Amazingly maple
[box] Photographs by: James Park [/box] Chef Matthew Shepheard from Mariposa Farm and his creation, maple chicken-liver mousse with cranberry compote and Mariposa micro arigula. (Photo: James Park)...
View ArticleLook forward, foodies
A restaurant that’s been two years in the making, but looks absolutely worth the wait. A wine bar that will be the signature spot for the world’s best female sommelier, and which promises to be as...
View ArticleAdami: Restaurant finally set to open after two years of landlord-chef disputes
OTTAWA — Bated breath and three Hail Marys. So it goes for chef Jon Svazas. After numerous delays and two stressful years, Svazas is now looking at a mid-June opening for his much-anticipated...
View ArticleAdami: Two years late, restaurateur finally opens on Bank
Foodies rejoice. Jon Svazas is finally open for business. The Ottawa chef’s long-awaited restaurant, Fauna, at Bank and Frank streets, was to serve its first customers Wednesday night after two...
View ArticleAtelier's Marc Lepine wins Ottawa's Gold Medal Plates competition for the...
Update: Chef Marc Lepine of Atelier on Rochester Street won Ottawa’s 2015 Gold Medal Plates Monday night, notching his second successive victory at the elite competition. Lepine won the same event in...
View ArticleBack Lane to be reborn as Spanish wine bar
The Hintonburg restaurant that was Back Lane Café is about to rise up from the ashes — somewhat literally. Jon Svazas, the talented chef who opened Fauna restaurant in Centretown a year and a half ago,...
View ArticleOttawa restaurants: The next hotspots
Ottawa is primed to see a rush of new restaurants open this spring and beyond. Owners and chefs dish on what to expect at seven of the eagerly anticipated establishments. Riviera Chef/owners Matt...
View ArticleFound: Sensational sardines from Spain
What: Small, top-quality canned sardines from Spain’s Galicia region. Why: When Spaniards Alvaro Gonzalez and David Gonzalez (who are not related) wanted to start a business in their new home of...
View ArticleDining Out: Bar Laurel raises bar for snacks, small plates, delicacies
Bar Laurel 1087 Wellington St. W., 613-695-5559, barlaurel.ca Open: Daily 5 p.m. to 2 a.m., Sunday brunch in the works Prices: snacks and small plates $4 to $25, shared platters $25 to $70 Access:...
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