Hundreds line up for tickets to Winnipeg's pop up restaurant, RAW: almond
Tickets were part of a pre-sale at deer + almond, become available online on Monday
Winnipeggers are lining up in droves to get tickets for the city's pop up, outdoor restaurant, RAW: almond.
The dining experience takes place at the frozen junction of the Assiniboine and Red Rivers for three weeks, and features guest chefs from both Winnipeg and other cities.
Its opening on Jan. 21 will mark the fourth consecutive year the restaurant has run in Winnipeg, and for the last three it's attracted praise from around the world, which may explain the excitement and long line up outside deer + almond on Sunday, where people waited to get pre-sale tickets.
The line up extended down Princess Street, wrapped around Bannatyne Avenue and included hundreds of people.
A few people hoping to get tickets through the pre-sale tweeted from the line:
<a href="https://twitter.com/raw_almond2016">@raw_almond2016</a> Line up goes around the block & more! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Winnipeg?src=hash">#Winnipeg</a> has a large percentage of foodies apparently. :) <a href="https://t.co/DuSDF1qQbA">pic.twitter.com/DuSDF1qQbA</a>
—@michelle373737Deer + almond opened its doors at 9 a.m., but there were people lining up an hour earlier than that.
The tickets are $120 each and become available online on Monday.