Tip: 5 Writers, 5 Readers, 5 Minutes

Wednesday, January 25, 2012 @ 8 PM - Prairie Ink Restaurant

Reservations are highly recommended - 204 975 2659

Paging all booklovers! On January 25th, at 8 pm, CBC Radioand McNally Robinson invite you to Prairie Ink Restaurant for an evening we’re calling 5 Writers, 5 Readers, 5 Minutes.

Canada Reads 2012 features five non-fiction titles this year, and in our regional warm-up to the national CBC Radio book brawl, five well-known Manitobans have been matched with the five titles. Each reader will share their insights with the audience, each with a unique presentation lasting only five minutes. Well, maybe ten. No debating, no brawling, but plenty of insight, humour and stories.

You’ll find that:

  • Singer-songwriter Ridley Bent knows what Dave Bidini is talking about in On A Cold Road
  • Former rink rat and Forks Chief Operating Officer Paul Jordan digs in the corner with Ken Dryden’s The Game
  • Author and professor of Persian descent Jila Ghomeshi is passionate about The Prisoner of Tehran
  • Daughter of a Chilean revolutionary Claudia Garcia de la Huerta attests to the story told in Carmen Aguirre’s Something Fierce
  • Head Assiniboine Park Zoo vet Dr. Chris Enright tracks John Vaillant’s The Tiger

Join us this special evening and enter to win our door prize of all five titles! Reservations are recommended. Please call 975-2659 to have a table put aside.

Tip: Dine About Winnipeg 2012

February 2-12, 2012

Always a good time! $28 and $36 three-course meals at local restaurants all over Winnipeg. Click through for menus.

Tip: Art Eats @ Storm Bistro, Winnipeg Art Gallery

Friday, November 18, 2011 from 6-9 PM
Thursday, December 15, 2011 from 6-9 PM 

Three course meal, gallery admission, and guided tour

$35/non-member
$30/member 

Forget dinner and movie! Immerse yourself in the pleasures of the table and the Gallery. Enjoy a tantalizing 3-course meal expertly prepared by Storm Bistro’s new executive chef, paired with one of the WAG’s newest exhibitions. • Dinner is at 6pm, tour starts at 7:30pm • Tickets are $30 for WAG members/$35 for non-members and include dinner, Gallery admission, and a tour. Call 789-0516 for reservations.

Tip: Dinner in the Sky

June 25 - July 1, 2012

I couldn’t find a link to purchasing tickets for the Winnipeg event, but I’m posting this just in case it hasn’t been posted yet or you are simply better at finding it than I!

Check out www.dinnerinthesky.com!

Imagine enjoying a chef-created meal 150’ up in the air.  Nothing less than awesome.  Start your night with a first class VIP reception as you prepare to take flight and enjoy the sites of downtown Winnipeg like no one before you.  A limited number of seats are now available for June 25 - July 1, 2012 dining extravaganza.

Review Reblog: Lo Bistro 330 Kennedy Street(204) 957-5872 capturedcravings: During a roadtrip from New Jersey to Canada, I went to the Lo Bistro in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada twice last week. I went the first time, ordered the Mushroom Nut burger, and immediately tried to figure out when I could come back and order it again. When I was there the second time, I worked out a plan with the owner for how I could get a third meal (to go) so that I could eat this delicious burger during my car ride home the following day.  Here is a picture of the burger. It isn’t my picture.  I was in such a state of shock while eating this incredibly amazing meat-less patty, that I couldn’t even remember to take a picture. I’m regretting it, as this picture doesn’t do any justice.   Sitting next to the burger in the picture is the Veggie Poutine.  Do yourself a favor and order that too! Everything at the Lo Bistro is amazing. EVERYTHING!! They only cook vegan and vegetarian cuisine, but never in my life have I contemplated vegetarianism as I did in this place.  Meat who? You can view the whole menu here: http://www.hihostels.ca/manitoba/422/hi-winnipeg_downtowner_lo_pub_and_bistro.hostel

Review Reblog: Lo Bistro

330 Kennedy Street
(204) 957-5872

capturedcravings:

During a roadtrip from New Jersey to Canada, I went to the Lo Bistro in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada twice last week. I went the first time, ordered the Mushroom Nut burger, and immediately tried to figure out when I could come back and order it again. When I was there the second time, I worked out a plan with the owner for how I could get a third meal (to go) so that I could eat this delicious burger during my car ride home the following day.  Here is a picture of the burger. It isn’t my picture.  I was in such a state of shock while eating this incredibly amazing meat-less patty, that I couldn’t even remember to take a picture. I’m regretting it, as this picture doesn’t do any justice.   Sitting next to the burger in the picture is the Veggie Poutine.  Do yourself a favor and order that too! Everything at the Lo Bistro is amazing. EVERYTHING!! They only cook vegan and vegetarian cuisine, but never in my life have I contemplated vegetarianism as I did in this place.  Meat who?

You can view the whole menu here: http://www.hihostels.ca/manitoba/422/hi-winnipeg_downtowner_lo_pub_and_bistro.hostel

thebearsupthere asked: Does Hotel Fort Garry do that buffet every Sunday, or was it a Father's Day Special?

Every Sunday!

