Tasty tidbits
• Friend Bakery & Pizza (380 Osborne St.) just opened its doors earlier this week, offering up coffee and baked goods (ciabatta, sourdough, sweet treats) by day and pizza in the evening. Check out their Instagram for drool-worthy photos of all manner of deliciousness.
• Pop by Barn Hammer Brewing Co. (595 Wall St.) this weekend as they help raise funds for Manitoba Skateboarding, which advocates for skateboard parks and programming in the province. One dollar from each beer sold (which are on for $6 this weekend) will be donated to Manitoba Skateboarding, and there will be prizes, DJs and more.
• A pair of new businesses are slated to set up shop in the space formerly occupied by Forth Café and Bar (171 McDermot Ave.). Darling Bar + Gallery has a sparse but functioning Instagram page, while it also appears Vertical Adventures is lining up something called VA Café in the space as well.
• Blaze Restaurant and Lounge at the Delta Hotel has hired Cameron Huley to run their kitchen. The Red Seal chef has worked at St. Charles Golf and Country Club, Four Points by Sheraton Winnipeg South and, most recently, the Winnipeg Squash and Racquet Club, where he served as executive chef, the same role he’ll hold down at Blaze. The focus of Huley’s menu will be Asian flavours and French cuisine, says a recent story by Peg City Grub.
• Looks like The Beer Can will be returning this year with food from Kosmo’s Food Cantina, according to a somewhat cryptic Instagram post. The former ghost kitchen concept from the owners of Hoagie Boyz is known for burgers, fried chicken and tater tots.
The Beer Can will be returning this year with food from Kosmo’s Food Cantina, according to a somewhat cryptic Instagram post. (Jesse Boiley / Free Press files)
Recommended fare
Ben: My partner and I finally checked out Rosé Coffee and Wine (474 Main St.) after the March 17 WSO performance and enjoyed a cheese board and some tasty olives with a bottle of the Bacalhoa Serras de Azeitão (a Portuguese red wine from Jones & Co.) in the very Instagrammable room. We also hit Harth Mozza & Wine Bar (980 St. Anne’s Rd.) with the kids last weekend for killer Neapolitan-style pizza, pitch-perfect house-made pasta and a bottle of the Tenuta Pianirossi 2017 Sidus, an Italian red blend of Sangiovese and Montepulciano grapes (also from Jones & Co.) that was spot on with the meal.
Eva: To diverge from Ben’s last newsletter, I’ve been on a real soup kick lately. I fell very ill recently and credit my survival to Campbell’s chicken soup. Highly recommend adding peas, an egg drop and some Sambal Oelek to the bright yellow broth. I also treated myself to a spicy peanut satay pho from Phở Hoang.
Homemade
Homemade is a Free Press project celebrating home cooking in Manitoba. Want to share a recipe with readers? Visit Homemade to fill out the submission form.
Here’s a recipe for Chicken Soup with Matzah Balls from Ellen Karr.
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