Fresh organic food in the Annex

Rich and I spend a lot of our free time in the Annex, just hanging out, sipping coffee at cafes or grabbing a pint at the Victory Cafe. So it’s only fitting that we’re moving there. Just two months to go! I recently reviewed Organics on Bloor for Foodtv.ca, the timing for which was rather […]

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Sheryl Kirby is my hero

So a few weeks ago I was reading the forums on my favourite Ottawa foodie website, which I still visit on a regular basis so I know what new restaurants to try when ever I’m in town. Anyhow, on that day they were talking about where to get a decent Maritime donair in Ottawa. Someone […]

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Daring Bakers February: For the love of chocolate

Mmm, chocolate. For February, Daring Bakers hosts were Wendy at wmpesblog and Dharm at Dad – Baker and Chef. In keeping with the theme of Valentine’s day, this month’s challenge was to make a Chocolate Valentino, and pair it with some sort of ice cream of our choosing. What’s a valentino, you might ask? Well, […]

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Vegetarian Moussaka

Moussaka is one of those dishes that I never really think of when looking to make a ‘one pot’ meal for dinner. I think it’s because most versions contain minced meat of some sort, usually lamb. But recently, Rich asked if it was possible for us to make a vegetarian version of moussaka. His only […]

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Mmm, beer

Last weekend, Rich and I attended the Victory Cafe’s beer festival, in celebration of the fantastic cask ales being produced right here in Ontario. The event was a huge success – not only was there a huge lineup to get in by about 1pm, but they were completely sold out by 5pm! I wrote up […]

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