Bites
What we’re eating and drinking
The Brussels sprouts recipe you’ll be making all autumn long, plus restaurant news.
THE PRAIRIE GRID DINNER SERIES
Calgary, September 29 Edmonton, October 1 Winnipeg, October 5 $140 to $170 The first event of its kind from popular online food platform Eat North, Prairie Grid takes four top chefs on the road— look out for Jamie Harling of Calgary’s Deane House and Lindsay Porter of Edmonton’s Woodwork—for five- course dinners showing off the best of locally sourced and regional cuisine. eatnorth.com
TASTE OF YALETOWN
Vancouver, October 11 to 27 The annual eat-your-way-through-Yaletown festival returns, this time with more than 30 top restaurants cooking up sharing and pairing menus at set prices of $25, $35 and $45. The event also teams up with the Greater Vancouver Food Bank and makes a donation from the proceeds. Keep an eye on the website for the full list of participating restaurants. yaletowninfo.com
EAT! VANCOUVER
Vancouver, November 6 to 11 We love meandering through the food booths at this annual food festival between expert cooking demos (thank you in advance for the free samples), but one of the best parts is the intimate dinner series featuring top local talent—Andrea Carlson, Trevor Bird, Angus An—paired up with hot chefs from back East and the U.S. Also new this year, the Eat! Pastry event serves up desserts from 16 of Canada’s best pastry chefs and chocolatiers, like Toronto’s Nadège Nourian. Events at various locations. eat-vancouver.com