Openings
- Neighbourhood favourite Hazeldean Bakery has re-opened, after being purchased by a new owner. Long-time owner Lucy Lu has retired, but returned to show the new owners the ropes. The bakery is located at 9627 66 Avenue NW.
- Tesoro Caffe Bar opened on October 13, after closing their Wîhkwêntôwin location 15 years ago. Find Tesoro at 10550 Jasper Avenue (formerly Bar Oro).
- The folks behind Waffle Bird have opened AJ’s Burgers at the Jasper Place Curling Club, at 16521 107 Avenue NW.
- The cafe inside Atrium at Sabor (10310 102 Avenue NW) is now open, Monday to Friday from 8am-4pm. Their menu offers coffee, pressed sandwiches, and pastries.
- Ugly Dumplings is a new vendor at Queen Mary’s Market, and opened over the weekend.
- Yemeni cafe Bon Arabica Cafe opened on October 26 at #2, 13750 50 Street NW.
- Pact Coffee’s second location in the Augustana Tower is now open at 9903 107 Street NW.
- Bus Barn Cafe has replaced Paperbirch at the Old Strathcona Farmers’ Market.
Closures
- Twixie’s BBQ + Snack and Dessert Shack has closed in Mill Woods Town Centre.
Upcoming Events
- All five businesses in the Ritchie Market, Relish, Transcend, Campio Brewing Co., Duchess, and Acme Meat Market, are partnering for a five-course wine dinner on November 12. Tickets are $149 per guest.
- Alberta Food Tours returns with their Edmonton Holiday Brunch and Bakery Bus Tour on November 21 and 28. Tickets are $266.43 per person and includes visits to six bakeries for samples and dozens of cookies to take home.
Local News
- Old Strathcona restaurant Café Bel Air experienced significant damage after an unhoused community member lit a fire nearby to keep warm, which spread to the building. Owner Avinash Soochit has created a crowdfunding campaign to raise $12,000 to go towards re-opening.
- Nearby, Dadeo’s experienced some vandalism, with a broken window.
- Be-A-Bella’s new Glenora location was featured on Edmonton AM.
- Rat Creek Press wrote about Luso’s Bakery and Bistro (one of my new favourites!).
- Erika Eats Everything reviewed Rosewood Foods.
- Edify checked out Sushi Aroma.
- University of Alberta student publication YouAlberta highlights four local Mexican restaurants to try.
- Ben’s Meats and Deli is celebrating 73 years in business, and also announced the passing of Pieter van Leeuwen, former owner of the business and father of the current owner.
- The new season of Top Chef Canada started airing last week, featuring Edmonton chef Abigail Lopez. Edmonton AM and the Edmonton Journal interviewed her about her time on the show.
What I Ate
- On the weekend, we cashed in a Campio gift certificate we had won. Mack is a big fan of their Detroit-style pizzas, which are definitely hefty enough to be shared by two people.
Animal Style from Campio
- I had dinner with friends at Buco downtown for the first time in ages. With a hockey game on that night, they were defined by the pre- and post-game crowds. I liked the mushroom ravioli, and found the roasted tomato particularly tasty.
Mushroom ravioli from Buco
- Our family returned to Prairie Creek Inn for a weekend away, and as is custom, we brought along an A Cappella Catering take-and-bake dinner to enjoy.
We are big fans of A Cappella!
