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The Travel Issue March/April 2010
March/April
Upcoming Food and Drink Events
March 5 – 14
Dine Out Calgary presents great set-price, very affordable dining for lunch and dinner at some of your favourite downtown restaurants. For details, go to www.dineoutcalgary.com
Bin 905 Tastings
Friday, March 12, Palate Destruction 2010, $95; Thursday, March 18, 2005 Chablis Showdown, $80; Thursday, March 25, Turn of the Century, $60; Thursday, April 1, Grappa for the Fools, $60. Phone 403-261-1600 for details.
Vinestone Wine Co., Cochrane
March 13, Riesling Hats; March 20, In the Red; March 27, Girls’ Night in a Wine Shop. Visit www.vinestonewine.com for details.
Infuse Catering/Forage: Farm to Fork Food to Go
Saturday, March 13, 1:30 p.m., LOCAL 101 – Eating Food You Know From People You Know, an afternoon of presentations by farmers and cooks followed by local food and beverage tasting, River Park Church Auditorium, $20.
Saturday, March 13, 9:30 a.m., LOCAL 201 – Connecting with People in the Local Food Movement, followed by a panel discussion and lunch, River Park Church Auditorium, $40. For details go to www.foragefoods.com and click on the LOCAL 101 tab. Tickets available at Forage, 403-269-6551.
Sunday, March 14
Don’t miss these fun family events: L’Arche Calgary 4th Annual Cake Walk and Lindt Chocolate Competition, SAIT Heart Building and 4 Nines Cafeteria. The Cake Walk features cakes crafted by some of Calgary’s best pastry chefs on the year’s theme of Celebrate Unity. At the same time, the Pastry Chef Guild of Alberta presents its bi-annual Lindt Chocolate Competition. The Cake Walk raises funds to maintain homes and programs for people with developmental disabilities. For details, visit www.larchecalgary.org
Tuesday, March 16
A favourite winery, Joie Farms on the Naramata Bench in the Okanagan, presents its wines with owner, Michael Dinn, at CSN Wines & Spirits, 1716 Centre St. N, 7 – 9 p.m., $35. Don’t miss this – these are some of the best wines produced in Canada. www.csnwine.com
Tuesday, March 16
Calgary Co-op Wines & Spirits teams up with The Belvedere, 107 – 8th Ave. SW, to present a Mission Hill Family Estate wine dinner, 6 p.m., $100. For tickets, phone 403-219-6025, ext. 6140.
Wednesday, March 17
Fontanafredda Barolo Wine Maker’s Dinner at Il Sogno, a 4-course dinner with wine pairings, 6:30 p.m., $150. Phone 403-232-8901 or email dominique@ilsogno.org for details and tickets for both these events.
J. Webb Wine Merchant
Wednesday, March 17/Thursday, March 18, Whisky for Dinner, pairing scotch with food, $59; Thursday, March 25, The Wines of Mount Eden, the oldest boutique winery in the U.S., $59; Thursday, April 1, April Fools, blind tastings of wines, $59; Thursday, April 8, Auxeymoron, the white wines of Burgundy, $59; Thursday, April 22, Wine Passage to India, pairing wine with Indian food, $59; Thursday, April 29, Grills Night Out, pairing wine with grilled food, $59. All tastings 7 -9 p.m. at the Glenmore Landing location. Visit www.jwebb.net or phone 403-253-9463 to reserve.
Wednesday, March 17
Jazz at Piq Niq Cafe, 811 – 1st St. SW, with Deanne Matley and Brian Chellas on guitar, 7 – 9 p.m., no cover. Phone 403-263-1650 for reservations, www.beatniq.com
Cork Wine
Thursday, March 18, Top values under $30, $40; Thursday, March 25, Easter Wines to pair with turkey, ham or lamb, $40; Monday, March 29, Scotch Tasting with Joe, $60; Thursday, April 22, BBQ Wines, $40. Phone 403-730-8430 for details and to register. All tastings are at the Beacon Hill location.
March 19, 26, April 2
Wildlife talks at Deer Lodge: “The Carnivore Code – Unlockig the Secrets of the Wolf, Lynx and Wolverine.” Deer Lodge, in Lake Louise, is part of Canadian Rocky Mountain Resorts. For details about the talks and accommodation packages, phone 1-800-661-1595 or visit www.crmr.com.
Friday, March 19
Café Books and Canmore Wine Merchants present En Vino Novellus – in wine there are stories -- 7 p.m., Café Books, 826 Main St., Canmore. Eight authors read while a wine that shares each book’s attributes is sipped. For details, visit www.vino-novellus.com
Friday, March 19, Saturday, March 20
Grape Escape, Calgary Co-op Wines & Spirits’ wines, spirits and beer festival for Co-op members and their guests, BMO Centre Hall E, Stampede Grounds, 5 p.m. – 9 p.m., $40. Tickets from Calgary Co-op Wines & Spirits locations.
Tuesday, March 23
The Society for American Wines is having a technical tasting of 2002 Cabernet at Osteria De Medici. For information or tickets email societyforamericanwines@gmail.com or check the website at www.calgarysaw.com.
Forage: Farm to Fork Food to Go, Farm Table Dinners
Wednesday, March 24, Broek Pork Acres; Wednesday, April 28, Cakadu Heritage Lamb. These family-style dinners start at 7 p.m., $49 includes dinner, dessert, coffee/tea and gratuity. Call Forage to book your seat 403-269-6551.
Saturday, March 27
At The Main Dish, the Deanne Matley Jazz Trio with special dinner features and $4 Alexander Keith’s. Reserve your table at 403-265-3474.
April 6 - April 17
Salut Wine and Food Festival features great food and wine happenings around the city. For event details and tickets, visit www.salutwinefestival.com
Friday, April 9
California Wine Fair at Hotel Arts showcasing more than 100 California wineries. Tastings, hors d’oeuvres and a silent auction in support of the Calgary Opera. For tickets and details go to www.calgaryopera.com or phone 403-262-7286.
MetroVino Tastings
Wednesday, April 14, La Foire des Vins Français; Saturday, April 17, I Love Languedoc, 722 – 11th Ave. SW. Visit www.metrovino.com for details or call 403-205-3356.
