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Centretown dining scene keeps evolving as chef Jon Svazas plans fall opening
. Former chef de cuisine at John Taylor’s to launch Fauna resto this fall . AUG 16 12 – 12:01 AM — The former Higgerty’s Shoe Store and Seniorita’s Hair Salon at 425-427 Bank St. is very much an empty...
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‘Pastry Overlord’ returns to Ottawa, plans new resto
JAN 09 13 – 10:20 AM — On request, chef Michael Holland, 37, puts his fists together on a small table at Francesco’s Coffee house in the Glebe, and there it is for all to behold: OVERLORD tattooed in...
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Ottawa chef Jamie Stunt prepares for Gold Plates grand finale in Kelowna, B.C.
. Only three weeks to go, regional Gold Medal Plates winner at Oz Kafé feels pressure of the national stage . § . Ottawa chefs plan 2nd “Weekend Takeover” event to keep Elgin Street resto open four...
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Solidarity in the kitchen: Chefs invade Oz Kafe
Above, volunteer chefs in the tiny kitchen at Oz Kafé last night while resident chef Jamie Stunt is off to Kelowna, competing in the Canadian Culinary Championships. . Ottawa’s cheffing community...
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Jon Svazas’ new resto, Fauna Food + Bar, is coming to Bank Street … in a few...
. OCT 17 13 – 11:00 AM — It’s sometimes said that humour is the best medicine, and these days I’m thinking chef Jon Svazas must be needing a pantry full as plans for his new restaurant, called Fauna...
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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)...
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Look 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...
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Adami: 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...
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Adami: 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...
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Atelier'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...
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Back 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,...
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Ottawa 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...
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Found: 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...
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Dining 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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