Food Notes for September 10, 2018

It certainly feels like fall outside! And while it is my favourite season, it did seem to come much too soon. On to this week’s food notes:

The ninth annual Bacon Day Collaboration, hosted at Workshop Eatery, takes place September 15, 2018. 100% of the ticket sales will be donated to Youth Empowerment and Social Services. Tickets are $95, and include bacon-inspired food, two drinks, and a vote in their “tag team steel caged dessert battle royale”.
The next affordable Fruit & Veggie sale hosted by Food 4 Good will be taking place on September 25, 2018.
The Harvest Room at the Hotel Macdonald will be hosting a special Honey Harvest Dinner on September 27, 2018, featuring honey collected from their own hives. Tickets start at $55.
Save the date for Olde Towne Beverly’s first ever Dining Week, planned for October 5-13, 2018. Seven area restaurants are participating.
The Gold Medal Plates has been rebranded to Canada’s Great Kitchen Party. They will stop in Edmonton on October 17, 2018 at the Shaw Conference Centre. Tickets are $350, and as in the past, go towards supporting Canada’s elite amateur athletes.
This year’s LitFest Food Matters will be hosted by Liane Faulder and feature the authors behind Food Artisans of Alberta and Women Who Dig. The event will take place October 20, 2018. Tickets are $45, and include food and wine samples.
Partake, the new wine bar from the folks behind Manor Bistro, is set to open soon at 12431 102 Avenue (formerly La Favourite).
Al Centro, a Roman-style pizzeria yet to open at 99 Street & Jasper Avenue, is hosting a Da Capo pop-up in the meantime.
Whistler-based Green Moustache is the latest plant-based restaurant to land in Edmonton. They are now open at 11416 Jasper Avenue.
There’s a new coffee roaster in town called The Grizzlar Coffee and Records (10557 109 Street).
Louisiana Purchase has opened a second location on the north side, at 13503 St. Albert Trail.
Rostizado has introduced a new lunch menu to entice diners, which now includes a Latin-style hamburger.
Sorrentino’s annual Mushroom Harvest runs the month of September, with mushroom features on the menu at all locations. Graham has a preview of dishes to expect.
Bloom hopes their storefront bakery will be open by mid-October.
Tech Life shares the story behind Destination Doughnuts, and what sets their treats apart.
Crystal checked out Blowers & Grafton.
The Journal reviewed London Local.
Linda has become a regular at 124 Street’s Nuovo Bistro.
Lillian wanted to highlight a neighbourhood gem in Crestwood’s Cafe Blackbird.
Sharman recapped the recent Taste Alberta Prairie on the Plate dinner at Hotel Macdonald.
Down south, the Calgary Farmers’ Market announced a second 50,000 square feet location to open in the northwest community of Greenwich in 2020.
Mack and I took advantage of what seemed like the last patio-appropriate day this weekend and dined at Viphalay. I do enjoy their pad Thai!

Pad Thai from Viphalay

There’s something about mobile coffee carts that I love, and you won’t come across one cuter than How U Bean. We paid a visit to them this afternoon, while they were parked near the Alberta Legislature. They use beans from local company Roasti, and I appreciated that they offer decaf London fogs. Check them out while the weather is still somewhat cooperative!

How U Bean

Food Notes for September 3, 2018

The 4th annual “In the Spirit” of Festival Place takes place September 13, 2018. Expect drinks tastings, appetizers, and entertainment. Tickets are $65.
The Alberta Food Processors Association is hosting its annual FEASTival of Fine Chefs on September 19, 2018. The event is centered around a black box of ingredients that chefs have 24 hours to transform into a dish. Attendees are treated to a total of 4 of these dishes. Tickets are $150.
This is such a great story, shared by Julie Rohr – one of the Syrian refugees her church sponsored has opened a shop just a year and a half after arriving in Canada. It’s called Alqitta Nuts at 12130 161 Avenue, and offers freshly-roasted nuts and coffee (done without any oils), just like he had done back home.
A Scandinavian pub called Three Vikings will be moving into the space recently vacated by Daravara on 124 Street.
Filistix announced that they are closing their kiosks at MacEwan University.
Northern Chicken is now serving brunch! The menu looks great.
Edmonton Made covers the rise of ice cream businesses in the city over the last few years.
Great to see The Colombian showcased in this month’s issue of Avenue.
Avenue has the details on a number of new breweries opening soon in Edmonton, including Omen Brewing, Ale Architect, and Polar Park Brewing.
Graham was impressed by the food at Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.
Siu To, the creator of green onion cakes in Edmonton, will be teaching classes of how to make the addictive cakes through Get Cooking. Linda is giving away two tickets to an upcoming class on September 21, 2018.
Avenue highlights the work of culinary documentarian Kevin Kossowan, and features some chefs that are as comfortable in a garden as they are in the kitchen.
Have you heard about the #tipthebillchallenge, where diners tip 100% of the bill?
Should cities put limits on where drive-thru restaurants can be located? New research suggests there could be benefits to doing so.
The New York Times checks out some innovative grocery stores, including Nada, a Vancouver-based shop that offers packaged-free bulk food.
I met up with some friends at Bodega Highlands for brunch over the weekend. It was nice to have the full brunch menu to order from (unlike at the 124 Street location). The tortilla espanola was very generously sized, with two pieces of chicken served atop a Spanish potato omelette.

