Foodie Friday

In this weekly feature, Apt613 asks blog contributors and local figures about their takeout habits and highlights.

In this weekly feature, Apt613 asks blog contributors and local figures about their takeout habits and highlights—to help you find new tasty treats to discover or revisit when you’re just OVER IT with making dinner. This week, some of Apt613’s regular contributors share their latest recs and weekend food plans. 

In this new feature, Apt613 will ask several local figures about their takeout habits and highlights—to help you find new tasty treats to discover or revisit when you’re just OVER IT with making dinner. This week, Apt613’s foodie contributors share their latest recs and weekend food plans.

Beau’s All Natural Brewing has established itself through the years as a tourism draw for its hometown Vankleek Hill and has an excellent reputation for social events like Oktoberfest and St. Patrick’s Day. Obviously, these highly sociable parties have been put on hold. So how does the brewery continue to make an impact?

Whether you consume alcohol or not, there’s something for everyone in these recipes using locally made spirits, wines, cordials, bitters, and even kombucha. There are nearly 10 vineyards in the valley as well, most of whom offer curbside pickup through the holidays.

Run2Patty cooks out of a shared kitchen near Carling and serves food every day of the week from 5–10 pm. Their menu changes daily and you can follow them on Instagram to see today’s.

There’s a very big difference between people who like to eat and people who like to cook. So when buying gifts for the former, make sure it’s something they can consume as-is, rather than having to transform it somehow (other than reheating, which most people are fine with).

Some people like to cook. Some people like to eat. Some like to do both!

Preston Street’s Gray Jay Hospitality is inviting Ottawans to “embrace the flurries by the fire” and join them on their newly-opened winter patio.

“I think it was a Sunday,” says Adam Vettorel, looking back at the day everything changed. “We’d been watching the news that morning, and I went in to assess the situation. We knew we’d have to close soon. But that day, within 12 hours, it went from having to close soon to ‘we’re closed now.’”

There’s something happening in the Glebe these days. Something new, exciting, and most importantly, fun. And that something is Thr33’s Company Snackbar.

Spanning three weekends in September, the Chef’s Table series will showcase the work of well-versed Canadian culinary and musical creators. It takes place at the National Arts Centre’s 1 Elgin Restaurant terrace, overlooking the Rideau Canal.

Much has been made of farmer’s markets not faring too well in the age of social distancing. Chris Penton of Beechwood Market is here to tell a happier story.

When a viral tweet stirred up new interest in a once-popular sarsaparilla drink from the 1800s, Andy Nita of Ottawa-based brewery Nita Beer Company wanted to be on the front line of the crusade.