04-25-2009, 01:05 AM
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Pants Tent
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I have never been so happy to be on a Farm team! (good restaurant!)
Tonight I went with a group to a wine and cheese bar/cheese shop on 17th Ave called "Farm"! I had never been there before, but it was just great- we booked as a group sitting at a nice large table called the Harvest table. My meal cost me about $45ish dollars including wonderful wine (shared a couple bottles), shared appetizers (bleu cheese to die for, smoked bison, prosciutto, good grainy mustard, etc.), a really nice fillet of halibut with roasted vegetables perfectly cooked, and a creme brulee that was just great!
It was a year end celebration for a class I was in. (It is expensive for me lol, but I enjoyed it so much it was worth it!) I was very impressed, and I figured CP might want to know about this place. It's great for groups to share stuff, but it could also be good for a romantic meal perhaps (better the first way, though).
Here are a few photos.
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Last edited by Kipper is King; 04-25-2009 at 09:50 AM.
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04-25-2009, 02:28 AM
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#2
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Good post dude! I like hearing about this kind of stuff. There are some great events / shindigs around town, you just have to look for them.
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04-25-2009, 03:04 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: The C-spot
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My roommate has gone to this place for a date and said it was to die for. It's on my to-do list.
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04-25-2009, 03:14 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Victoria
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Originally Posted by Five-hole
My roommate has gone to this place for a date and said it was to die for. It's on my to-do list.
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Was his date of the same gender?
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04-25-2009, 03:52 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: The C-spot
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Originally Posted by rubecube
Was his date of the same gender?
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Just cuz you take your dates to Burger King doesn't mean we all do.
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04-25-2009, 03:55 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Victoria
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Originally Posted by Five-hole
Just cuz you take your dates to Burger King doesn't mean we all do. 
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What can I say? Your mom loves The Whopper.
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04-25-2009, 07:41 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Sector 7-G
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Farm is Janice Beaton's restaurant venture. Locally sourced foods, organic, etc etc etc.
I'd love to try it, Muse in Kensington is still my favorite - never been disappointed there.
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04-25-2009, 08:34 AM
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Pants Tent
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My only criticism of the restaurant was that they had lots of locally produced food, but very few BC wines.  I do think that is a shame.
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04-25-2009, 09:38 AM
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Originally Posted by I-Hate-Hulse
Farm is Janice Beaton's restaurant venture. Locally sourced foods, organic, etc etc etc..
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and who is Janice Beaton?
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04-25-2009, 11:06 AM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by DementedReality
and who is Janice Beaton?
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She owns a cheese shop in Mt. Royal/17 Ave - and is a very active participant in the Slow Food movement here in Calgary.
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04-25-2009, 11:11 AM
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Originally Posted by tete
She owns a cheese shop in Mt. Royal/17 Ave - and is a very active participant in the Slow Food movement here in Calgary.
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thanks ,,,,
i checked the link and while the objectives all sound reasonable, the premise of "slow" food is quite snobbish if you ask me.
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04-25-2009, 11:55 AM
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Crash and Bang Winger
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Originally Posted by tete
She owns a cheese shop in Mt. Royal/17 Ave - and is a very active participant in the Slow Food movement here in Calgary.
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That location has actually now moved to the 16th ave facing side of Farm.
There's also a location on Kensington Road right next to Kensington Wines.
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04-25-2009, 12:12 PM
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A Fiddler Crab
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Chicago
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kipper is King
My only criticism of the restaurant was that they had lots of locally produced food, but very few BC wines.  I do think that is a shame. 
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There is a very, very good reason for a restaurant which takes its wine seriously to not include a lot of BC wines on its list. At Farm, which is an awesome restaurant, it is particularly important to have the best wines for its cheeses.
Unfortunately, while you can get some very nice wine from British Columbia, you can almost always get a better wine from somewhere else, for the same price.
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04-25-2009, 12:42 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by black rubber disc bunny
That location has actually now moved to the 16th ave facing side of Farm.
There's also a location on Kensington Road right next to Kensington Wines.
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Oh, I know it's technically on 16th Ave, but for ease, I said 17th. I forgot about the Kensington location.
DR - yeah, the slow food movement is a bit elitist I think - I like some of the principles about it, but how many people have the time to do that stuff every day?
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04-25-2009, 01:56 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Sunshine Coast
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Originally Posted by driveway
There is a very, very good reason for a restaurant which takes its wine seriously to not include a lot of BC wines on its list. At Farm, which is an awesome restaurant, it is particularly important to have the best wines for its cheeses.
Unfortunately, while you can get some very nice wine from British Columbia, you can almost always get a better wine from somewhere else, for the same price.
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It kind of goes against the movement though.
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- preserving and promoting local and traditional food products, along with their lore and preparation
- organizing celebrations of local cuisine within regions (for example, the Feast of Fields held in some cities in Canada)"
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04-25-2009, 02:08 PM
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Referee
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Over the hill
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Originally Posted by tete
Oh, I know it's technically on 16th Ave, but for ease, I said 17th. I forgot about the Kensington location.
DR - yeah, the slow food movement is a bit elitist I think - I like some of the principles about it, but how many people have the time to do that stuff every day?
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Slow food is one of those ideas that sounds great--creating a more reasonable, sustainable, environmentally friendly and tastier food culture for everyone... but what makes it elitist is that it presumes mountains of excess leisure time and disposable income, which just isn't a reality for the average person.
On the other hand--some of the best restaurants I've been to are "Slow Food" movement affiliated.
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