Wine & Dine Do

In case you needed another reason to head to the mountains, the Rocky Mountain Wine & Food Festival is back in Banff.

This year’s line-up centres around the highlight Grand Tasting Hall at the Banff Springs, where the best chefs in town will be cooking up culinary samples to pair with plenty of wine and liquor. Then head to downtown Banff, where many local restaurants, pubs and lounges will be hosting their own food-and-drink-related events. As for us, we’ll be “Getting Shucked” at the Elk and Oarsman on Friday night and sipping mimosas at the Bison Restaurant & Terrace during Sunday Brunch.

It’s a hard life, but somebody’s gotta do it. —Sara Samson

Rocky Mountain Wine & Food Festival, May 30th and 31st, Banff, http://rockymountainwine.com