EATS + DRINKS
until sun may 13 Canmore Uncorked Food & Drink Festival Sip, sample and savour the best of Canmore’s food-and-beverage scene with culinary biking tours, Long Table Dinner, beverage festivals and more. See full list of events and get tickets at canmoreuncorked.com. tue may 15 Napa Valley’s Blackbird Vineyards Blackbird Vineyards president Paul Leary leads you through a tasting of Blackbird’s wines. At Craft Cellars, 1345 32nd Ave. N.E. 6:30 p.m. $30. eventbrite.ca. Top Drop Calgary Featuring dozens of international terroir-focused wineries, craft breweries, cideries and the people behind them. Donations from the event will go to help grow Mealshare. At Rodney’s Oyster House, 355 10th Ave. S.W. 7 p.m. $75. eventbrite.ca. Vine and Dine Additional date Wednesday, May 30. Pairing dinner of six superb dishes created by chef Kaede Hirooka, who made his mark at Vintage Chophouse, and who will now be showing off his playful take on North American comfort food. At Elwood & The Rabbit, 24 4th St. N.E. 6:30 p.m. $75. 403-870-9802, vineanddine.ca. wed may 16 Cake Night—Mirror Glaze Learn how to prepare, store, and use white-chocolate mirror glaze. At Crossroads Market, 1235 26th Ave. S.E. 7 p.m. $30 - $40. eventbrite.ca. Patio Pounders Discover the best patio pounders—crisp whites, juicy rosés, fresh reds—to make summer 2018 the greatest wine season of all. At Co-op Wine Spirits Beer, 80, 250 Shawville Blvd. S.E. 7 p.m. $25. 403-294-1966, coopwinespiritsbeer.com. ongoing Calgary Famers’ Market Tour Sundays until Dec. 16. Presented by Alberta Food Tours. Relax with a light brunch at J. Webb Wine Merchants, then enjoy 16 bites and treats from local farmers and ranchers. At Calgary Farmers’ Market, 510 77th Ave. S.E. 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. $55. 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 Saturdays. includes Shed a sampling A Brewery 90-minute of Tour all brewery of Tool & Tasting Shed’s tour that beers. At N.E. Tool Noon Shed to 2 Brewing p.m. $15. Company, eventbrite.ca. 801 30th St. Wild Wednesdays Rose Brewery and Saturdays. Beer An 101 introduction to the tour world through of craft Wild beer Rose’s that AF23 includes brewery a brewery and a Rose tasting Brewery, profile 2, of 4580 Wild Rose’s Quesnay beers. Wood At Dr. Wild S.W. 7 p.m. $25. showpass.com. upcoming A Friday, Wok May through 18. Expert Asia chef Cooking instructor Class Jeff Matthews of the planet’s shows cuisine you what so unique. makes this At Cuisine corner et Château 103, 227 Interactive 10th St. N.W. Culinary 6:30 p.m. Centre, $119 403-7642665, cuisineandchateau.com. Hail, Caesar! Friday, May 18. Celebrate International Caesar Day with an evening of caesar history and sampling with Kelly Mandeville and Martin Gunson of Eau Claire Distillery. At Wine & Beyond Sage Hill, 55 Sage Hill Plaza N.W. 6:30 p.m. $15.
eventbrite.ca. Gluten-Free Brewmaster’s Dinner Tuesday, May 22. Guests will enjoy an amuse-bouche paired with a welcome beer, followed by four courses with beer pairings. At Craft Beer Market Southcentre Mall, 273, 100 Anderson Rd. S.E. 6 p.m. $60. eventbrite.ca. Boreal Cuisine— Mavericks Pop-Up Restaurant Friday, May 25. Chef Wade Paterson and the Boreal Cuisine team take inspiration from the exhibits at the Glenbow and present them in a 10-course tasting menu. At Glenbow, 130 9th Ave. S.E. 5:30 p.m. $150. eventbrite.ca. Introduction to Steaming & Latte Art Monday, May 28. Learn how to steam milk to produce creamy micro-foam. Then learn the basics of how to pour latte art. At Phil & Sebastian Coffee Roasters, Simmons Building, 618 Confluence Way S.E. 6 p.m. $125. eventbrite.ca. Wine Boot Camp Wednesday, May 30. Arm yourself with an arsenal of terminology, expand your wine knowledge, and learn about common grape varietals, what to look for when tasting wine, and traditional food pairings. At J. Webb Wine Merchant Glenmore Landing, 157, 1600 90th Ave. S.W. 7 p.m. $39. eventbrite.ca.