Tasty tidbits: Sleepy Owl Bread, The Little Eggplant and Bonji’s Kitchen

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This article was published 16/04/2024 (628 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.

Limited edition sandwiches

Chef and artisanal cured meat maker Tyrone Welchinski returns to the kitchen Saturday for a sandwich pop-up at Sleepy Owl Bread (751 Wall St.). Welchinski opened an online salami shop, Welchinski’s Meats, amid the pandemic and gained a following for his locally sourced specialty sausages and charcuterie fixings. He closed the venture in 2022. Saturday’s event is a collaboration with bakery manager Michel Saltel. Porchetta sandwiches — made from Zinn Farms pork with local morel mushroom aioli and Sleepy Owl ciabatta bread — are on the menu from 11 a.m. until sold out.

Italian food truck opens up shop

The Little Eggplant has set down roots in West Kildonan. After launching his Italian food truck business several years ago, owner Fil Romolo has opened a deli at 1853 Main St. The counter-service shop is open Tuesday through Saturday and features a menu of grab-and-go dishes, hot and cold panini sandwiches on house-made bread, salads and Italian sodas. You’ll still be able to find The Little Eggplant food truck at local markets and events throughout the summer. Visit thelittleeggplant.ca for more info.

Ghost kitchen offers nighttime bites

There’s a new-ish option in town for those with a craving for late-night eats. Bonji’s Kitchen doesn’t have a brick-and-mortar restaurant space for people to chow down — rather, the cloud kitchen’s fare is available for pickup or delivery via Skip the Dishes, Uber Eats and Door Dash. For the past few months, Bonji’s has been operating out of a space at 1615 Regent Ave. W., serving up wraps, noodle dishes, wings and more for the night owls — it opens at 5 p.m. daily (except Mondays) and is open until midnight Sunday, 2 a.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday and 3 a.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

Compiled by Ben Sigurdson and Eva Wasney. For more local culinary news, visit winnipegfreepress.com/newsletter/dish to sign up for Dish, our twice-monthly food and drink newsletter.