 2026.

What I Ate

• I ordered some take-out from Amore Pasta last week to take advantage of their 2-for-1 deal. This post advertising the deal is misleading, as I was told that only the feature pastas are valid for the special. At any rate, my kids enjoyed the truffle alfredo, and I appreciated that the pasta held up well in their take-out containers.

Amore Pasta’s feature pastas

• I picked up a couple of sandwiches from Patricia Street Deli to take on a winter picnic at our favourite trail over the weekend. The winner of the two was definitely the bird (their chicken sandwich) – we loved the cranberry mayo and the bread and ingredients all tasted very fresh.

The bird from Patricia Street Deli

• Mack and I long ago stopped dining out on Valentine’s Day, but I took my little valentine to Farrow’s for a treat (and a grick middle for me – it’s been too long).

My sweet valentine