Review: Sunday Brunch @ the Hotel Fort Garry

222 Broadway Avenue
(204) 942-8251

It’s an indulgent, extravagantly-priced affair and has gained a lot of renown in Winnipeg as the best Sunday brunch in town. On my last visit on Father’s Day, the Sunday spread was out in the lobby, presumably so that the dining areas could accommodate as many tables as possible. The lobby set up was novel, but some areas felt crowded with all the people milling about.

There are so many dishes, it’s humanly (or at least healthfully) impossible to sample everything. Fan favourites seem to be the roast beef, eggs benedict, omelet station, and chocolate fountain. As I recall, I was equally impressed with all these stations on my first visit, but I’m afraid that at my second visit to the Fort Garry’s Sunday Brunch, the roast proved to be dry and the eggs benedict too long on the warmer. The freshly prepared food (see: omelet station), in-house baked goods, and stewed dishes come out on top, but I’ve come to realize that the larger a Sunday brunch, the less reliable the quality of food as it’s produced en masse and kept on ice and in warmers.

My criticisms didn’t stop me from stuffing my face, of course. And if you were to ask my dining companions, their reviews would be effusive. We had several plates of sausages and cheese, eggs and dessert. I stopped by the chocolate fountain with strips of bacon and forced myself to have a serving of vegetables.

Service was pleasant. Atmosphere was a bit lacking in our supplementary dining room. Good company made up for it, though. I’d indulge again the morning after a hotel stay, but I’m more likely to take my $50/head and treat someone to brunch at Prairie Ink or The Tallest Poppy.

Anonymous asked: Hi! We are a group of ladies, in our 30's, from North Dakota and we are heading your way for a weekend at the spa. What are some food places and late nite hangouts we just can't miss? I would say our tastes are more Italian, Mediterranean and Contemporary and in the downtown area preferably. Thanks!

That’s great!

My favourite restaurant is Segovia, which is a Spanish-inspired tapas restaurant with both classic and modern tapas dishes. They’re located in Osborne, which is about a 30 minute walk from downtown or a short car ride or bus ride. They don’t take reservations, so I like to go early and have a leisurely supper.

I would also recommend Beaujena’s, which is a prix fixe surprise meal. Beaujena’s is in St. Boniface, which is not downtown but just over the river.

Aside from my top two recommendations, I would also add Amici or Bombolini (Italian on Broadway) and Cafe Dario (prix fixe neuvo latino in the West End). I’ve also been meaning to try the brunch at Prairie Ink.

If you are coming to Winnipeg this weekend, what a fantastic time! Culture Days is on and there are great late night events at several places around the city.

Otherwise, the King’s Head Pub in the Exchange District is great. If you like dancing, there are a few clubs downtown, but I’m afraid I’m not the person to ask about that! 

Aqua Books is one of my favourite venues with a diverse events calendar, and I’d also note The Cyrk (sporadic calendar), Park Theatre, the West End Cultural Centre, and the Manitoba Theatre Centre and Warehouse Theatre.

Have fun!

Review: White House Bakery

104 Buffalo Drive
Wasagaming, MB
(204) 848-7700

One of the greatest summers of my life involved a photography road trip through southwestern Manitoba. Did you know Manitoba made National Geographic’s Drives of a Lifetime?

This bucolic ramble among the rolling prairie hills, highlands, and river valleys of western Manitoba loops through the heart of the region’s richest farm country.

If you decide to take this “bucolic ramble,” make sure to stop by White House Bakery when you’re in Riding Mountain National Park. It’s a cute, little place close to the waterfront in Wasagaming (though, everything is close to the water in Wasagaming, I think).

Nic and I had packed it in early, abandoning a soggy sleep in our tent - I am apparently incapable of choosing dry, high land - and we were driving around rather aimlessly when we came across three rather inebriated people searching for food. After offering them a sandwich or some delicious peanut butter chocolate cupcakes, we made a date to breakfast together at 7am. 

It turns out my innocent attempt at friendship resulted in a breakfast with The Crazy, capitals intended. Our conversation spiraled into terribleness with the woman (girl?) in the group, but the food was good!

Nic tried the breakfast special and I ordered the eggs benedict. Both breakfast platters came out picture perfect, with all components properly poached, scrambled, fried, toasted, and garnished. I couldn’t detect an ounce of “packaged far, far away and defrosted for your pleasure,” which is always a pleasant revelation at breakfast. My only quibble would be that the Hollandaise was too tangy for my tastes, though it had the perfect texture.

Service was pleasant but unremarkable, though since we were dealing with The Crazy, maybe our waitress was trying to avoid The Crazy. Go have breakfast here!

Tip: Parlour Coffee opens on Main Street!

Parlour Coffee courtesy of Jason and Emilie

proudly serving 49th parallel, and phil & sebastian coffee - roasted and shipped in weekly from vancouver, and calgary. everything we serve is ground to order. 

patience is a virtue, and virtue has never tasted so good.

468 Main St. Winnipeg, Manitoba

Monday to Friday / 07h - 17h
Saturday / 09h - 17h
Sunday / closed

Review Reblog: Parlour Coffee

shellyn365:

Day 155: Mmm, cookies …

Today, I decided to visit Parlour Coffee, a new coffee shop located in downtown Winnipeg. While waiting for my coffee (the beans are freshly ground and brewed as ordered), I enjoyed this yummy chocolate chip cookie.  If I may say, the coffee was EXQUISITE and totally worth the wait.  

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