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ciao!news culinary calendar I save the date • Oct-Nov: Discover the city's downtown restaurants and pubs on a themed Downtown Winnipeg Tour. The Cocktail Crawl, Tap In Tour, Winnipeg Wine Tour and Breakfast Club run throughout the year. Tickets: $40 ($85 for wine tour). To book visit downtownwinnipegtours.com. • Oct 4 & 25, Nov 15 & 29: Sip, swirl and learn at a variety of Piazza De Nardi wine tastings this fall. Themes include Wines of South America and Old World vs New World. Enjoy complimentary cheese and bread pairing or choose from a selection of charcuterie and small plates (extra). Starts at 6 pm. Tickets: $35. 1360 Taylor Ave, 204-982-9461, piazzadenardi.com. • Oct 10: Banville & Jones presents an evening of Wine & Food with ERA Bistro. This unique pairing matches the talents of resident wine experts and eco-minded ERA chefs. Event starts at 7 pm. Tickets: $90. 1616 St Mary's Rd, 204-948-9463, banvilleandjones.com. • Oct 17: Gather in the Fort Garry Hotel’s opulent ballroom for the Bear Essentials Fashion Show and Dinner, in support of the Children’s Hospital Foundation of Manitoba. Models will be wearing lines from boutiques like Flaunt, Danali, Mad About Style and Maggie Grace. Event begins at 6 pm. Tickets: $135. 222 Broadway, goodbear.ca. • Oct 30: Celebrate Canadian sport, music and food at Canada’s Great Kitchen Party. Watch some of the city’s top chefs compete in a regional qualifier for the Canadian Culinary Championships. This year’s contestants include Tim Palmer of The VG Restaurant, Emily Butcher of deer + almond and Thomas Stuart of Restö at Thermëa. Begins at 6 pm. Tickets: $350. RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg, 375 York Ave, greatkitchenparty.com. • Nov 2: Take part in the glamour and elegance that is the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre’s annual Black and White Ball. Enjoy cocktails, dinner, dancing and auctions in the York Ballroom at the RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg. Evening begins at 6 pm. Tickets: $250. RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg, 375 York Ave, royalmtc.ca. • Nov 8: Celebrate all things cocoa at Everything Chocolate, a fundraiser in support of the Canadian Cancer Society. From cookies to lip balms, taste and sample products from vendors before stopping in at the Decadent Divas lounge for a well-deserved pampering. Event begins at 5:30 pm. Tickets: adults $75, youth $50. Hilton Winnipeg Airport Suites, 1800 Wellington Ave, 204-783-1700. Mac and Cheese Perogies Why choose between two favourites? Have both in one bite! Modern mash ups for something new, and signature classics when familiar means comfort! Soft dough, fresh fi llings, made from scratch, make every fl avour a winner. Lots of plant based options. Perogy Pride since 1943! www.perogyplanet.com • 1411 Main St. 204.633.6533 • 11-845 Dakota St. 204.416.7606 • 4-2001 Portage Ave. 204.615.0707 Follow @perogyplanet for fl avour of the week ciao! / oct/nov / two thousand nineteen 7