The tortilla espanola from Bodega Highlands

We ended our visit to the neighbourhood with some end of summer soft serve from Be-a-Bella.

Sprinkle cone from Be-a-Bella

Recap: Canmore Travels

Felicia and Jeff’s wedding in the mountains a couple of weeks ago was the perfect excuse for Mack and I to spend a few additional days in Canmore. While we stopped in the town two years ago en route to Lake Louise, it was winter, so we were keen to explore some of what it had to offer in the peak of summer.

Travelling with a baby can be tricky, but as we’re learning, giving yourself a lot of time, and going with the flow are the lessons we’ve taken to heart so far. It has meant not doing as much as we were used to on vacations past – one or two activities per day are more than enough. So we’ve had to choose even more wisely!

It was still pretty smoky while we were in Canmore, so we limited ourselves to one hike. The Grassi Lakes hike seemed to be one of the more reasonable ones, recognizing that Mack would be carrying a 16 pound weight up the slope. It was a nicely shady path for the most part, which we appreciated for Emily (and for us!).

Hiking with baby

We’ve also found that it’s often more convenient to have meals at home, so we’re definitely eating out a lot less when travelling. However, we did plan to visit the Canmore Mountain Market, which was within walking distance of our AirBnB.

Canmore Mountain Market

While they didn’t have the breadth of vendors I was expecting, I always enjoy browsing the stalls and seeing what local products are on offer. It was also clear there are many regulars who frequent the market, not just tourists like us.

Crepe with curried beef and mustard greens

We bought lunch from a couple of the food trucks, and my savoury crepe with curried beef and mustard greens turned out to be the best thing I had to eat in Canmore. Mack couldn’t pass up the opportunity to sample a coffee from The Rocky Bean Co., which brews its coffee in a converted VW van.

The Rocky Bean Co.

We did venture out to Blake for dinner one night (also within walking distance of our flat). Their kitchen was really quick, but overall, we found the portions to be small and quality inconsistent (the fried chicken, for instance, was disappointingly dry). The most interesting dish was their ramen cacio e pepe – the noodles were a touch overdone, but the flavours were there.

Ramen cacio e pepe from Blake

On our way out of town, we had lunch at Rocky Mountain Flatbread. The prices were reasonable at lunch (not something that can be said of all establishments in Canmore), and while we did appreciate that they sourced many of their ingredients locally, the pizzas weren’t particularly memorable.

Pizzas from Rocky Mountain Flatbread

The highlight of our stay surprisingly had nothing to do with food. I’d had my eye on doing a workshop tour at the Rocky Mountain Soap Company factory for some time, but the timing hadn’t worked out prior to this trip. Although the tour tickets are priced at $25, the value is more than covered – $20 is returned in the form of a voucher that can be used at any of their stores, while the product samples we received exceeded the remaining $5 cost.

We learned that edible, cornstarch-based packing peanuts exist

It was a neat experience to tour the factory and see where all of the products are made. Some aspects definitely reminded me of food – the racks of soap bars drying, for instance, recalled the cheese aging rooms I’ve visited in the past.

Soap drying room

I was astonished to see just how much of their products are made and packaged by hand (their bath bombs, for instance, are all individually hand-pressed). It is undoubtedly a part of their brand, but it’s something hard to fathom as most companies are moving towards automation, not away from it.

We also had the opportunity to make our own bath salts, customizing with our choice of essential oil scents and herbal add-ins.

