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With hundreds of take out and delivery options available, we wanted to let you know of some of our favourite, local, premium food and meal kits. You’ll want them for yourself, but you can also pay it forward and order a kit online to be delivered to someone you care about. A Cappella Catering Boxes
Keeping Edmonton well fed for nearly three decades, A Cappella Catering are no strangers to pivoting to offer exactly what’s needed, when it’s needed. Now with Chef John MacNeil newly on board, signature classics are revamped with impressive results—they delivered 200 Take & Bake Easter dinners alone, and more for Mother’s Day. Check out acappellacatering.com for a wide selection of boxed breakfasts, lunches, and dinners. ConMi Taco Kits
Mikko Tamarra’s pop-ups at Calgary’s Shelter Cocktail Bar were a great success last winter, and now he and his partners have adapted to share their love for tacos with kits to eat at home. They grind the corn each morning and hand press each tortilla, which limits them to 50 superb kits each day, each enough for 2–3 hungry caballeros. A variety of authentic Mexican fillings come with fixings and salsas too—and don’t miss the guac! Order at conmitaco.com, $33–$38.
Real Treat Pantry Collection
The box says “unapologetically delicious” and it’s all true. Handmade in Cochrane, these fully organic, premium cookies remind us of the home-baked ones from our childhood —those cookies made with love… and butter! The pantry box comes with Ancho Chile drinking chocolate too. Four different kits, as well as two ranges of single packets, are at realtreat.ca, and flavours are also available at Spud, Freson Bros, Sunterra, Planet Organic, and Indigo.
Moonlight & Eli Fondue Kits
You don’t need a celebration to order a fondue kit from Moonlight & Eli, they’re pure comfort any day of the week. Choose one of six cheese combos, and either meatbased or veggie to dip, both with bread, pickles, apple, tomatoes, and baby potatoes too. So quick and easy to make and so slow and lingering to eat with your love or a ‘Flix binge’ (like we did). There’s also a lot of bubbles to choose from… and chocolate fondue too! Order at moonlightandeli.com. Shiki Menya Chili Goma Kit Pedro’s Taco Kits
The team at Edmonton’s Smokey Bear are offering family-friendly taco kits, which include al pastor pork or mushroom, Meuwly’s brisket, or shrimp tacos; empanadas; chips and salsa; and your choice of extras – using local produce that we love. Check out smokeybearyeg.com to pre-order or place your order and pick up 40 minutes later! $49 for 2 people, $80 for 4. 40 Culinaire | May/June 2020
A legend in its own lunchtime, this ramen dish has achieved cult status in Calgary, and many of us have queued hoping for a chance to indulge before Shiki Menya run out of their 20-hour pork bone broth each day. What joy to discover it’s available online to order for pick up or delivery within 5K of the restaurant, as well as at Bridgeland Market. Orders at shikimenya.ca, 11am Saturdays, or bridgelandmarket.com— you have to be quick! $34 for 2 bowls.
