Winnipeg 
Have you had brunch on Manitoba’s iconic river in the thick of winter? Skate-in for Winnipeg‘s epochal winter event as Raw:almond is back after three years.
Credit: RAW:almond
Visit Winnipeg from January 26 to February 18 to experience a unique culinary event featuring delicious meal multi-course meals by top chefs from North America — held inside a temporary restaurant on the frozen Assiniboine River.
Notable chefs preparing delicious meals this year are:
- Kris Kurus (Winnipeg) — January 26
- Stefan Lytwyn (Winnipeg) — January 26
- Joël Watanabe (Vancouver) — January 28 + 29
- Graham Peltier and Max Frank (Winnipeg) — January 28
- Adam Donnelly (Winnipeg) — January 29
- Mike Robbins (Vancouver) — January 31 + February 1
- Garrett Call (Winnipeg) — January 31
- Scott MacKenzie (Calgary) — February 1 + 2
- Mandel Hitzer (Winnipeg) — February 2 + 15 + 16
- Josh McFaddin (Winnipeg) — February 2 (w/ Mandel Hitzer)
- Christie Peters (Saskatoon) — February 3 + 4
- Brent Genyk (Winnipeg) — February 3
- Andy Doubrava and Tiffani Ortiz (Los Angeles, CA ) — February 4 + 6
- Dustin Pajak (Toronto) — February 6
- Christine Sandford (Edmonton) — February 7 + 8
- Emily Butcher (Winnipeg) — February 7 + 13
- Ed Lam (Winnipeg) — February 8 + 9
- J-C Poirier (Vancouver) — February 9 + 10
- Jonas Offenbach (New York City, NY ) — February 10 + 11
- Jesse Friesen (Winnipeg) — February 11
- Yara Herrera (New York City, NY ) — February 13 + 14
- Linnéa Letourneau (Nimmo Bay ) — February 14 + 15 (w/ Gus Stieffenhofer-Brandson)
- Mitch Bates (Vancouver) — February 15 (w/ Mandel Hitzer)
- Gus Stieffenhofer-Brandson (Vancouver) — February 15 +16 ( w/ Mandel Hitzer)
- Alex Chen (Vancouver) — February 17 + 18
- Billy Nguyen (Vancouver) — February 17 + 18
Credit: RAW:almond
A special evening celebrating Manitoba will be held on January 27th.
Just like the food, the restaurant is also unique every year. Joe Kalturnyk, the director of AUX: Projects and Jon Reid from Wolfrom Engineering creates a pop-up structure that creates a warm and cozy environment for the diners and an exemplary kitchen for the chefs who cook and serve delicious one-of-a-kind meals from their kitchens.
Raw:almond has sold out every night previously. Tickets go on sale on December 11th at Forks, Winnipeg. Tickets are first come, first serve while supplies last. Online tickets will begin on December 12th.
TRIP PLANNING – Raw:almond 2023
WHAT: Experience multi-course meals prepared by some of North America’s finest chefs served on long communal tables in an elaborate temporary structure
WHERE: Assiniboine River, The Forks
1 Forks Market Road, Winnipeg
WHEN: January 26 to February 18, 2023
two seatings — one at 5:30pm and another at 8:30pm.
Cost: $225+ tax plus a 17% gratuity.
Ticket booth: in the South Aisle at The Forks (located near Fergies Fish & Chips).
Ticket sales will begin at 8:00am until 2:00pm.
