
Foodie Friday: 6 things you need to know about Holland’s Cake and Shake (and its instigator)

Foodie Friday: Salvadorean slow food made with love at La Cabana

Foodie Friday: Eat the world! O-town’s best global grub

What stands between an inner-city school and a $20K outdoor classroom? Your help

New boutique will help EcoEquitable better serve Ottawa

Townies invited to Wakefield’s 1st winter market – celebration of community & old world charm
City folk can try farming thanks to new program
Lisa Gualtieri and Justin Palmer had mused about becoming organic farmers. To take the giant leap of throwing everything into a farm as amateurs, though, was a daunting proposition. Enter Just Food’s Start-Up Farm Program. Currently winding down its first year, Ottawa’s very first Start-Up Farm Program provides participants with access to land, shared infrastructure/equipment, […]
Foodie Friday: Harvest Table 2013 brings farm-to-fork to life
At noon on Sunday, August 18th, 200 or so locavores will sit down to a family style gourmet feast under canopies at the Savour Ottawa Harvest Table – in view of the Ottawa Farmers’ Market at Brewer’s Park. For this third installment of an event dedicated to highlighting both the bounty and culinary talent of the National […]
Foodie Friday: Ottawa’s “Little Market That Could” re-opens tomorrow on Preston
In the heart of Little Italy, a quaint market will once again come to life every Saturday from tomorrow until Thanksgiving. The “Little Market That Could” – so dubbed for its community-powered tenacity – is back for another season of one-stop shopping for quality local goods. Its grand re-opening takes place during the final weekend […]
Foodie Friday: Chef Michael Blackie’s NEXT adventure takes him back west
A favorite local culinary bad boy finally gets to do his own thing, his way. Chef Michael Blackie – Gold Plates Ottawa star (gold 2006, silver 2009) and Food Network Canada celebrity – has just launched NEXT restaurant on Hazeldean Road in Stittsville. While the clean, modern décor suggests upscale, the concept and atmosphere of NEXT […]
Foodie Friday: Bon Appetit Ottawa highlights the city’s new food trends for a good cause
It could be that Bon Appetit has endured as one of Ottawa’s premier foodie events because it’s not too fussy or pretentious. There’s no competition, just a celebration of food and community. This was the event’s second time at the Ernst & Young Centre (formerly known as the Capital Exhibition Centre), which provided enough space […]
Portraits of an Artist – Claude Marquis Returns to the Canvas
For the people who comprise his community of supporters – friends, fans, peers, patrons – the question has lingered whether local artist Claude Marquis would ever paint again. His star had been on the rise from the mid-90s to the early ‘00s, so it came as a surprise when sometime after his critically-acclaimed “Nature Boy” […]
Cooking & Cracking Wise on the Web: Welcome to Eva Bee’s Jamboree
Once upon a time, when she was wrapping up a degree in environmental science, Ivana Borojevic (aka Eva Bee) had an idea for a show that would inspire folks to eat locally and have fun with their food. Five years later, Eva Bee’s Jamboree was born as a web series featuring Eva in various kitchens […]
This Saturday, Ottawa’s bum rap gets a slap (and a tickle)
Any lingering reputations of being a sleepy town will get spanked this weekend when Ottawa hosts the Capital City Cabaret – a “menagerie of misfits” showcasing performance art from burlesque, boylesque and gorlesque (edgy horror-influenced routines), to sideshow, acrobatics, comedy, Poi, and yes, the classic strip tease. Her name is Veronica, but you can call […]
“Gather Wish,” the debut EP from local band High Waters, is neither obvious nor shy
Do they even make records like this anymore? The debut release of Ottawa-based High Waters (previously incarnated as Life in 2D) embodies the band’s proud defiance of “static genres.” This music falls confidently between rocks – part indie, part classic, part experimental. If you’re desperate for comparisons before taking a listen, think Coldplay meets Hawksley Workman (sorry, High Waters). A […]