Making lavender and orange-scented bath salts

I’d definitely recommend the tour! As a bonus, a couple of other noteworthy businesses are located in the same vicinity as the factory, so it makes it a worthwhile trek just outside of town. After the tour, we walked over to Valbella (known for their meat products), and Mountain Blends Coffee Roasters to pick up some food souvenirs for home.

It was a quick trip to be sure, but won’t be our last to the mountains with Emily!

Food Notes for August 27, 2018

There’s definitely a fall chill in the air this week – I’m glad we were able to make the most of what was left of summer in the mountains last weekend for my sister’s wedding! Back with a catch-up edition of Food Notes:

Northern Bites has organized an event on September 4, 2018 that combines a visit to an apple orchard and a pie making lesson. Tickets are $20.
Eat North’s second annual Prairie Grid Dinner Series will take place in Edmonton on September 29, 2018. Tickets for the 5-course dinner start at $140.
Just a Little Night Market returns for a Dash of Oktoberfest October 5 and 6, 2018 at the Aviation Hangar. Expect a beer garden, food, and other vendors.
Market stalwart Bloom Cookie Co. has announced that they’re opening a storefront on 124 Street and 103 Avenue. Sign up for their newsletter for updates.
Japanese restaurant Iruka Grill & Bar is new to Old Strathcona, located at 10354 82 Avenue.
I just noticed the Koutouki Restaurant on the south side, at #540, 3803 Calgary Trail.
The Downtown Business Association released the winners of their Downtown patio contest – the Hotel Macdonald was named the best overall patio.
Keep abreast of the contenders in Snack Checker, Edmonton AM’s quest to find the city’s ultimate snack.
The Journal reviewed the brunch at Cacao 70.
Crystal shared reviews of DOSC and Station on Jasper.
Sharon was disappointed with her meal at Bottega 104’s Whyte Avenue location.
Graham paid visits to Vintage Fork and Cafe Linnea.
Vue Weekly raves about Wishbone.
I’ve never had an apple fritter from Hazeldean Bakery but Lillian has convinced me that I need to try one.
Sharon was among a group invited to attend a tour of the Old Strathcona Farmers’ Market.
CBC had a story about the rise of millennials purchasing local food.
MacEwan University is offering an urban beekeeping immersive experience on September 5, 2018. The session includes the opportunity to not only learn about beekeeping, but also to extract honey from a hive yourself! Tickets are $50.
Free tours of the Northlands Urban Farm continue into September – dates include September 9 and 23, 2018.
Voting for Sustainable Food Edmonton’s first annual Golden Wheelbarrow Awards is now live. Help select the recipients of awards including “favourite ‘locavore’ restaurant”.
One shot from Felicia and Jeff’s wedding – the menu, created by Chef Nicole Gomes, was as beautiful as the tablescape. I may or may not have eaten half a dozen lemon arancini on my own.

#FelforJeff

I enjoyed the final What the Truck?! of the season on Sunday, at the family-friendly Edmonton Ballpark venue. Among the dishes I had that day were the sopes from Calle Mexico.

Sopes from Calle Mexico

Food Notes for August 13, 2018

My sister is getting married this weekend, so a heads up that there won’t be any Food Notes next week. I hope you’re making the most of these last few weeks of summer too! On to this week’s food notes:

The Fringe starts later this week – if you’re curious about the food available, consider subscribing to Taproot Edmonton’s Fringe roundup. I have it on good authority that edible fare will be mentioned!
Why Not’s Art & Brunch Club is back with a hip-hop edition on August 26, 2018.
The final Eats on 118 this year takes place on August 29, 2018, and will tour four female-led businesses in the neighbourhood. Tickets are $47. I attended the first event earlier this summer and had a great time.
Congratulations to Biera, Bundok, and Kanto who made the long list of En Route’s annual Best New Restaurants list.
The Sweet Pea Cafe and Playhouse is now open at 14238 85 Avenue.
Smokehouse BBQ has relocated to 15960 109 Avenue.
The Alder Room has closed its doors, but chef/owner Ben Staley is hopeful the restaurant will return in the future in a new location.
Transcend Coffee’s Garneau location has undergone a makeover.
Graham has nothing but praise for Wildfred’s.
Crystal checked out the happy hour specials at Silk Bar & Kitchen.
The Journal reviewed Sherwood Park’s La Patrona.
Vue Weekly paid a visit to Sweet Mango.
Sustainable Food Edmonton is organizing a community bike tour of four local gardens on August 25, 2018. The activity is free, but pre-registration is required.
A report for the Edmonton Regional Metropolitan Board indicates that the agriculture system in the area may be “reaching a tipping point”. The board will be voting on an agricultural vision this fall.
The perfect opportunity to finally try Cacao 70 came in the mail – a coupon offering a free chocolate-dipped cone! The sweltering conditions also made it a great day for ice cream.

