Openings
- Nomiya’s rebrand as Nom is now in their soft opening phase. Nom is located at 3803 Calgary Trail.
- ID Donair’s sister restaurant, Kabab & Rotisserie by ID, offering Turkish and Mediterranean food, is now open at 10455 82 Avenue NW.
- Food truck Streetside Smokehouse has moved into The Granite Curling Club for the winter.
- Filipino restaurant Elio’s soft launched on October 12, located at 335 Parsons Road SW.
- Jumo Korean Diner also opened on October 12, located at 9219A 34 Avenue NW.
- Surf & Turf Seafood and Meats have opened a second location in Edmonton at Ritchie Plaza, 9624 76 Avenue NW.
Closures
- Paperbirch, Shane Chartrand’s kiosk at the Old Strathcona Market, is closing after two years. He will continue to host Indigenous Taste of the Market dinners in the space. The future of the cafe has not yet been announced.
Upcoming Events
- Transcend Coffee commemorates their twentieth anniversary with an October 14 screening of a film that explores Transcend’s founder Poul Mark and his two-decade relationship with Exclusive Coffees’ Francisco Mena. Tickets start at $20.
- Rocky Mountain Wine & Food Festival returns to Edmonton on November 6-7 at the Edmonton Convention Centre. General admission, not including tasting tickets, starts at $30.
- Hot Chefs Cool bEATS returns on November 18 to the Royal Glenora Club to raise funds for In The Weeds YEG, a non-profit that offers free mental health cafe to local hospitality workers. Tickets are $138.72 and includes access to food and drink stations and live entertainment.
Local News
- Several Edmonton businesses have received “Rainbow Registered” designations from the Canadian Queer Chamber of Commerce, including Delavoye Chocolate Maker and EVO.
- Wild Roots Bistro celebrated its second birthday.
- Happy first birthday to Siu Yeh.
- I love that Kind Ice Cream is continuing their tradition of offering a free kids scoop for those who show proof of having voted on October 19.
- Erika Eats Everything reviewed local institution Capital Pizza Steak House & Lounge.
- CBC RadioActive’s Beer Columnist Jason Foster checked out the newest Happy Beer Street addition, Yeasty Boys Brewing.
- In honour of Latin American Heritage Month, Edmonton AM featured Argentinian bakery business Alfajores YEG.
- Edify staff sampled mead from Edmonton-based Iron Hive.
What I Ate
No Food Notes next week as our family will be out of town!
- My colleagues and I ordered some take-out from Thanh Thanh for a working lunch last week; I appreciate how efficient and consistent they always are.
Grilled chicken vermicelli bowl and imperial rolls from Thanh Thanh
- My family took advantage of Dagu’s 7th anniversary food specials last week. I’m a fan of their crossing the bridge noodle soups (and our kids love their noodles!). Their specials continue this week, with all menu items priced at 20% off.
Original crossing the bridge soup with lamb slices from Dagu
- We commemorated the last day of the Downtown Farmers’ Market on Saturday with some treats from Wow Brownies. While it still hasn’t captured the magic of the former 104 Street Market, we’ve enjoyed picking up local produce all season. We’ve especially appreciated Thistle Hill Farms, Reclaim Organics, Riverbend Garden, and Sunbest Farms. Here’s to next year!
Wow Brownies
