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DON'T MISS OUT ON THE COOLEST WEEKEND BRUNCH GOING

Delicious Tansi-style breakfast corn dog on the frozen Assiniboine River.

This weekend marks the last opportunity to brunch on ice for 2014. Head on down to RAW:almond Saturday or Sunday between 9 am and 2 pm to for a multi-course brunch feast from Talia Syrie and her Tansi Restaurant team. Brunch is $22 (cash-only). This week’s menu promises new delights such as fresh cornbread and baked beans, and sweet potato blintzes with ‘slaw and pulled pork, plus the fitting return of the most apt river pop-up grub: Red River Cereal.

Check out The Manitoban’s impression of last weekend’s brunch, which includes Talia Syrie’s delicious ambition: “We tried to deep fry something in every course.” Listen to podcast featuring full length interview via Katy’s Kitchen. Super interesting window into logistics of cooking on a frozen river.

Pancakes and Poppy bacon.

SPICE ON ICE - CHEF VIKRAM VIJ AT RIVER POP-UP

Chef Vikram Vij.

Sixty super lucky folks are in store for a truly memorable meal this week in Winnipeg. Not only will they dine in an intimate ten seat tasting lounge of a beautiful temporary restaurant on the frozen Assiniboine River, their chef for the evening will be Vikram Vij.

The renowned chef of Vij’s Restaurant in Vancouver, BC is “thrilled to be a part of such a creative pop up dining experience in Winnipeg”. The uncultivated culinary frontier, like RAW:almond, is familiar territory for the visionary chef. Read more in Bartley Kives‘ story ‘Celebrated Vancouver chef accepts icy invitation to bring his Indian vision, cuisine to pop-up restaurant on the river‘.

Vikram is “excited to share his heritage and indian cuisine with diners, and to help infuse an ethnic twist to this food festival”. Chef Vikram Vij cooks in the tasting lounge of RAW:almond February 3 and 4, 2014.