Dark chocolate dipped cone at Cacao 70

I love the brunch at Meat – my go-to beef brisket benny never disappoints.

Beef brisket benny

I had lunch at Wishbone for the first time today; their double beef burger is a beauty. The brioche bun and processed cheese made it stand out.

Double beef burger at Wishbone

Open House: Sundog Organic Farm

Those who frequent the outdoor City Market on 104 Street are likely familiar with Sundog Organic Farm. Operated by Jenny Berkenbosch and James Vriend, their booth is arguably the most visually appealing at the market. Their variety of fresh produce is always artfully arranged in wooden crates, beautifully displaying what the season has to offer. Mack and I have been buying from Sundog Organic for years (one of my favourite photos from our wedding day was taken in front of their booth), and have always wanted to be able to check out the farm itself. At the end of July, an open house provided the perfect opportunity to do so.

Sundog Organic Farm

Although Jenny and James originally started farming on his father’s land about ten years ago, they’ve been on their current property for eight years. Located just outside of Edmonton in Sturgeon County, near Gibbons, it was a lot closer to the city than I expected – it was about a 45 minute drive from 104 Street.

Jenny Berkenbosch

We arrived a little late, but joined a group of about two dozen people who were already being led around the farm by Jenny and James. Their farm spans 14 acres, with about 6 of it being farmed at the moment. We learned that Sundog uses green manure practices to amend the areas they are rotating between seasons, meaning they plant crops like clover or oats to help renew and manage the health of the soil. Their property also happens to be near the Sturgeon River, which they are able to tap into for irrigation purposes.

Gorgeous lettuce plants

We also saw evidence of how the farm has grown over time – they used to store vegetables using a combination of a very small shed in addition to borrowing the storage capacity at James’ parents farm, but now, have been able to construct a building that is finally big enough for their current needs.

New storage and sorting building

It was great to be able to see their crops first hand. For me, it was especially neat to see where they grow their heirloom tomatoes, which I anxiously await the arrival of every summer.

Tomatoes!

I’m also a sucker for berry patches of any kind, and strawberries are a particular treat! There’s really nothing like being able to eat sun-warmed fruit straight off the vine.

Strawberry field

Of course, it was also nice to bring Emily along for her first farm visit! It will be one thing for her to see our very small community garden plot, but another to appreciate all of the work that goes into a farming operation. We look forward to bringing her along to more farms when she’s older, too.

Farm selfie

Thanks to Jenny and James for opening up your gates!

If you’re interested in visiting a local farm, make sure to check out Alberta Open Farm Days, which runs August 18-19, 2018 this year.

Food Notes for August 6, 2018

Get Cooking’s final Burger Club on August 8, 2018 is a Prairie on the Plate feature, with four Alberta raised proteins on the menu.
Alberta Local Food Week could be a good excuse as any for a road trip to check out what we can grow in the province – check out the list of events running August 12-19, 2018, including Open Farm Days, August 18-19.
Speaking of Open Farm Days, Northlands has consistently offered the best, most value-driven farm tours, particularly attractive for those who can’t, or would prefer not to, drive to area farms – the cost is just $5 or $10 per person. Check out the line-up of tours this year, and read about the tour I attended last year.
Kingsway Mall is hosting their first ever Food Truck Fare on August 17 and 18, 2018, in the parking lot by Homesense and Starbucks.
The last What the Truck?! of the season will take place on August 26, 2018 at RE/MAX Field (formerly known as Edmonton Ballpark), with 15 trucks to whet your appetite.
Great to hear that Filistix will not only continue to have a kiosk at the University of Alberta campus (in the Students’ Union Building), but they will also be opening a location Downtown at 10621 100 Avenue later this year.
Look for a Downtown branch of Amore Pasta to open in the Oxford Tower (100 Street & 102A Avenue) this fall.
Buok Fresh Korean Kitchen is now open at 10707 100 Avenue.
The first (but likely not last) of the “ghost kitchens” we’ll see in Edmonton – La Mision (from the folks behind Tres Carnales and Rostizado), are offering their burritos exclusively through Foodora.
The Fairmont Hotel Macdonald’s “hot dog cart” is the nicest such cart I’ve ever seen – hopefully it’ll be out more before summer’s end.
Vue Weekly casts a spotlight on the recently opened DOSC (Drunken Ox, Sober Cat).
Learn more about Camola, the bug-based vendor found at numerous local farmers’ markets.
Twyla is the latest to review Blowers & Grafton, and their menu of “Halifax street food”.
Graham was impressed by the “timeless, yet contemporized” menu at Halley’s Club, the 20s-inspired restaurant/dance hall at West Edmonton Mall.
Avenue recommends the brunch at Greenland Garden Centre in Sherwood Park, and highlights St. Albert’s Riverband Bistro.
Congratulations to Rogue Wave Coffee who hope to be opening up their cafe and roasterie this week at 11322 119 Street (check their social media for confirmation). We stopped by on Sunday, and though they weren’t officially open, we were welcomed into the space anyway. Check them out!

