High Tea at Rutherford House.

My husband and I were off enjoying a rare day off together during the week and we decided to check out the Rutherford House. A little info about the house... It belonged to Alexander Rutherford, the first Premier of Alberta. Rutherford House was built in 1911 on a large lot in Strathcona near the University of Alberta campus. The residence, initially called Achnacarry by the Rutherford family, after their ancestral castle in Scotland, is now known as Rutherford House Provincial Historic Site. It is a living museum here in Edmonton, located right on the University Of Alberta campus.

We decided to take in High Tea. It is suggested that you make a reservation for the restaurant and we were thankful we did. Here at Rutherford House High Tea is an institution, served in the traditional manner of the early 1900's. The tea is served in real bone china. I ordered their Chai Black Tea and the hubby ordered the Monk Blend Black Tea. Both were very aromatic and Delicious. I enjoyed the dainty little cups but my husband was unsure how to hold the cup without breaking it. Very cute to watch a man try to be dainty.

Our lunch came served on a 3 tier china server and consisted of Cucumber sandwiches on baguette, Egg salad on pumpernickel bread, warm red pepper rolls, homemade scones with raspberry butter and devonshire cream and an assortment of dainty desserts. The cucumber sandwiches were complimented with dill cream cheese and were crunchy and very refreshing. The egg salad was deliciously accented with paprika. And the red pepper rolls were absolutely wonderful filled with a red pepper and cream cheese. YUM!

The desserts were my favourite part though, with tiny decadent brownies, coconut macaroons, Rooibos tea cookies and Lemon cream cheese filled strawberries. The latter I wanted all to myself but I begrudgingly let my husband have one as well.

We also took in the tour of the estate (only an extra $4.00 a person) and got to learn a little bit more of the history of the house and the family which owned it. The picturesque house is wonderful to wander through and I would love to go back just to peek into history again.

Food: 4.5/5
Ambiance: 5/5
Service: 5/5
High Tea for two: $55

11153 Saskatchewan Dr NW
(780) 427-3995
http://rutherfordhouse.ca/

Things are getting Wild in Edmonton... At Wild Wing.

One afternoon my husband and I were driving around and he announced he was craving chicken wings. Well we had both heard of a new place called Wild Wing so we figured we'd give it a shot. Now while they do serve other items, this is a place you go to for the chicken wings. They have over 100 flavours and you can get them on 3 different types. Traditional, Buck Naked and Boneless. The traditional ones are breaded, the buck naked are unbreaded and the boneless are of course all meat.

My husband and I differ on types we like, I always get the breaded ones and he prefers unbreaded. Good thing is that at Wild Wing we have plenty of options.

We both ended up ordering the Wing Sampler where we got 4 different types of wings and 5 of each type. The hubby got Sweatin Bullets (One of the hottest on the menu), Honey Jerk (Sweet mixed with Caribbean Jerk), Bonnie and Clyde (Maple mixed with Hickory) and Awesome Honey (Honey Garlic and Honey Mustard). He finished off all of them except the Sweatin Bullets, which he could only eat 3 of them before his lips lit on fire.

I got the Hot Dill Pickle (Hot and Dill mixed together, obvious), Gar Par (Garlic and Parmesan Creamy), Hot Chocolate (Hot wings drizzled with chocolate sauce) and Dry Cajun (Dry wing covered in Cajun seasoning). Mine were pretty good, just hot enough I thought but I like spicy.

The service was excellent and fast and neither of us had to ask for refills of our pops, they just appeared on the table and the old glasses were whisked away. And the tables come set with a tin bucket for the bones and a big roll of paper towel & wet wipes for cleaning your hands. We both left feeling extremely full and the hubby was wishing he had some ice to hold against his lips. We will definitely go back, mainly because there are still over 90 flavours for us to try.

Food: 4/5
Ambiance: 4/5
Service: 5/5
Dinner for two:$60

http://www.wildwingrestaurants.com/
We went to the location at 15845 97 St NW in Namao Centre Edmonton.