Randy Rabena helps us give back to Saving Grace Animal Society!

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“Love leaves a memory.”
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It was love for a pet that led our November Guest Chef in Red Deer want to support a local animal shelter with Burger of the Month funds.
Randy Rabena provided the creative juices for “Randy’s Bacon Cheeseburger”!
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It included 2 Alberta beef smash patties, jalapeno jack cheese, peppered bacon, crispy fried onion strings, shredded lettuce, beefsteak tomato, house dijonaise, chipotle aioli on a brioche bun with pickle skewer!! $2 of every burger sold goes directly to Randy’s charity of choice Saving Grace Animal Society.
Randy says his family has much love for animals “when we lost our beloved Bailey last summer, we realized how lucky we were to have had him for almost 15 years and what a great life he had with us. With that, we were also reminded of all the animals out there who unfortunately don’t have that safe home right from the start or the access to the medical care needed. We have so much respect for everything that Saving Grace endures and strongly believe that this organization continues to make a big difference in our community”.
Saving Grace Animal Society is an animal rescue in Alix and an off-site sanctuary for larger animals, providing rescue services 24/7 for emergency calls all over Alberta and Saskatchewan.
Saving Grace believes every animal can be rehabilitated, it’s for that reason they take on the hardest cases. The Society operates solely off a donation-based budget, and they are currently building their very own vet clinic.
Thanks to your support of our beloved Burger of the Month Program Randy helped us hand over $1750 to Saving Grace Animal Society today (Monday, December 5th). Thanks to the amazing support we see from our guest’s month after month, we have had the opportunity to give back over $120,000 to local charities over the past 70 months!
THANK-YOU!
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
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DAY 4 – RED DEER Craft Beer Advent Calendar

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Enjoying your Sunday with 🅳🅰🆈 🅵🅾🆄🆁 of our RED DEER Craft Beer Advent Calendar! 🎁📅
“𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝟭𝟱𝟲”
Table IPA
The Dandy Brewing Company (Calgary, AB)
+ Hypha Project (Vancouver, BC)
4.5% ABV
Enter 156 is a Table IPA brewed in collaboration with Hypha Project in Vancouver, BC.
 
A completely unique mash-up of two centuries old styles (Belgian Table Beer and IPA) this beer was crafted to be an ultimate food pairing brew.
 
Brewed with Alberta Pale Ale Malt, Unmalted Wheat and hopped with Cascade Mash Hops, Citra Incognito Extract, Citra Noble Hops, Citra T-90s and Simcoe T-90s. Fermented with the novel Thiol Libre strain which is a blend of Scandinavian Farmhouse Ale Yeast and Wild Yeast.
 
This beer features a modern (low) bitterness, spicy phenolics and Passionfruit, Grapefruit and Peach notes from liberated hop and malt thiols. The perfect guest to bring to dinner has arrived.
✨ Missed out on our calendar? Come grab wrapped 4-packs of amazing local Craft Beers from our fridge for only $20 or 20% OFF anything you want for off-sales!
 
We’re getting ready for a new week of amazing Alberta beers starting with Day Five tomorrow! See you then!
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#HECKYEAH
#cilantroandchive

DAY 3 – RED DEER Craft Beer Advent Calendar

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Really looking forward to 🅳🅰🆈 🆃🅷🆁🅴🅴 of our RED DEER Craft Beer Advent Calendar! 🎁📅
“𝙋𝙄𝙉𝙆 𝙂𝙐𝘼𝙑𝘼 𝙋𝙄𝙇𝙎”
Stronghold Brewing Co.
Fort Macleod, AB
5.0% ABV
This ultra refreshing pilsner is loaded with litres of fresh pink guava puree, which shines through to create a delicious, tropical fruit beer.
✨ Missed out on our calendar? Come grab wrapped 4-packs of amazing local Craft Beers from our fridge for only $20 or 20% OFF anything you want for off-sales!
 
