When you’ve won the title of Top Chef Canada, Beat Bobby Flay, and helmed the kitchen at one of Ottawa’s first destination restaurants, expectations are bound to be high for your next offering. Chef René Rodriguez is back in the kitchen at Orto Trattoria in the Glebe. Rodriguez won acclaim for his creative approach to…
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Spring Fun: 10 Things To Do in Ottawa
Finally, Spring has sprung. At last we can enjoy the natural splendour of our city without fear of losing our extremities to the cold. This list of 10 Things To Do in Ottawa will help you make the most of the warmer weather. Tiptoe through the Tulips Check out the May flowers at the Canadian…
Made With Love National Finals
You may remember when I profiled Julien Forrester, one of the finalists in the Ottawa Regional Finals of the Made With Love cocktail competition. Well, the Regional Finals were a closely contested battle between 18 of Ottawa’s best barchefs but only two could prevail and advance to the National Finals. Coming out of the March…
Made With Love Giveaway + Bed of Roses Cocktail
I’m very excited to announce the first ever G I V E A W A Y on Taste & Tipple! Thanks to the generosity of event organizers, I’m giving away two tickets (value of $150) to the Ottawa Regional Finals of Made With Love coming up on Monday, March 19th from 6-11 p.m. at the Horticulture Building at…
Top 10 Tastes in Ottawa
Albacore Tuna Crudo | Supply and Demand | 1335 Wellington St. If you made me choose just one dish to recommend to diners visiting Ottawa, it would be the Albacore Tuna Crudo at Supply and Demand. While you can expect seasonal offerings elsewhere, this menu mainstay isn’t going anywhere. The fatty Ocean Wise Albacore tuna is…
Galentine’s Gift Guide
2018 is the Year of the Woman (about time). In honour of that, I’ve put together this gift guide to help you celebrate your girlfriends and yourself this February 14th. All of these gifts can be purchased here in Ottawa, so you still have time to pick something up for your girls or treat yourself….
Restaurant Review: Mati
Mati (428 Preston St.) is the new kid on the block in Little Italy. The coveted culinary real estate at the corner of Preston and Norman wasn’t left vacant for long after we bid adieu to Black Cat Bistro back in June. The owners of EVOO Greek Kitchen have expanded their epicurean empire down the street…
Winter Fun: 10 Things to Do in Ottawa
Ottawa has been setting records with our frigid temperatures over the past few weeks. As we head into another weekend of subarctic climes, sometimes it feels like our city is making it hard to love. Fear not, I’ve compiled a list of activities to keep you entertained in the National Capital this winter, whether you’re…
15 Gifts for the Fitness Fanatic
Whether they’ve been doing BBG for three years and have been featured on Kayla Itsines’ Instagram page, or they have resolved to finally start spinning in 2018, the items on this fitness gift guide will help them step up their game going into 2018. Some of these are products I’ve used and love and others…
12 Gifts for the Foodie
The person in your life who feeds you, whether it’s three square meals, Christmas dinner or brunch club, they probably deserve a little token of your gratitude. I’ve done some of the legwork to help you hit it out of the park this Christmas. Click through this slideshow to the end to discover the fastest…
