Win a 5-day Trip for Two to Argentina! Wines of Argentina has launched ‘The Wine Caption’, a photo contest specially designed for social networking sites. To enter, take and share your pictures on Instagram with a personal comment on what Argentina and its wines mean to you, using hashtag #thewinecaption. Then add likes, and share the pictures with your friends at thewinecaption.com. The top 10 photos with the most “likes” will be judged by a panel of 4 renowned photographers who will choose the picture they feel best represents Argentina. The picture will become Wines of Argentina’s campaign image for 2014. Entries close November 26. Good luck!
Timely Chai Brew Perfect for our spice issue, Big Rock’s ‘Life of Chai’ is a complex yet whimsical blend of nine spices including smoky, cool cardamom, sultry rose petals and plucky ginger. Four malts and two hops complete this deep and flavourful brew. Carbonation is low and it’s perfect with my leftover Bhuna Lamb from Red Deer’s Astha Restaurant! Available while stocks last in Alberta.
New, but experience shows through… Welcome Posto, the new-born babe in Calgary’s ever-expanding food scene - and what an addition to our city! We already love sibling Cibo, and from parents Bonterra, Chef de Cucina Ben Mills, steps into the limelight. Posto paints by numbers, not only adorning the cosily rustic décor (great
ambience), but in the menu – a choice of 10 pizzas ($15-$22), 10 Piatti (plates, $14-$24), 10 white wines by the glass and 10 red ($9.45-$18.90), including some pretty classy wines – and eleven cocktails. They always say good things come in 3s, and at Posto there’s a choice of 3 Salumi (wild boar prosciutto with hazelnuts, and swordfish bresaola with capers and lemon being 2 of them! Yowza!), 3 openfaced ciabattas and 3 salads. And while we’re talking numbers, Posto has dishes that include my all-time favourite ingredients - uncommon in one restaurant. Think cinghiale (wild boar) √, duck arancini (a brilliant idea!)√, Gorgonzola √, Figs √, truffles √, scallops √, sunchokes √, pine nuts √, swordfish √, arugula √ - 10 faves! Don’t stop at the Squid Ink Ravioli with Lobster, Saffron cream and Shellfish Oil, there’s Beef Cheek with Bone Marrow and Sunchoke to please you – and I suspect, pleased you will be!