We hope you’re enjoying your amazing Alberta Craft Beers so far!
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#HECKYEAH
#cilantroandchive

DAY 2 – RED DEER Craft Beer Advent Calendar

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Opening up 🅳🅰🆈 🆃🆆🅾 of our Red Deer Craft Beer Advent Calendar! 🎁📅
“𝑪𝑶𝑨𝑳 𝑷𝑼𝑺𝑯𝑬𝑹”
Stout
Siding 14 Brewing Company
Ponoka, AB
5.6% ABV
The Coal Pusher helps move coal within convenient reach of the Fireman, enabling him to work with ease to fire the modern locomotive with less labour and fuel. Opaque black in colour with a lingering dark tan head. Hints of coffee, molasses and chocolate on the nose and the palate. Smooth creamy and medium bodied – sure to put some fire into your engine.
 
✨ Missed out on our calendar? Come grab wrapped 4-packs of amazing local Craft Beers from our fridge for only $20 or 20% OFF anything you want for off-sales!
We are right on “track” with this beauty! Looking forward to Day Three!
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#HECKYEAH
#cilantroandchive

Day 1 – RED DEER Craft Beer Advent Calendar!

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IT’S ADVENT CALENDAR TIME! 🎉🍻 so let’s get down to business with 🅳🅰🆈 🅾🅽🅴 of our Red Deer Craft Beer Advent Calendar!! 🎁📅
 
“𝙁𝘼𝙒𝙉 𝙁𝙊𝙊𝙏”
West Coast IPA
Born Brewing Co.
Calgary, AB
6.0% ABV
 
Imperial West Coast IPA with a dry and bitter finish. Insistent resin and pine with fleeting grapefruit aroma are scaffolded by strong malt sweetness. Made using Cascade, Chinook and Centennial.
 
✨ Missed out on our calendar? Come grab wrapped 4-packs of other amazing local Craft Beers from our fridge for only $20 or 20% OFF anything you want for off-sales!
 
What an amazing start to an EPIC month! We’ll see you tomorrow for Day 2!
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#drinklocal
#CilantroAndChive

This Burger is Red Deer “Royal”ty!

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BEHOLD 💥 our new DECEMBER Burger of the Month for Red Deer 📍

👑🎺 𝐑𝐎𝐘𝐀𝐋 𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐅𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐁𝐔𝐑𝐆𝐄𝐑 🎺👑
Created in collaboration with local guest chef Chris Windrim!

Two ✌️ Alberta Beef smash patties 🍔, melted swiss cheese 🧀, seared shaved ham, 🍖 house-made bacon jam 🥓and smoky ketchup 🥫 with a sunny fried egg 🍳 and tomato 🍅 skewer on a garlic buttered brioche bun!

$2 from every burger sold goes to the Red Deer Royals Marching Show Band! 📯🥁🎼❤️

Available for the month of December in our Red Deer location!
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Hiy Hiy! (a Cree thank-you)

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“We just try. We help a lot of people in a lot of quiet ways as best we can.”

Hiy Hiy! (a Cree thank-you)
Words from our October Burger of the Month Guest Chef in Red Deer Corky Larsen Jonasson when speaking about her cause of choice, the Red Feather Women. Corky is a proud Cree/Danish Métis Elder, and a published author, committed to living a life of traditional teachings and ceremony and sharing those teachings with others.

“Corky’s Buffalo Burger” included bison, smoked cheddar cheese, arugula, beefsteak tomato, onion, truffle aioli and an olive tapenade on a house-made Bannock bun with a skewered grape tomato! $2 of every burger sold went directly to Red Feather Women, Red Deer Alberta

Red Feather Women grew from the experiences of a group of women, indigenous and nonindigenous, working together, making connections during the ‘Walking With Our Sisters’ installation in June 2015 in Red Deer. Immersed in ceremony, the “vamps” – the pretty beaded and decorated tops of the unfinished moccasins, represented the unfinished lives of close to 2000 missing and murdered women, LGBTQ individuals and children that did not make it home from the residential schools.

After working side by side for nearly a year, Corky notes “us women bonded and had greater understanding of each other. Together we guided Red Deer peeps through some pretty intense monthly community conversations. We also understood that after the Walking With Our Sisters ceremony left Red Deer for Comox, BC, the issues did not. It resulted in a strong desire for the group to make a difference, act on social/justice issues and continue the work of raising awareness.”

Thanks to your support of our beloved Burger of the Month Program Corky helped us hand over $1254 to Red Feather Women today!

Thanks to the amazing support we see from our guest’s month after month, we have had the opportunity to give back over $115,000 to local charities over the past 69 months!

THANK-YOU!
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#BurgerOfTheMonth
#CilantroAndChive

Working with Randy Rabena on our next Burger of the Month!

