Local chefs hit small screen! Edgar, Atelier, Fairouz, and Bar Laurel in TV...
Last December, celebrity chef Michael Bonacini rolled through St. John’s, Montreal, Toronto, and (drumroll, please) Ottawa for Season 2 of 24 Hours of Food with Michael Bonacini. The premise? The...
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Sur-Lie launches in old Murray Street space with modern French-inspired menu
Sur-Lie is here! Sporting an ambitious menu of modern French cuisine and a motivated chef in the kitchen, the ByWard Market’s newest restaurant has opened at 110 Murray Street just one month after its...
View ArticleSurf’s up! Tomo Restaurant launches Hawaiian-inspired poke bowls
Healthy, colourful, and delicious — For Hawaiians, the poke bowl is the quintessential meal. Cube some super-fresh raw fish and toss it in a bowl with some rice, seaweed, soy sauce, and a few...
View ArticleCocktail contest MadeWithLove raises the mixology bar
Is it cocktail hour yet? If it’s March 20 at 6 p.m., then the answer is yes! That’s when 16 of the city’s most creative bartenders converge at Lansdowne Park’s Horticulture Building to battle it out...
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Antipazzo launches in former John Taylor’s Genuine Old Ottawa South spot
Chef John Taylor’s legions of fans were shocked when he closed John Taylor’s Genuine Kitchen and Wine with little fanfare, announcing in mid-January that he’d sold his 30-seat baby in Old Ottawa South...
View ArticleKnives out! Ottawa’s Jonathan Korecki goes head-to-head against best in...
It’s back! After a three-year hiatus, the Food Network has announced an all-stars season of Top Chef Canada. With the program set to air Sunday, April 2 at 10pm ET, local viewers will be cheering for...
View Article‘Going once, going twice, sold!’ Wines up for auction at music fundraiser
Eagerly awaited by wine collectors (and imbibers) around the city, Music and Beyond’s annual wine auction fundraiser gets an added boost this spring from Toronto’s Stephen Ranger, auctioneer...
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Old cookbooks inspire menu for new gastropub in one of city’s oldest hotels
New name; new menu. On March 23, the Novotel Ottawa (33 Nicholas St.) launches The Heritage Room Gastropub. It’s a chance for Executive Chef Jesse Bell to shine, making the 86-seat restaurant his own...
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The Captain’s Boil brings Toronto’s seafood-in-a-bag craze to Elgin Street
It’s a bit of an odd concept — a high-end product (that’d be seafood) served at your table in a plastic bag (go figure). But it’s all the rage in Toronto, where The Captain’s Boil, which opened its...
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Matcha lattes, mille crepes, cheesecakes — Uji brings Japanese café culture...
They may still be in the “soft opening” phase, but it has been full-steam ahead for the owner and staff at Rideau Street’s Uji Café, which opened its doors just one month ago. A first of its kind in...
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Wakefield’s Nikosi Bistro-Pub promotes rustic French cooking with Indigenous...
When Nikosi Bistro-Pub first opened its doors just two months ago, owner Wapokunie Riel-Lachapelle expected to ease into restaurant ownership, opening just four evenings a week. Instead, Nikosi has...
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Macarons galore at the new Westboro location of Quelque Chose Pâtisserie
It’s a macarons success story. Not much more than a year after arriving in Ottawa from their hometown of Caracas, Venezuela, husband-and-wife team David Seba and Julia Dahdah had opened their first...
View ArticleTonight! Gongfu Diner Takeover 2: Bao with a Vengeance
In spite of frigid temperatures, last February’s takeover was a massive success. That’s when fans of the Gongfu Bao cart (and, most especially, of owner Tarek Hassan’s fluffy steamed Chinese buns)...
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Popsicle time! The Cupcake Lounge launches new summer flavours in time for...
The temperature is rising and The Cupcake Lounge is ready, dreaming up fruity small-batch popsicles to quench your thirst. This is owner Claudia Arizmendi’s second season making homemade Frulli (the...
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Tasting event brings together Westboro’s culinary elite in support of...
For Cornerstone Housing for Women, the event dubbed Meet 373 Princeton is an opportunity to introduce itself to its Westboro neighbours and show them its plans for 373 Princeton, which will see the...
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Tune in to Big Rig’s Taproom Sessions: Brewery touring, tasting & Bry Webb
They launched the series in 2016 — Big Rig’s Taproom Sessions gave the brewery a chance to run small tours showing how they make their beers and provided an opportunity for music fans to see their...
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City Bites Hot Tip: Stella Luna opens in Hintonburg
The wait is over! Just in time for the warmer weather, Stella Luna has opened its second café in Hintonburg (1130 Wellington St. W. at Rosemount) in the new Tamarack Wellington Building. Regular City...
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Vegan ‘ice cream’ makers Oat & Mill debut four new scoops for May
Dairy- and gluten-averse “ice cream” lovers are crazy for locally made Oat & Mill, with its base of oats churned to a creamy consistency. You can buy their four regular flavours at Metro and...
View ArticleDumpling Park’s opening heralds start of summer
They’re back! Friends and food entrepreneurs Krista O’Leary and Kelly Vu have returned with their not-so-secret trailer of lunchtime eats. Dumpling Park, tucked away in Morning Owl Coffeehouse’s back...
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Canadian Eats — 40+ Glebe restos create special menu to capture spirit of...
It launched on Victoria Day weekend and runs through Canada Day. Organized by the Glebe BIA, Canadian Eats is a culinary adventure that sees more than 40 Glebe restaurants and other food businesses...
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