City Bites Hot Tip: Barista Competition (with free coffee & treats) at Andaz!
Those in the know are well aware that the coolest new hotel in town is Andaz (325 Dalhousie St.) and that its main restaurant, overseen by Chef Stephen La Salle, is Feast + Revel. That’s why City Bites...
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Eat your way to a healthier, fairer food system — Make a reservation on Oct. 19
There’s nothing better than raising money for a good cause (while doing something you love to do). So this Oct. 19, eat out, eat up and, as you do so, proceeds from your Restaurants for Change meal...
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Big hole filled with opening of new cafe in Glebe
When The Pantry vegetarian restaurant shut down after 40 years at the Glebe Community Centre (GCC), it left a big hole. Neighbours missed the shabby-chic meeting spot and wondered what would happen...
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Now open! Raw Pulp + Grind
Love the tagline: Pure. Raw. Joy. And with a lineup of four high-profile founders that includes two foodie partners — Jordan O’Leary (Morning Owl coffeeshops) and Richard Valente (Fratelli restaurants...
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“Fine-dining… without the fining dining price-tag”— Sutherland launches his...
Given that Sutherland restaurant opens on Monday (Nov. 7), Chef Warren Sutherland looks remarkably calm. The kitchens are ready to go, staff are gathered at the bar going over the menu and drinks, and...
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Pot & Pantry launches on Elgin Street with two days of tastings & demos
Sweet tooths know Robin Coull as the genius candy maker behind Morsel artisan caramels, but this weekend they’ll see her in action inside her new kitchen and specialty food store Pot & Pantry....
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Southern Smokehouse Fare on Preston Street Strip
Now open! Chef Henry Besser-Rosenberg serves up Southern Smokehouse fare on the Preston Street strip. Chef Henry Besser-Rosenberg is back! You may not have heard of him — yet — because he has been in...
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Make-your-own donuts? You bet, at the new Maverick’s Donut Company shop!
Donut deliciousness is coming to Bank Street South this Friday (Nov. 25). Maverick’s Donut Company is a collaboration between five partners, who are already working together in various capacities for...
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Are you the next Bobby Flay or Rachael Ray? Gusto’s looking for celebrity chefs
Obsessed with cooking? Do you picture swapping places with Jamie Oliver or Martha Stewart? Or perhaps you imagine yourself on MasterChef Canada, wowing the judges with your skills and panache? Well,...
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24 Hours of Food Visits Atelier (and Edgar, and Fairouz, and Bar Laurel)
Torontonians know Michael Bonacini as one of the partners behind the Oliver & Bonacini portfolio of restaurants and event venues that includes the much-lauded Canoe, Luma, Jump, and Auberge du...
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Asian-inspired Makita Kitchen is latest addition to Glebe resto scene
It seemed to open out of nowhere. A week into November, City Bites Insider noticed the stylized “M” outside the former New Nupur restaurant on the north edge of the Glebe. Intrigued, we got in touch...
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Ottawa’s gold medallist on winning, modernizing the Lagoon, and hosting food...
It has been a whirlwind few months for Chef Joe Thottungal of Coconut Lagoon, who took home gold in November in the Ottawa segment of the prestigious Gold Medal Plates competition. He won with a...
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10 Christmas Gift Ideas For The Foodie On Your List
The beauty of having a food-obsessed friend, family member, or lover on your gift list is the knowledge that you know where to start. Think food. And drink. Then get creative. City Bites has scanned...
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Pasta meets philanthropy! Absinthe hosts Pasta 101
Pasta 101 was born three years ago when food blogger Anne Waters asked whether Patrick Garland, chef/owner of Absinthe, would teach her how to make tortellini. He hosted Waters and a few friends for a...
View ArticleCoconut Lagoon is being overrun… by other chefs! Star lineup for resto takeover
As Coconut Lagoon Chef Joe Thottungal, who took home gold in the Ottawa segment of November’s Gold Medal Plates competition, preps for the upcoming Canadian Culinary Championships, his fellow chefs are...
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Two sides of Chef Kyle Mortimer-Proulx: After suffering a loss, he opens not...
Chef Kyle Mortimer-Proulx has spent the last few years turning Lowertown Brewery into a ByWard Market hot spot. Now he’s on to the next challenge, having opened an ambitious “double restaurant” housed...
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Fresh-made food from (gasp!) a vending machine!
Chocolate bars, chips, and the odd “plastic” sandwich… Vending machines aren’t a go-to dispenser for anyone remotely committed to healthy eating. But that’s set to change, according to LUNCH owner Tim...
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The return of Steve Mitton! Murray Street chef joins the Whalesbone team
In the waning days of August, Chef Steve Mitton announced to shocked Ottawa diners that, after close to a decade, Murray Street would be closing its doors after a final New Year’s Eve blowout. Known as...
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Break out the kombucha! Buchipop has a huge new space & big plans
She only got super-serious about her kombucha biz last spring, but it’s already full-steam ahead for Buchipop founder Patricia Larkin. When she launched a pilot project just over a year ago offering...
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Loam Clay Studio launches restaurant-inspired tableware
You may have noticed Loam Clay Studio’s gorgeous dinnerware when you’ve enjoyed a meal at Carben Food + Drink or The Pomeroy House. Or perhaps you’ve admired the pretty turquoises and blues of the...
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