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Dining Out: How Capital City Smokehouse does barbecue in Barrhaven
Capital City Smokehouse & Restaurant 2900 Woodroffe Ave., 613-627-3227, capitalcitysmokehouse.com Open: Monday and Tuesday 11 a.m. to midnight, Wednesday to Sunday 7 a.m. to midnight Prices: mains...
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Dining Out: Battle of the spicy chicken
Galo Piri Piri 40 du Portage, Gatineau, 819-771-7474, galopiripiri.com Pili Pili Grilled Chicken 205 Dalhousie St., 613-695-7404, pilipiligrilledchicken.com 355 Montreal Rd., 613-695-7454,...
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Dining Out: MeNa hits sophisticated notes with food and service
MeNa Restaurant 276 Preston St., 613-233-6462, menarestaurant.com Open: Tuesday to Saturday, 5 p.m. to closing Prices: appetizers $11 to $14, mains $24 to $32, tasting menus Access: One step to front...
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Dining Out: Brampton Meats delivers bold Indian flavours
Brampton Meats 178 Meadowlands Dr. W, 613-695-9915, bramptonmeats.ca Open: Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., closed Tuesdays. Access:...
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Dining Out: Les Vilains Garcons too often misses the mark
Les Vilains Garcons 39A Laval St., Gatineau (Hull sector),819-205-5855, lesvilainsgarcons.ca Open: Tuesday to Thursday 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., Friday 11:30 a.m. to 11:45 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 5 to...
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Dining Out: Dare to eat dumplings
Tao Asian Kitchen 3-280 Elgin St., 613-695-1300, taoasiankitchen.ca Open: Monday to Friday 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday noon to 10 p.m., Sunday 12:30 to 10 p.m. Prices: Three dumplings for $4.95,...
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Ten great beers to give this Christmas
Very few things go together like Christmas and beer. Monks and priests have long celebrated the occasion with specially brewed beers. They even used beer to try and entice other cultures to celebrate...
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Dining Out: Hintonburg's hidden Southeast Asian lunch counter
Sam’s Cafe at Fairmont Confectionery 102 Fairmont Ave., 613-728-0931, www.facebook.com/FairmontConfectionery Open: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily Prices: Vietnamese subs $4, single-serving entrées with rice...
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Dining Out: Best bites of 2014
After 100 or so meals out in 2014, I’m still struggling to digest what kind of year it was for Ottawa’s restaurants. On one hand, in late October, the Gold Medal Plates organization introduced emblem...
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Dining Out: Silk Road brings Persian pleasures to Kanata
Silk Road Restaurant 4055 Carling Ave., Unit 3, 613-270-8866, carling.silkroadkabobhouse.com Hours: Monday to Friday 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday noon to to 9 p.m., closed Sunday Prices: Mains $12.99...
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Dining Out: Le Cellier serves indulgent dishes in Hull
Le Cellier Saint-Jacques 49 Saint-Jacques St., Gatineau (Hull sector), 819-205-4200, restaurantlecellier.com Open: Monday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesday and Wednesday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Thursday and Friday...
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Dining Out: Small plates sizzle at Soca Pub
Soca Pub 93 Holland Ave., 613-695-9190, socapub.com Open: Monday to Friday 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday to Wednesday 5:30 to 9:30 p.m., Thursday to Saturday 5:30 to 10...
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Dining Out: Beechwood Gastropub's small plates stress comfort over craft
Beechwood Gastropub 18 Beechwood Ave., 613-744-6509, facebook.com/beechwoodgastropub Open: Tuesday to Sunday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., closed Monday Prices: small plates from $6 to $17 Access: wheelchair...
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Dining Out: Winning dishes at Ace Mercado
Ace Mercado 121 Clarence St.,613-627-2353, acemercado.com Open: Sunday to Thursday 5 p.m. to midnight, Friday and Saturday noon to 2 a.m. Prices: $6 a taco, appetizers starting at $7, main courses...
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Dining Out: A crêpes tour of Ottawa-Gatineau
Cacao 70 51-53 William St., 613-860-1991, cacao70.ca Luna Crêpes & Café 29 March Rd., 613-254-5551, lunacafe.ca Mon Resto 532 Boul. Maloney Est, Gatineau, 819-893-3344, mon-resto.ca A Thing For...
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And the winner of the ByWard Market stew cook-off is …
The ByWard Market’s 24th annual stew cook-off earlier this month was won by Tucker’s Marketplace, which served a beef and Italian sausage concoction that it called Parisienne Hot Pot. The recipe is...
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Dining Out: Kochin Kitchen's dishes teem with South Indian flavours
Kochin Kitchen 271 Dalhousie St, 613-562-4461, Open: Tuesday to Saturday 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., 5 to 9:30 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., 5 to 9 p.m., Closed Monday Prices: Curries from $16 to $24 Access:...
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Dining Out: Daily Grind's funky vibe tops hit-and-miss dishes
The Daily Grind Art Café 601 Somerset St. W., 613-233-2233, thedailygrindartcafe.com Open: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 11 a.m. to midnight, Friday 11 a.m. to 2 a.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 2 a.m.,...
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What To Eat: A 'barbecue' recipe to warm you, without venturing outside
Escape the cold and grey with this lively Caribbean chicken dish, which is full of bright flavours and tropical colours, but can be made easily in less than half an hour. The sweet coating on the...
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Dining Out: The Parlour Pizza keeps it cosy and unpretentious
The Parlour Pizza Kitchen & Bar 250 Greenbank Rd. (beside Tim Hortons), 613-820-4444, theparlourpizza.ca Open: Tuesday to Sunday 4:30 to 10 p.m., closed Mondays Prices: Pizzas and pastas $12 to...
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