Courses 5 || Price $130 || Time(s) Available Dinner
Dietary Identifier(s) N/A || Allergen(s) Contains Soy, Eggs || Substitutions Available No
Course 1
Benchmark Beef Tartare | Black Garlic Emulsion | Ear to the Earth Pickled Garlic Scape | Flaxseed Lavosh
Course 2
Hot-Smoked Rainbow Trout | Sudo Farms Snow Peas | Birch Glaze | Spruce Tip Gel
Course 3
Sudo Farms Grilled Broccolini | Highwood Crossing Sunflower Seed | Sylvan Star Grizzly Gouda | Broek Acres Pork Lardo | Sambal
Course 4
Course 4Farming Worx Woodfire Grilled Duck Breast | Heritage Harvest Red Fife | Rocky Mountain Grain Hemp Heart Romesco | Broxburn Farm Carrot
Course 5
Highwood Crossing Kamut Frangipane | Vital Green Farms Buttermilk Sherbet | JD Spuds “Cliff’s” Honey | Saskatoon Berry
Recommended Pairings
Cabin Brewing Park Life Pilsner – $11
The Green Thumb, made with Last Best Afterglow Gin, ancho reyes poblano, garden herb syrup, celery bitters, egg white – $18
Featured Producers
- Benchmark Angus Beef (Warner) beef
- Broek Pork Acres (Lethbridge County) pork lardo
- Broxburn Vegetables (Lethbridge County) carrots
- Ear to the Earth Farm (Sundre) garlic scape
- Farming Worx (Calgary) duck
- Heritage Harvest (Strathmore) red fife
- Highwood Crossing (High River) flour, sunflower seed
- JD Spuds (Chestermere) honey
- Rocky Mountain Grain Products (Lethbridge) hemp hearts
- Sudo Farms (Diamond City) broccoli, snow peas
- Sylvan Star Cheese (Red Deer County) gouda
- The Saskatoon Berry Farm (Foothills County) berries
- Vital Greens (Picture Butte) buttermilk
Consistently listed as one of Canada’s Best Restaurants, River Cafe is located on the beautiful Prince’s Island Park. Their culinary focus stems from a deep respect for the ingredients. The team is dedicated to sourcing the best tasting local ingredient in season. They connect directly with growers and producers at their farms, gardens and ranches, and carefully choose those purveyors who are responsible stewards of the land. River Cafe is no stranger to awards and accolades and has an impressive list, which is also showcased on their website. The restaurant is an advocate for green practices and was Canada’s Most Eco Friendly Restaurant in 2018 (Canada’s 100 Best) and Canada’s Greenest Restaurant on the 2019 Leaf Awards. Both River Cafe and Chef Kristen Livingston share the philosophy of real food, sustainable food, food that gives back to the land, and food that is local.
Leading the talented kitchen is Executive Chef Kristen Livingston, a passionate advocate for sustainability and a champion of Canadian cuisine. Her coast-to-coast culinary journey has taken her from the shores of Prince Edward Island to the kitchens of St. John’s, deepening her appreciation for Canada’s rich food culture.
Inspired by River Café’s mantra of ‘How local can we be?’, Kristen’s daily focus at the restaurant is creating a sustainable menu that involves seasonal ingredients, working directly with local growers, foragers and farmers and maintaining environmental practices that continue to reduce River Café’s carbon footprint.
Her menu is unconventionally artistic and deliberately highlights local organic produce, Oceanwise seafood and free-range animals.