Tasty tidbits
🍽️The Fairmont Winnipeg (2 Lombard Place) is teaming up with Patent 5 Distillery (108 Alexander Ave.) for the latest instalment in the hotel’s Signature Series of dinners.
The event, which takes place on Saturday, April 25, at the Fairmont, features a three-course meal as well as a welcome reception, with food paired with the Winnipeg distillery’s gin and rums, as well as a signature cocktail. The reception starts at 6:30 p.m., and dinner at 7. Tickets are $119 per person and can be reserved here.
🍔 The Thunderbird Restaurant (1970 McPhillips St.) is coming back! The eatery closed in 2025 after six decades in business; based on postings to the Thunderbird’s Facebook page , it appears the restaurant will be reopening in spring with its classic menu/vibe.
🫶 A Taste for Life returns next Wednesday, April 15. The dining event is a fundraiser for HIV and STBBI (sexually transmitted and blood-borne infection) programs provided by Nine Circles Community Health Centre. Participating local restaurants include Black Market Provisions, Clementine Café, Fionn MacCool’s, Slice’s Pizza and The Roost, with proceeds from menu items and drinks purchased on the 15th donated to the cause.
🦉 Sleepy Owl Bread (751 Wall St.) is currently closed for renovations and will be shifting the direction of its business — it’s unclear what exactly that means. The West End bakery was purchased by the University of Winnipeg’s Diversity Food Services in 2022 after the original owners closed up shop.
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Ben: On a recent trip to Low Life Barrel House (398 Daly St. N.) I had a chance to try a couple of menu items from Snack Häus, the in-house purveyors of small-plate goodness.
The “mortadella sando” comes laden with dijonnaise and comté cheese, served on a delightfully flaky slider-size bun (you get two per order). And the broccoli empanada (also served in pairs) features charred broccoli, 1,000-day aged gouda and a dusting of jalapeño powder.
Both were outstanding (as were the grilled olives) — you can check out the full food menu here. (There’s also a vegan snack menu.)
Eva: I’m heading to Toronto next week to see Florence + The Machine (a bucket-list concert). Florence Welch’s newest album, Everybody Scream, is the perfect balm for this scream-worthy moment.
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