Openings
- Pho Hoan Pasteur is opening their sixth Edmonton-area location in Sherwood Park, at 90, 993 Fir Street. It opens on November 4.
- The Virsa Group, which also operates Indian restaurant Virsa Mahal downtown, has opened The Tiffin, offering home-style Punjabi and Indian food at 9516 Ellerslie Road SW.
- New downtown cafe Poppy’s has been in their soft opening phase, but will host their grand opening on November 7. Poppy’s is located at 10621 100 Avenue NW. Downtown really has been the hub of new cafe openings as of late.
- Saint Laurent, the new Montreal-inspired restaurant opening in Leduc, has planned their grand opening for November 7. Find Saint Laurent at 4721 50 Avenue.
- Wabi Bubble Tea is a new bubble tea shop opening on November 10, located at 4110 167 Avenue NW.
- KBop, a Vancouver-based company offering Korean meal kits, is now available in Edmonton.
- Duchess Bake Shop will be adding a third location, opening soon in Keswick, south Edmonton.
- Effing Surf & Turf, which just closed their longstanding St. Albert location, has announced the address of their new Edmonton home, 9731 60 Avenue NW.
Upcoming Events
- Farm Fair International runs November 5-8 at the Edmonton Expo Centre, and general admission is free. Events include food tastings and an agriculture education zone.
- My friend Linda Hoang’s Chinatown Chow Down food crawls are back in November! Tickets for the events on November 14 and 22 go on sale on November 4. The $15 ticket includes food and drink at 4-6 restaurants in Chinatown.
- On November 15, Audrey’s Books is hosting the launch of a 1970s-inspired cookbook written by Edmonton-based or formerly Edmonton-based authors. called Worth the Weather.
- The next Alumni Dinner Series at Ernest’s on November 19 features Chef Joseph Vuong, of XIX. Tickets are $100 per person.
Local News
- Delavoye Chocolate will match donations of up to $5,000 to support those affected by the CFB Wainwright accident.
- On a related note, Patricia Street Deli is providing sandwiches to CBC Wainwright soldiers recovering from the accident, drawing from their Kindness Sandwich Program (where you can buy a sandwich for someone in need).
- Cheese Louise is another local restaurant that has a “feed it forward” option, where patrons can pre-buy a sandwich for someone who needs one.
- Mai Mai has partnered with the Edmonton food Bank for the Spicy Bun Bo Hue Bowl challenge – those that finish the bowl in 30 minutes are comped their soup and result in a $10 donation to Edmonton’s Food Bank.
- I recognize that it is sold out, but I love highlighting interesting advent calendars offered by local businesses – such as this ice cream advent calendar from Kind Ice Cream.
- Edify is crowd-sourcing input on the best Edmonton area dessert, which will be a part of the Best Restaurants issue this March.
- Also from Edify, they checked out Anvil Coffee House.
- The November/December issue of The Tomato is out, and includes a tribute to chef Brad Smoliak, who passed away in August.
- CBC Edmonton AM interviewed a 19-year old Leduc woman named Breeya Schatschneider who bought Grateful Grounds Cafe in that community off of Facebook Marketplace.
What I Ate
- Last week, my friend and I met up and enjoyed the excellent hospitality at Happy and Olive. Their fries are my kryptonite, but the bacon jam makes their burger.
Happy burger from Happy and Olive
