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City Bites Insider: Former ZenKitchen’s Caroline Ishii launches part...
Part memoir, part cookbook, The Accidental Chef ($21.95) is a beautifully crafted chronicle of Chef Caroline Ishii’s life journey from rebellious Japanese-Canadian schoolgirl to celebrated vegan chef....
View ArticleCity Bites Hot Tip: ‘Vegetable forward’— Erling’s Variety’s new chef may...
One of the Glebe’s favourite neighbourhood eateries has a new chef at the helm. Danny Mongeon (ex of Brut Cantina Sociale, Hooch Bourbon House, and Share Freehouse) takes over at Erling’s Variety on...
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Strawberry Blonde launches dairy-free soft-serve ice cream
Vegans, dairy avoiders, and soft-serve partisans take note. Dairy-free soft serve is here! Last week, Strawberry Blonde Bakery fired up its ice cream machine and began swirling out two flavours of...
View ArticleChocolate! Award-winning maker Hummingbird offers July factory tours (and...
Erica and Drew Gilmour are former international aid workers (they met in Afghanistan) who reinvented themselves as fair-trade chocolate makers four years ago. The subsequent rise of Hummingbird...
View ArticleNow open! Jon Svazas (Fauna) launches Bar Laurel in Hintonburg
Two years after opening Fauna restaurant in Centretown, chef Jon Svazas has launched a second eatery in Hintonburg. Bar Laurel (1087 Wellington St. W.) makes the most of two wood-fired ovens, offering...
View ArticleTwo heads better than one? Social hires not one, but two for the kitchen
It’s an unusual setup — one that’s causing excited chatter among local foodies eager to try a top-notch menu developed by not one, but two, well-regarded chefs. A few weeks ago, Social announced that...
View ArticleGlebe ‘beach’ selling homemade Popsicles
Can’t make it to a beach? No problem. A couple of weeks ago, the Playa del Popsicle truck opened its window and began serving up homemade fruit popsicles ($2.50 each) in a sunny spot behind Mrs. Tiggy...
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City Bites Hot Tip: Mantovani 1946 opens first North American gelato...
How appropriate! A new Italian gelato and pastry shop right beside the Scooteretti electric scooter store. We can almost pretend we’re in Italy, grabbing a leisurely espresso and gelato during the...
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Wakefield’s new coffee roasters mix art & science in a big blue barn
Many Wakefielders are already in on the secret, but Bluebarn Coffee Roasters is new to most Ottawans. The brainchild of Luc Alary, who spent a number of years in coffee-growing countries working in Red...
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A spin in the new Riviera — Carmichael unveils bank-inspired resto /...
It seems like it has been a long time coming. A full year, in fact. Riviera, the third collaboration between Chef Matthew Carmichael and Chef Jordan Holley (they also launched the super-popular El...
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LUNCH to serve Innovation Centre
Five years of evangelizing to thousands of the city’s downtown office workers to eschew the chip truck for fresh soups, salads, and sandwiches has paid off. After launching LUNCH in 2011, Tim Van Dyke,...
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City Bites Hot Tip: Small-batch ice cream and a super-cute coffeeshop opens...
The Beachconers opens in Britannia! Love the name! Love the location! And really love the small-batch ice cream! The Beachconers opened up its ice cream shop a few weeks ago on Britannia Road, just...
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City Bites Hot Tip: Found! Singing the praises of Farm Boy’s ice cream...
Ever left a mass-market ice cream sandwich on the counter and marveled at how it doesn’t really melt? The science of that has to do with a lower cream content and the addition of various emulsifiers...
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City Bites Hot Tip: The Soup Guy
Now open! Just in time for the cooler weather, Soup Guy Café opens a Glebe location. Soup Guy Café opened last weekend at the corner of Bank and Fifth It’s a sure sign of fall, the Soup Guy Cafe (873...
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Opening soon! Grace in the Kitchen launches Canada’s first Zwilling
Any home chef worth his salt knows the brand name J.A. Henckels, Germany’s famous manufacturer of high-end kitchen knives known for balance, sharpness, and longevity. But not everyone knows that the...
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The house that love built: Hidden messages abound at ‘secret den’ cafe in New...
The ‘soft’ opening of Union Street Kitchen Cafe happened just over a week ago, and it has been non-stop ever since. “The opening was definitely not soft,” says owner Christine Garand with a laugh. She...
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CityBites Hot Tip: Cake Lab serves up deconstructed bliss-in-a-jar
Foodies around town know her best as the co-founder of the super-successful Red Apron gourmet food shop and take-home meal service on Gladstone. Now Jo-Ann Laverty has gone solo, testing her...
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City Bites Insider: The Cauldron Kitchen, a new commercial kitchen space with...
Now open! Run by Piggy Market’s Dave Neil, The Cauldron Kitchen is a new commercial kitchen space — with cooking classes on the side Everyone’s looking for healthy and homemade foods these days, but...
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CityBites Hot Tip: Completely Nuts for Le fou des noix
Visiting and partying season will soon be upon us, so be prepared. We’ll make it easy for you. Present your host with a bag of Le fou des noix (Completely Nuts! in English) nuts at every gathering and...
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City Bites Hot Tip: Pumpkin Soft Serve Ice Cream!
Three days only! That’d be today, Friday, and Saturday. And it’s just our luck that the second week of October is serving up perfect weather for ice cream eating. Celebrate the season with a quick stop...
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