Rogue Wave Coffee

Liberia, Venezuela, and Eritrea, were recognized for their food at this year’s Heritage Festival. While I didn’t try anything from the first two countries, I can vouch for the stewed meat and lentils (served with injera) from Eritrea.

Stewed meat and lentils from Eritrea

While running errands last week on the south side, Mack and I stopped at Artistic Bake Shop for the first time. The soft pretzels have to be one of the most underrated deals in Edmonton – just $1.50 and delicious!

Pretzel from Artistic Bake Shop

Preview: 5th Annual Sabor Seafood Festival

Sabor is known as one of Edmonton’s best seafood restaurants, and every August, they choose to highlight the freshest products and flavours with their annual Sabor Seafood Festival. In its fifth year, 2018’s iteration welcomes the collaborative touch from Hawaii. Chef Lyndon Honda (of Sheraton Maui) and Chef Tom Muromoto (of Ka’anapali Beach Hotel) worked with Sabor Chef Lino Oliveira to design a menu inspired by a wide range of tastes, reflective of the Korean, Japanese, Filipino, Puerto Rican, and Portuguese roots of Hawaiian cuisine.

Earlier this week, I attended a media preview of the festival, which runs from August 7-31, 2018.

Among my favourite dishes that night was the ahi tartare, served on a taro chip. Prepared poke style, this appetizer couldn’t be trendier in the city, and the taro chip itself was crunchy and addictive.

Ahi tartare

I loved the grilled prawns, dressed in a coconut taro leaf curry. The smoke was apparent in the plump prawn, and I enjoyed the subtle sweetness in the curry. Of all of the plates I tried, I’m pulling for this one to appear on the final festival menu!

Grilled prawns

I’d say Spam is under appreciated in mainstream North American culture, and Chef Lino deftly incorporated it as a chorizo substitute in his Portuguese sausage Spam ‘n clams dish. I doubt any other restaurant in Edmonton would be daring enough to serve this.

Spam ‘n clams

The Ko’ala lamb chops was another highlight. Prepared to a perfect medium rare, I adored the mango mint chutney underneath. The chefs weren’t wrong when they said this dish could sway anyone uncertain about lamb.

Ko’ala lamb chops

Doughnuts seem to be all the rage in the city at the moment, so it wasn’t a surprise that one made its way to us as dessert. But it wasn’t your typical doughnut – here, the malasada (Portuguese fried dough) was stuffed with Pinocchio’s coconut ice cream, and topped with a decadent mango cream. I may have been full, but I found room to polish off the plate.

Coconut ice cream stuffed Malasada

The full Seafood Festival menu is still being finalized, so check the Sabor website for details! Thanks again to Bonafide Media for the invitation, and for organizing a wonderful evening.

Ramen in #yegdt: Let’s Grill Sushi and Izakaya

Although options abound for pho in the core (including Chinatown, of course), my other favourite noodle soup, ramen, is a bit more elusive in this area. Nomiya in Oliver Square, Kiwado near the Royal Alex and Prairie Noodle on 124 Street are the closest, but I’ve been hoping for something within closer walking distance. As such, I was happy to hear that Let’s Grill Sushi and Izakaya serves ramen before 5pm on weekdays, and was keen to try it out. A few weeks ago, I met up with Linda there for lunch.

