Categories: Food & Drink

This 10-day foodie event celebrating 85 Alberta restaurants kicks-off next week

Flower & Wolf & Hawthorn Dining Room dessert - Photos by Curiocity

Since last year’s lockdown, being a tourist in your own backyard is the new normal. Luckily, we are more than blessed within the borders of our province, whether it’s escaping in nature or feasting on the local dining scene. And coming up, there’s an event that celebrates this beautiful province and all the tasty stuff it has to offer!

Thanks to Alberta on the Plate, a 10-day, province-wide dine-around festival, you’ll have a hand in selecting the very best culinary experiences across Alberta!

From August 6-15, participating restaurants are offering multi-course, fixed-price menus highlighting local producers, growers, distillers, and brewers. This is your chance to savour produce at the peak of freshness, staged by the most talented creators in the province. Sound tasty? We think so too.

Bonterra Trattoria – Photo by Curiocity

The variety of restaurants participating this year is straight-up impressive. From cozy cafés to fine dining establishments, in both urban centres like Calgary and rural communities like St. Paul. So you better fill your gas tank and get Google maps ready to plan a road trip with your foodie buddies to take advantage of all this 10-day event has to offer!

Here is the list of this year’s participants. Yup, that’s 85 totally drool-worthy local restaurants for you to discover, whether you choose to have a full-fledged dine-in experience or prefer to savour the deliciousness from the coziness of your home. Or anywhere in between- honestly.

So, what can you get exactly? Fixed-price menus start as low as $15. You can grab a 2-course lunch ($15-25), a 2-course dinner for $25-35, or better yet, a 3-course gourmet dinner for $65. That’s a freakin’ insane deal!

Hawthorn Dining Room – Photo by Curiocity

For more mouth-watering information, check out the details of the menus here.

Celebrating both the land and the people of Alberta through what connects us all, Alberta on the Plate is your chance to show your support to local farmers and producers, appreciate the terroir of Alberta, and most importantly (to us, at least), have a shot at the best culinary creations in the province!

Local never tasted so good. So hop in your car and we’ll see you out there!