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fri feb 23 Friday Night Flights
Repeats Friday, March 23. Experience a fourcourse pairing of exceptional wines with the Selkirk Grille’s outstanding dishes. February wines: Saint-Véran Château-Fuissé, Domaine A.F. Gros Bourgogne, Chateau Roc Taillade Medoc AOC, and Dopff Au Moulin Grand Cru. At Selkirk Grille, Heritage Park, 1900 Heritage Dr. S.W. 6:30 p.m. $89.95. 403-268-8500, heritagepark.ca.
tue feb 27 Vine and Dine
Enjoy six carefully created and beautifully served dishes paired with six wonderful wines that complement them at John Gilchrist’s best new restaurant of 2008. At Vero Bistro Moderne, 209 10th St. N.W. 6:30 p.m. $75. 403-870-9802, vineanddine.ca.
Cooking Italian Style
Presented by the Calgary Italian Cultural Centre and Roma Catering. Enjoy a glass of wine while learning to prepare a few mouthwatering Italian dishes as selected by the talented chefs of Roma Catering.
At Calgary Italian Cultural Centre,
416 1st Ave. N.E. 7 p.m. $35. 403-2644133, calgaryitalianculturalcentre.com.
Pizza—Top to Bottom
Head baker and Sidewalk
Citizen owner Aviv Fried and chef Colin Metcalfe teach you how to make the crust and how to top it. At Cookbook Company Cooks, 722 11th Ave. S.W. 5 p.m. $90. eventbrite.ca.
ongoing Alberta Food Tours—Craving Kensington
Thursdays until Oct. 25. “Nosh” one of Calgary’s most livable/walkable neighbourhoods. Start at Brasserie Kensington (1131 Kensington Rd. N.W.) with local cheese curds and beer, enjoy tea tastings at The Naked Leaf, go behind-the-scenes at Crave, sample cheese at Peasant Cheese Shop with a special treat from Kensington Wine Market, and finish it off with a family-style meal at Pulcinella. 6 p.m. $95. 1-844-535-5239, calgaryfoodtours. com.
Common Crown Brewing Co. Brewery
Tour and Tasting
Saturdays. Enjoy a flight of beers and a tour of the brewery. Learn how the brewing process works and see the facility first hand. At Common Crown Brewing Co., 943 28th St. N.E. 3-4 p.m. $15. eventbrite.ca.
Tool Shed Brewery Tour & Tasting
Saturdays. A 90-minute brewery tour that includes a sampling of all of Tool Shed’s beers. At Tool Shed Brewing Company, 801 30th St. N.E. Noon to 2 p.m. $15. eventbrite.ca.
YYC Hot Chocolate Fest
February. Delicious, friendly and charitable competition to find Calgary’s best hot chocolate. A portion of the proceeds from each purchase is donated to support Calgary Meals on Wheels. See the participating vendors at yychotchocolate.com.
upcoming The Big Taste
Friday, March 2 to Sunday, March 11. Calgary’s best restaurants serve up three- and fivecourse prix-fixe menus at lunch and dinner. The festival also includes a number of signature events that generally sell out. Various restaurants. calgarydowntown.com.
A Twist On Sushi
Friday, March 2. This class will cover the fundamental techniques of making sushi, but with an array of local ingredients. Get inspired with a pulled-pork-andlemongrass roll with barbecue soy dip, egg-salad roll with sesame seeds and cilantro, crab salad with jalapeno, and great sweet twists such as caramelized-pineapple sushi with mango dip. At Cuisine et Château,
103 227 10th St. N.W.
6:30 - 9:30 p.m. $119. 403-7642665, cuisineandchateau.com.
Bottlescrew Bill’s Beer Fest
Saturday, March 3. Sample some 75 beers from some 25 breweries. Proceeds go to the Mustard Seed Street Ministry. At Bottlescrew Bill’s Pub, 140 10th Ave. S.W. 2-5 p.m. $30. showpass.com.
Cowboys Wing Off
Thursday, March 8. Taste over 25 different flavours from Calgary’s top wing pubs and restaurants. At Cowboys Dance Hall, 421 12th Ave. S.E. 5:30 p.m. $25 - $50. showpass.com.
Half Your Plate Chef’s Dinner
Friday, March 9. Presented by the Calgary Produce Marketing Association. A collective of local and internationally renowned chefs will take the event’s attendees through an unforgettable five-course plated experience that highlights how versatile produce can be. Proceeds go to Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation and Community Kitchen of Calgary. At Markin MacPhail Centre, WinSport, 88 Canada Olympic Rd. S.W. 6 p.m. $80. calgarypma.ca.