Dining Out: Drinks outshine dishes at Apothecary Cocktail Lounge
A day before Canada Day, the street-level patio was launched and in mid-July the downstairs lounge proper welcomed customers. A rooftop patio is in the works.
View ArticleDining In: Laheeb Shawarma and Laheeb Grill lifting the bar for Middle...
In less than two years and during a pandemic, Osama Abu Daqqa and his partners have opened two Laheebs, which means flames in Arabic.
View ArticleDining Out: Dao Bake & Sip CafeĢ aggregates brands for trendy Asian sweet...
Fans have embraced the one-month-old business on Merivale Road for three different hallmarks ā tastiness, trendiness and cuteness.
View ArticleDining In: Going big on banh mi sandwiches
Several shops specializing in those fine Vietnamese sandwich businesses opened during the pandemic.
View ArticleDining In: Chili Thai isn't Sam's, but it remains well worth a special trip.
"Earlier this year, a strong recommendation from a reader the established takeout shop in OrlƩans on my radar."
View ArticleDining In: Idriss Mediterranean in Ottawa's east end introduces palates to...
"Opened a few months before the pandemic began, Idriss is Ottawa's only Algerian restaurant, and so it immediately piqued my curiosity."
View ArticleDining In: Montgomery Scotch Lounge take-home treats help brighten the gloomy...
"Happily, the take-home treats that I brought back from the lounge did dispel our gloom, at least momentarily."
View ArticleDining In: A positive experience with Bawarchee leads to plans for a karahi...
The clanging and swivelling in the kitchen had to be left to the imagination, but the results were indisputably tasty at home.
View ArticleDining Out: More than ample culinary thrills and value at Perch
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...
View ArticleDining Out: Three Ottawa ramen newcomers impress with rich, flavourful soups
For Ottawa ramen-lovers, 2022 has brought exciting developments.
View ArticleDining Out: Dhruvees offers welcome upscale spin on South Asian dishes
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...
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