Although the restaurant wasn’t full, there was a steady flow of customers, including some ducking in for take-out. I liked the openness of the dining room, with a variety of seating options to choose from, including a nice sized bar for those inclined to watch the action behind the counter. I also appreciated the wide space between the tables (although I didn’t have Emily with me, I could have easily parked the stroller next to our two-top).

Interior

A sign outside the restaurant touts that the broth cooked for 10 hours, which seemed like a good start. At lunch, diners can choose from four types of ramen. And similar to Kiwado, which offers the option to add a side, Let’s Grill sells a $5 combo upgrade that includes a choice of three sides (3 piece chicken karaage, 4 piece tako yaki, 3 piece yellowtail sashimi) and a tea or pop. Both Linda and I opted for the combos – she added sashimi to her black garlic ramen ($14 +$5), while I ordered the tonkotsu miso ramen and chicken karaage ($13.50 +$5).

Black garlic ramen

Our food arrived fairly quickly. The broth was pretty good, with a nice creaminess that I enjoyed, and the noodles were cooked well. The egg yolk wasn’t as soft boiled as I would have preferred, but I did like that the chashu pork wasn’t as fatty as others I’ve encountered.

Tonkotsu miso ramen

As for the sides, the karaage was a decent sized portion, though it could have been crispier. Linda enjoyed her sashimi well enough.

Chicken karaage and yellowtail sashimi

Service was friendly, perhaps so much so that it was only after we left the restaurant that Linda and I realized that we were never served our combo beverages!

Overall, I had a positive enough experience that I wouldn’t hesitate to return to Let’s Grill for ramen again. Hurrah for more noodle options in the core!

Let’s Grill Sushi and Izakaya
10709 Jasper Avenue
(780) 244-1880

Food Notes for July 30, 2018

I had it in my head that we were only at mid-July; maybe it’s just my mind trying to hold on to our fleeting summer! Hope you’re making the most of it, too. On to this week’s food notes:

The fifth annual Grand Taste Tour has been rescheduled to August 18, 2018. Tickets are available for the full tour, or for dinner only.
The Hotel Macdonald is hosting an “Around the World” dinner on August 24, 2018. The seven course meal will transport diners across the seven continents. Tickets are $100.
NAIT is hosting a Menu of Modern Art Four fundraising dinner on September 8, 2018, featuring chefs including Paul Shufelt, Eric Hanson, and Serge Belair, among others. Early bird tickets are $75.
CBC is hosting a contest to recruit an official judge for the Heritage Festival. The prize includes 140 food tickets and golf cart transportation on the grounds. You’ll have to tune in to Edmonton AM this week to enter.
Also from Edmonton AM, they invited Leduc to speak about his experience with the backlash that came with a negative Instagram review of The Common.
The folks behind Cartago are also hoping to open a deli next to their pub in Forest Heights, but residents are against relaxing the parking requirements they need.
Sorry to hear that Daravara has closed its doors as of July 28, 2018.
Vue shares how 720 Sweets sets themselves apart in the soft serve game.
Sharon tried the Filipino cuisine offered at Casa Laurel Kitchen.
The Journal hoped for more consistency with the food at Wilfred’s.
Cindy writes all about her go-to dishes at Kanto.
Vue Weekly is among the first to review Fumaca, the second Brazilian steakhouse to open in the city.
Twyla’s latest review brings her to KB & Company.
Jonny has an overview of the board game cafes in Edmonton.
Global interviewed Chef Blair Lebsack about their upcoming Forage to Table dinner, and the forthcoming database to be set up by the Alberta Culinary Tourism Alliance to connect foragers and chefs.
There’s still a couple of opportunities to learn more about the urban hives at MacEwan in August. Tours are free.
Mack, Emily, and I headed to Taste of Edmonton again last week to use up the remainder of our tickets. Some highlights included the mushroom risotto at Solstice (they had run out of the beef cheek at that point), the beignets at Wishbone, and the yemisir kik wot (spicy lentils) from Langano Skies.

Spicy lentils and injera from Langano Skies (a bonus of bringing your own container to the festival is that some vendors load it up!)

It’s been some time since my last meal at Padmanadi, but the ginger beef was just as tasty as I remembered.

Ginger beef from Padmanadi

We had a fun time at Huma over the weekend to help Linda celebrate her birthday!

Gringa from Huma

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