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Boxwood is the newest venture of River Café’s Sal Howell. She had walked the beautiful downtown park and thought how cool it would be to have a take-out, faster food restaurant there. The goal is to bring local, sustainable, delicious food to a place where it would be accessible and fun.
Located in the newly restored gardens of Central Memorial Park in the beltline district of Calgary, Boxwood Café is the casual cousin to River Café adhering to the same food philosophy. In fact, River Café’s Executive Chef, Andrew Winfield, leads the culinary team at Boxwood with the assistance of Chef de Cuisine Ed Johnson (a RC Alumni) and Sous Chef Joy Lee.
Boxwood has quickly become a favourite among locals for its rustic rotisserie meat sandwiches on house-baked ciabatta (at left). The menu takes full advantage of Calgary’s growing community of local and regional purveyors, including Spragg Farm, Driview Farm, and Pura Vida for pasture-raised pork, lamb, and chicken; Broxburn, Innisfail Growers, and Edgar Farms for local produce; and Urban SPIn (Small Plot Intensive) farmers Leaf & Lyre for their amazing assortment of garden greens. Guests can eat in with beer or wine, or take the food to go to picnic on a grassy spot in the park or beyond.Whether it’s a roasted tomato and spicy chickpea stew with housemade ricotta and a golden drizzle of Highwood Crossing cold pressed canola oil or a slice of good bread with home made butter, the food at Boxwood is simple and excellent!
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Food Day Canada 2012 Menu
FOOD DAY CANADA REFRESHING APERTIF
Boxwood Okanagan Bellini
Okanagan Peach, Backyard Rosemary, See Ya Later Brut
FOOD DAY CANADA LUNCH MENU
Roasted Poplar Bluff Beets & Ewe Barr Dairy Manchego
Backyard Tarragon Vinaigrette
OR
Gull Valley Tomato & Leaf & Lyre Lovage Gazpacho
Sudo Farms Garlic Scape
2008 BLUE MOUNTAIN Pinot Blanc, Okanagan Falls, B.C.
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Rotisserie Sandwiches:
(Our rustic ciabatta is baked fresh daily with Highwood Crossing Organic Flour)
Bite Beef, Three Farmers Camelina Oil, Leaf & Lyre Arugula, Kootenay Alpine Nostrala
OR
Sudo Farms Zucchini, RedHat Greenhouse Pepperonata
Green Eggs and Ham Pea Shoots
2010 JOIE FARM Rose, Naramata, B.C.
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Fairwinds Farm Chèvre Cheesecake
Okanagan Berries, Highwood Crossing Oat Cookie
OR
Bowl of Fresh Okanagan Cherries
House-Made Vital Green Farm Crème Fraîche
2008 TAWSE Chardonnay Icewine, Vineland, Ontario
FOOD DAY CANADA DINNER MENU
Roasted Poplar Bluff Beets, Ewe Barr Dairy Manchego
Backyard Tarragon Vinaigrette
OR
Okanagan Peach & Lois Lake House-Cured Trout Lox
Leaf & Lyre Arugula, Backyard Coriander Seed
2008 BLUE MOUNTAIN Pinot Blanc, Okanagan Falls, B.C.
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From the Rotisserie:
Spragg Farm Pork Shoulder
Gull Valley Eggplant, Sudo Farm Squash & Oven Dried Red Hat Cherry Tomato Ratatouille
Backyard Thyme & Rosemary
OR
Marinated Gull Valley Eggplant
Vital Green Farm Ricotta, Edgar Farm Smashed Peas
2010 JOIE FARM Rose, Naramata, B.C.
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Fairwinds Farm Chèvre Cheesecake
Okanagan Berries, Highwood Crossing Oat Cookie
OR
Bowl of Fresh Okanagan Cherries
House-Made Vital Green Farm Crème Fraîche
2008 TAWSE Chardonnay Icewine, Vineland, Ontario
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Boxwood Cafe is one of about 250 restaurants that celebrate Food Day across Canada. Contact them at the number below to reserve a table.
Boxwood Cafe est l’un des 250 restaurants à travers tout le Canada qui participent au Journée des terroirs . Contactez Boxwood Cafe directement, au numéro ci-dessous, afin de faire votre réservation.
Boxwood Café
Central Memorial Park, 340-13 Avenue SW,
Calgary, Alberta, T2R 0W9
T: 403 265 4006
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