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"Happily, the take-home treats that I brought back from the lounge did dispel our gloom, at least momentarily."

The clanging and swivelling in the kitchen had to be left to the imagination, but the results were indisputably tasty at home.

Justin Champagne-Lagarde has gone about as far from deep-dish pizza as a chef could, with recently opened Perch on Preston Street among the small and rarefied ranks of Ottawa's high-end tasting-menu restaurants.

For Ottawa ramen-lovers, 2022 has brought exciting developments.

The Beechwood Avenue restaurant is the vision made real of Ottawa-based, India-born entrepreneur Donald Wingell, who worked for years as a manager at deluxe hotels in Sri Lanka, China, Indonesia and Singapore.

Nashville-style chicken sandwiches seem to be proliferating, so I set out to discover the best of the flock

Tirweka makes mighty fine bowls of fatteh that were impeccably fresh and balanced in a blend of tanginess, nuttiness, sweetness and crunch

From Wagyu to Peruvian soup, the Citizen's best bites of 2021

Dining In: Montgomery Scotch Lounge take-home treats help brighten the gloomy COVID-19 mood

Dining In: A positive experience with Bawarchee leads to plans for a karahi tour of Ottawa

Dining In: In Ottawa, a range of momos presents new spins on dumplings

Dining Out: More than ample culinary thrills and value at Perch

Dining Out: Three Ottawa ramen newcomers impress with rich, flavourful soups

Dining Out: Dhruvees offers welcome upscale spin on South Asian dishes

Dining Out in Ottawa: Trofi offers upscale Greek dining with prices to match

Dining Out in Ottawa: Gray Jay Hospitality's new digs bigger, better and even more impressive

Dining Out in Ottawa: Pookie's Thai serves up sumptuous and flavourful food with first-rate hospitality

Dining Out in Ottawa: Soca Kitchen simplifies and multiplies its Latin American offerings

Dining Out in Ottawa: Le Poisson Bleu offers fresh, refined take on fish and seafood

Dining Out In Ottawa: the city's chicken sandwiches ranged from fantastic to foul

Dining Out in Ottawa: Cadena reopens in Westboro with a bigger, better range of Spanish dishes

Dining In: Syrian Kitchen offer novel dishes and huge portions

Dining Out: New look Saigon Restaurant offers cocktails and small bites packed with Vietnamese flavours

Dining Out: Lavender Grill's uneven international fare needs more rigour, rethinking

Dining Out: Tirweka brings Middle Eastern breakfast fare to Ottawa's west

Dining In: Wandee Thai Cuisine dishes out vibrant flavours, surprising offerings

Dining Out: At Retro Gusto, the decor screams yesterday but the pizzas are thin-crusted, alluring and delicious