Just the other day I was chatting with some of my friends
about Calgary’s bustling food scene and how I’ve been fortunate enough to be
able to have seen those changes and share my stories throughout the years. I
was telling them about how I still remember one of the first events I attended
when I was just starting to explore the culinary world which was the Pig and Pinot Festival!
I’m so glad to see that the festival has been such a success
year over year and now is in it’s 7th year of supporting CalgaryMeals on Wheels. Hosted by City Palate the festival allows
guests to sample multiple succulent pork dishes made with Spragg’s Meat free range
pork paired with different pinot wines from 12 chef teams and sommeliers representing
Calgary’s wonderful restaurants. You really get an appreciation for how wine
brings out different flavours of each dish and there are few things in this
world that beats a good wine and food pairing!
The event also hosts a silent auction and this year the
items will be highlighting Canada’s 150th! Along with that one of
the chef teams will be awarded the coveted “Divine Swine” trophy. I’m excited
to see what they will be cooking up and pouring for the event this year.
I still remember what a great experience it was for me that first time (and every time since) because my girlfriend and I were supposed to meet up for dinner but at the last minute decided to attend the event instead and ended up having a wonderful girl’s night!
If you’re interested, the event will be held on Thursday June
15 this year from 7-10pm at Hotel Arts. Links to the tickets and additional
info can be found here!
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