Lindork’s Lists #211 – Artwalk, Nostalgia Market, Chef in Residence Meals & More!
Newsletter for Mar 13-19 2024.
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Things to Do This Week
Check out The Night of Artists Artwalk (Bonnie Doon Centre, 8330 82 Ave.)
The 27th Night of Artists Artwalk takes place this weekend March 15-17 at Bonnie Doon Centre. The indoor artwalk is FREE ft. a ton of local artists. There are also related ticketed fundraising events.
Experience Indigenous Hand Drumming (The Carrot Coffeehouse, 9351 118 Ave.)
The Carrot Community Arts Coffeehouse is hosting a drop-in Hand Drumming Circle on Sunday, March 17. It’s free to attend and learn about traditional Indigenous drumming. One brewed coffee and once slice of carrot cake is included and drums are provided.
Take in the University of Alberta Mixed Chorus’ 80th (!!) Spring Concert
The University of Alberta’s Mixed Chorus (UAMC) and the Faculty of Education Handbell Ringers are proud to present the UAMC’s 80th Annual Spring Concert! Get tickets for an evening of choral and handbell music.
Shop a nostalgia market (Kingsway Mall)
Malla Mrkt pop-up market at Kingsway Mall is hosting a 90s/Y2K nostalgia-themed market this weekend March 9 and 10.
Check out Edmonton’s Board Game Festival (9210 118 Ave.)
GOBFest, Edmonton’s Board Game Festival, returns this week March 15-17. You can pre-register to compete in tournaments or attend for free to watch the games in action—and shop the game flea market.
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day! (various locations)
I suggest a few spots for green food + drink in the food section below, but there’s also some Irish / St. Patrick’s Day-themed parties happening at most Irish pubs in the city, plus a few shows including (but not limited to):
Got an Edmonton area event, virtual event, or something coming up you think my readers would be interested in knowing about? Let me know!
Food to Try This Week
Book a reservation for NAIT’s Chef in Residence Week (Ernest’s, 10701 118 Ave.)
This week, RGE RD and The Butchery by RGE RD co-owner and chef Blair Lebsack is at NAIT as their Guest Chef in Residence. He’ll be teaching future chefs at the School of Hospitality and Culinary Arts and you can book a reservation for a Chef in Residence meals happening March 14 and 15.
Try the noodles from Chongqing Noodle & Bubble (10140 104 St.)
I recently revisited CQ Noodle & Bubble and had some amazing noodles. They are still pretty new, having only been open less than a year (last summer). Their Chef Meat (pork) noodle soup is one of my favourites in town (I need to my update my Asian soups blog to include them!) My friend tried the Braised Beef noodle and really enjoyed it and we also shared their sour and spicy dumplings which were excellent. Service was lovely and speedy and the dishes were full of flavour. First year of restaurant openings can be so difficult. If you are looking for a new noodle place to try, check them out. I share the menu over on my Facebook.
Dine at Tzin to celebrate their 17-year anniversary (10115 104 St.)
Tzin Wine & Tapas, an amazing restaurant on 104 St. in downtown Edmonton, is celebrating 17 years in business! Make a reservation (it’s a teeny space) and ORDER THE BACON! I think I’ve said this before.. lol
Solve a Sawmill Murder Mystery with a three-course meal (4810 Calgary Trail)
I have always wanted to do a murder mystery but the event dates never work out!! Let me live vicariously through you lol. Sawmill Prime Rib & Steakhouse invites you to enter a world of shadows, deceit, and suspense, during their 1940s Murder Mystery night featuring three-course menu.
Order a Meuwly’s Take and Heat Friday Dinner (10706 124 St.)
One of my favourite local food stops, Meuwly’s, of which I am an Ambassador (#Meuwlys_Partner), has started offering Take and Heat Friday Dinners—three-course menus with big portions that serve up to four people! Whether that’s your four-person family, a dinner party with friends, or if you’re a family of 2.5 like us, a way to be fed over several meals (like, we ate it the whole weekend lol). See my Instagram post for details on the last Take and Heat Dinner and click to see what this Friday’s menu is and place your order!!
Eat some ‘green’ food and drink for St. Patrick’s Day (various locations)
From green drinks from local Irish pubs like O’Byrnes’s Irish Pub, Kelly’s Pub, Duggan’s Boundary and more, to green treats from local bakeries like Flirt Cupcakes and Crave Cupcakes and more, plan to have some green food and drink to celebrate this Irish holiday.
Here’s some food events and deals you might be interested in…
There is a Fundraising Pasta Dinner and Antiques Roadshow event on March 16.
The next Meuwly’s Meat Camp is March 16 & 17!
Learn how to make Onigiri from a Japanese home cook through Nomiya on March 17.
Dining with Authors takes place at Guru Kitchen and Bar ICE DISTRICT on March 20, featuring authors of Midlife No. 2.
SABOR is holding a six-course Portugal wine dinner on March 27.
Get tickets to an Atomic Improv Comedy Dinner on March 28.
Edify’s Best Restaurants 2024 event is April 8.
Attend the Culinary Arts Cookie Cook-off and fundraiser on April 13.
Ate something amazing recently? Want to show some love to a struggling restaurant? Have a take-out suggestion? Let me know to include in this newsletter.
Small Business Spotlight
Marr Mac Dance is a family-owned dance studio teaching dance in Old Strathcona for 56 years!! This is a small operation that provides dance programs for both children and adults, that told me business hasn’t been quite the same since the pandemic. If you’ve been thinking about picking up some new dance skills, or putting your kids in some programs, maybe Marr Mac Dance is for you!
Paper Birch Books is such an awesome used bookstore in Little Italy. We just picked up a few new-to-us books over the weekend (Mike always finds first edition treasures to add to a book series he’s been collecting) and had fun showing off the cute store to our out-of-town guests. Then we saw that their storefront window was smashed in the next day! :( Maybe show them an extra bit of love if you can. They are open again.
From the Blog Vault
Around this time three years ago I was celebrating local businesses that innovated during an impossible year—highlighting pandemic pivots, one year after the pandemic started. The effects of the pandemic are still being felt across businesses and industries and people.
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