5 Things We’re Excited to Eat and Drink This May

Garlic cream cheese bun from Bake Me Up

 

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Bring some garlicky goodness into your life with a popular snack from this new Asian-inspired bakery and café. Covered with garlic butter and bursting with whipped cream cheese, this bun promises to leave a memorable impression. Try the original flavour or a vegan bacon version.

208, 3400 14 St. N.W., @bakemeup.yyc

Margarita flight from Chile & Mango

 

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No visit to Chile & Mango is complete without a margarita flight. This new Mexican restaurant inside the SunnyCider taproom serves up incredibly tasty tacos, burritos, tortas and more, and you can pair them all with a margarita flight featuring four mini margaritas in flavours like passion fruit, lime or guava.

3300 14 Ave. N.E., 587-879-9024, chilenmango.com

Hand rolls from Hello Nori

 

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This Canadian chain has officially opened its first Alberta location in Calgary’s Bridgeland neighbourhood. The Japanese hand roll bar offers more than 15 hand rolls featuring king salmon, bluefin tuna, unagi, snow crab and more. Order them individually or opt for a four-, five- or six-piece hand roll set.

837 1 Ave. N.E., hellonori.com

Dirty soda from Phizzy Dirty Sodas

 

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Calgary’s newest destination for dirty sodas is tucked inside Fresh Kitchen’s Marda Loop space. Phizzy Dirty Sodas specializes in the popular drink that combines soda with cream, syrups or other toppings to create unique combinations. Try flavours like Harry’s Dirty Butter Beer (with root beer, cream soda, butterscotch and caramel) or Phizzy Peach (with 7 Up, cold cream, peach and Fuzzy Peach candy).

2402 34 Ave. S.W., @phizzydirtysoda

Mega Fortune Cookie from Wok & Co.

 

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End your meal at Wok & Co. on a memorable note by ordering its Mega Fortune Cookie. Diners break into the giant fortune cookie to discover treats like mango gelato, strawberry coulis, berries and Nutella, not to mention a special fortune message for the table.

101, 808 Edmonton Tr., 403-475-7944, wokncompany.com