Visiting Ottawa anytime soon? Here are my latest tips on the dining scene mikecohen September 25, 2024 456 MtlRestoRap OTTAWA- The culinary scene in our nation’s capital is in full bloom, with a thriving community of Ottawa chefs and diverse restaurants making names for themselves both at home and abroad. Here are ...
Epicurean Ottawa Where to Eat Now in the Nation’s Capital Michele Peterson July 15, 2024 864 A Taste for Travel Before a recent weekend in Ottawa, my last experience with cloudberries, cranberries, and wild chamomile was during a foraging expedition near Churchill on the shores of Hudson Bay. There, w...
Mike’s Ottawa Resto Notes: Big Rig Kitchen and Brewery and Ralph & Sons Diner mikecohen January 25, 2024 716 OTTAWA - Montreal-based Foodtastic, one of Canada’s leading restaurant franchisors, purchased Big Rig Brewery and Big Rig Restaurants (www.bigrigbrew.com) back in 2019. There are presently four locations in the...
Mike’s Resto Notes: Kettlemans Bagel officially opens its first Montreal location mikecohen February 24, 2023 1983 For family reasons I have been going back and forth to Ottawa on a regular basis for the past year and a half. I absolutely love the nation’s capital, notably its restaurant scene. My discovery of Kettlemans Ba...
Montrealers continue flocking to the nearest Red Lobster in Ottawa mikecohen April 19, 2022 4679 MtlRestoRap Ask me which restaurant brand I miss most in Montreal and I will always name Red Lobster, which mysteriously disappeared from Quebec back in 1997. Red Lobster still operates in four Canadian p...
Popular Ontario burger chain The Works is Montreal-owned mikecohen February 28, 2022 3503 Mike’s Resto Notes As a foodie, I love the Ottawa restaurant scene. High on my list is The Works Craft Burgers & Beer (www.worksburger.com). Open since 2001, this wildly popular and award-winning full-se...
RestoNotes: Milestones Grill + Bar set to open first two Quebec locations in 2022 mikecohen January 26, 2022 4272 OTTAWA - When Montreal-based Foodtastic purchased the Milestones Grill + Bar restaurant chain (www.milestonesrestaurants.com) last summer, with plans to finally debut franchises in Quebec, I got pretty excited....
Kettlemans Bagel set to open its first Montreal location across from the Bell Centre mikecohen January 24, 2022 4736 Mtl Resto Rap OTTAWA - Does Montreal really have the world’s best bagels? I always thought so until I experienced Kettlemans Bagel in Ottawa. Kettlemans hand-rolled Montreal style bagels, unique spreads, ...
Ottawa Chamberfest – July 22 to August 6, 2021 LiveEvents July 17, 2021 1900 Chamberfest includes in-person and online content Canada’s greatest chamber artists are at the forefront at Chamberfest’s summer festival celebrating the art of the small ensemble. As the pandemic transformed ...
The Germain Hotel Ottawa: Inspired by Italian visual arts A.J. Twist January 11, 2021 3137 Located in downtown Ottawa, Le Germain Ottawa features fourteen floors of guest rooms, meeting rooms and luxury suites, while the top nine floors are privately owned condominiums It is fairly common to hear...
