Openings
- Tiramisu Bistro’s location at Hawrelak Park, called Lift Me Up on the Lake, is now open. It looks like they’ve outfitted more of a formal restaurant, compared with previous tenants.
- Toronto-based Egg Club has opened its first Edmonton location at 10115 100A Street NW.
- Pop-up Big Bear Matcha has moved into a brick-and-mortar storefront at The Hub. It opened on April 26.
- Chenab is a new Pakistani restaurant that opened last week at 3927 106 Street NW.
- Ayco Cafe is opening a second location soon.
- Ardaas Sweets, Taste of Punjab, opens soon at 16777 71 Street NW.
- Another New Frills has opened at 11850 103 Street NW.
Closures
- Italian restaurant Farina in Beaumont will be closing after more two years on May 15.
Upcoming Events
- Alberta Avenue Business Association is hosting a Taco Festival on May 2 for Cinco de Mayo. Judges will be adorning one winner from El Mero Mero, La Patrona, Paraiso Tropical, and La Morenita.
- Food Bike Tours return for another season in Edmonton starting May 2. They offer tours on different dates via bike and on foot, and range from $69-139 per person.
- The Chinatown Transformation Collaborative’s summer Dragon Tours return May 9. Tours and sit-down dinners range from $15-35 per person.
- I love that the FascinAsian Film Festival will have lunch hour screening events that build in a meal option! Check out the three options running May 13-15, with tickets for the lunch-inclusive screenings priced at $25.
Local News
- Sharon posted about Scout’s Coffee and Boba Corner that opened last year at 11650 142 Street NW.
- These chocolates might be short-lived, but Jacek Chocolate Couture is the latest business to offer an Oilers-themed item.
- Edify rounds up 20 meals for under $20, and offers some advice on how to start a cookbook club.
- The Edmonton Riverboat is set to launch for the season on May 7. Chef Shane Loiselle will be revamping the menu: “We’re just trying to up our game every year, using as much local fresh produce and producers as we can, and producing as much stuff on the boat as we can.”
- The finalists for the 2026 Edmonton Tourism Awards have been announced, and include Old Strathcona Farmers’ Market as attraction of the year, and the Dragon Food Tour, Green Onion Cake Man, and the Old Red Barn in the culinary tourism award category. The winners will be announced June 5.
What I Ate
- I finally stopped at Fluffy Bakery while on a walk the other day, and picked up some treats to try. Of the two, Mack’s Oreo cheesecake was the better dessert, and was rich enough for two servings.
Desserts from Fluffy Bakery
- We don’t have reasons to venture north of the Yellowhead very often, so I planned lunch at Turquaz Kebab House when we were in the area. Food and service were fantastic, and our two lunch portions were more than enough for our family of four. The chicken kebab was grilled nicely, but the spices of the kafta kebab made it sing. Our kids especially loved the warm Turkish bread.
Kafta kebab lunch plate from Turquaz
- We had to take advantage of the recent BOGO deal at Dagu, with a couple of bubble tea fiends in our house.
They love bubble tea!
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