Category: Food & Drink
Three places to find a pumpkin near Stittsville
(Pumpkins near Richmond. Photo by Barry Gray.) A lot of Stittsville families will be heading out to find a pumpkin this weekend. Think about skipping the grocery store this year, and…
Just Shawarma adds another flavour to the Stittsville food scene
(PHOTO: Just Shawarma owner Nedal Atieh (right) says that Bahaa Shakir (left) is the greatest shawarma chef in the city.) Nedal Atieh says Stittsville residents have been incredibly welcoming since…
Kanata Ribfest returns to Walter Baker Park this weekend
(sponsored) Thursday-Sunday, 11am-9pm daily. At Walter Baker Park (next to the Kanata Rec Centre) on Terry Fox Drive in Kanata, south of the Queensway. It’s back, and even more sticky…
Food, beer, and wine is on the menu at Taste of Stittsville, September 4
Covered Bridge Brewing will host “A Taste of Stittsville” on September 4 in the parking lot at 119 Iber Road, 11am-4pm. A selection of local food and drink vendors will…
Richmond Bakery sign goes up for auction
(Richmond Bakery circa 2014. Photo via Google Streetview.) The Richmond Bakery sign has been put up for auction. The owners of Danby’s Roadhouse, who took over the building earlier this year,…
Petition launched in support of farmers’ market at Village Square Park
UPDATE: Click here for more about the initiative to bring a farmers’ market to Stittsville… Suzanne Bird, the owner of the old log building at Village Square Park, has launched a…
FOOD TRUCKS: Keeping it cool with Mellow Yellow
(Photo by Devyn Barrie.) The Stittsville food truck scene already has a good amount of variety. Anne Wilby (pictured above) plans to add a lot more with Mellow Yellow. Wilby is…
Food Bank abuzz about partnership with Gees Bees Honey
(ABOVE: Matthew Gee, Co-Founder of Gees Bees Honey Company, holding up part of a bee hive. Photo by Barry Gray.) The Ottawa Food Bank unveiled a new beehive on Wednesday…
Restaurant transforms into Pham Le Kitchen on June 1
The Vietnamese restaurant formerly known as Pho TJ at 1261 Stittsville Main Street will re-open on June 1 as under new management as Pham Le Kitchen.
CHEERS! Covered Bridge wins gold at Canadian Brewing Awards
Time to raise a glass to John and Kathy vanDyk from Covered Bridge Brewing for their gold medal win at the Canadian Brewing Awards last night.
Cupcake Fairies deliver pick-me-ups to deserving families
(PHOTO: Jordan McNichols (left) and Jan Campbell, the Cupcake Fairies. Photo by Barry Gray.) Jordan McNichols and her mother, Jan Campbell, the force behind the magical Cupcake Fairies, have delivered…
PIECE OF CAKE: Best-of photos from school cakewalk fundraisers
It’s cake walk season! Several schools in our area have been holding their annual cakewalk fundraisers, where parents and students exercise their artistic cake-making skills. And the icing on the cake? The…
BITTERSWEET: Sobeys owner retiring after decades in grocery biz
(PHOTO: Tim Laplante is retiring after 47 years in the grocery business. Photo by Barry Gray.) After nearly five decades in the grocery business, the owner of the Stittsville Sobeys…
CHEERS! ALE aims to revive Amberwood golf club restaurant
(PHOTO: ALE general manager Sarah St. Michael (left) with Nicolle Carson, assistant / bar manager. They’re are holding ALE’s crab spring rolls. Photo by Barry Gray) EDITOR’S NOTE: The restaurant…
West end finally gets a vegan restaurant
Above: Melanie Boudens from Grow Your Roots. Photo via Pamela Tourigny. UPDATE: Grow Your Roots will open on Saturday, August 6 at 220 Terence Matthews Crescent in Kanata South, not…