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BEHOLD 💥 our new RED DEER Burger of the Month for November! 👀
𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐘’𝐒 𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐎𝐍 𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐄𝐒𝐄𝐁𝐔𝐑𝐆𝐄𝐑 🥓🧀 created in collaboration with local guest chef Randy Rabena!
Two ✌🏽 alberta beef smash patties, jalapeno jack cheese, peppered bacon, crispy fried onion strings, shredded lettuce, beefsteak tomato, house dijonaise, chipotle aioli on a brioche bun with pickle skewer!
👉🏻 $2 of every burger sold goes to Randy’s local charity of choice – Saving Grace Animal Society 🐾❤️
Some words from Randy :
“We chose Saving Grace as the charity to raise money for because we are big animal lovers. When we lost our beloved Bailey last summer, we realized how lucky we were to have had him for almost 15 years and what a great life he had with us. With that, we were also reminded of all the animals out there who unfortunately don’t have that safe home right from the start or the access to the medical care needed. We have so much respect for everything that this organization endures and strongly believe that Saving Grace is and continues to help make a big difference in our community”
Available for the month of NOVEMBER in our RED DEER 📍 location!
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Serving up Ice Cream Sandwiches and big smiles to support local schools!

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So proud of Chef Ben and our Red Deer team for serving up our Chocolate Chip Waffle Ice Cream Sandwiches today at our pop-up for Ecole Oriole Park School!! ❤️
Ecole Oriole Park is our current local school selected with our Ice Cream Sandwich program, and today’s pop-up was an awesome way to raise more money for the school and these kids! 🚸🍦
You can help support job support our local schools by ordering our current Ice Cream Sandwich in either Cilantro and Chive location! 💯

“Pawsitively” awesome day giving back to Old MacDonald Kennels!

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When you meet young people like 11-year-old Azaylia Dietz, you know we’re in great hands!  This young Guest Chef has a BIG heart and a love of animals.  She was excited to help create a burger in hopes of helping all pets find loving homes.

Azaylia served as September Guest Chef at our Red Deer location, providing the creative juices for the “Chicken Shawarma” Burger.  It included a garlic buttered brioche bun, marinated chicken thigh, house-made tzatziki, red onion, olives, diced jalapeno, tomato slice, green peppers, feta cheese, lettuce, garnished with a double olive skewer!  $2 of every burger sold went directly to Azaylia’s charity of choice – Old MacDonald Kennels & Animal Services!

Old MacDonald Kennels is a safe place for stray and unwanted dogs.  They created a fun and safe environment for pet boarding dogs, and they use funds generated from boarding clients to help them operate a NO Kill Animal Shelter.  The shelter uses donations in a variety of ways, often towards veterinary expenses as many animals arrive requiring immediate veterinary attention.

Azaylia chose to dedicate her Burger of the Month funds to Old MacDonald Kennels after experiencing pet adoption firsthand “I chose OMK as my charity because we adopted one of our Great Danes from there 2 years ago. She was very scared of all people including us, but now she loves us & has turned into such an amazing dog! Their kennel is full of animals that need adopting & I want every pet to get the chance to have a loving family”.

Thanks to your support of our beloved Burger of the Month Program Azaylia helped us hand over $1232 to Old MacDonald Kennels today (Saturday, October 1st).  Thanks to the amazing support we see from our guest’s month after month, we have had the opportunity to give back over $110,000 to local charities over the past 68 months!  THANK-YOU!

The October Burger of the Month in Red Deer is “Corky’s Buffalo Burger” created in collaboration with local Guest Chef, Corky Larsen Jonasson!  It includes bison, smoked cheddar cheese, arugula, beefsteak tomato, onion, truffle aioli and an olive tapenade on a house-made bannock bun with a skewered grape tomato!!  $2 of every burger sold goes directly to Corky’s charity of choice Red Feather Women.

 

For more information contact:

 

Brandi Thompson

Old MacDonald Kennels

403.358.9387

omk.fundraising@gmail.com

 

Azaylia Dietz

Heidi Dietz (Mom)

Sept BOTM Guest Chef

403.318.1316

Heidi_ho01@hotmail.com

 

Kim Kay

Cilantro and Chive

403.597.2127

kim@cilantroandchive.ca