Jon Svazas

Ottawa is known among major Canadian cities for having a very tight-knit restaurant community. Everybody seems to know everybody else and there’s a real sense of respect and admiration between restaurants. The warring camps that other cities have are nowhere present here. Acting as a spokesperson for this community is chef Adam Vettorel. He’s already well known as chef-owner of North & Navy, as well as the brand-new Cantina Gia. But did you know he has his own podcast?

Six celebrity chefs are volunteering their time to train a team to cook their high quality dish under competition pressure.

While the dishes feature local ingredients when they can, the highlights of Bar Laurel’s menu lie in the imported Spanish products.