Category: Food & Drink
PHOTOS: Meet Al Caughey, Stittsville’s maple syrup “sapelier”
(Above: Stittsville resident Al Caughey tastes his tree sap as he boils it down in his back yard.) Al Caughey calls him self a “sapelier”, not a sommelier. The Conductor Street…
Gluten-free cookie maker bakes up expansion plan
Joanna Zappia, the owner of Stittsville-based bakery Dolci, has big plans to expand her gluten-free cookie business. She’s launched an Indiegogo campaign to raise money to help fund the expansion.
UPDATE: Stolen toboggan from Cheshire Cat has been located
From the Cheshire Cat Facebook page: We would like to notify everyone that we have heard from the thieves that stole the toboggan. They have also donated $100 in the…
Stittsville’s One Eight Bakery gets called for icing
We saw these treats posted on Twitter earlier this week and had to find out more. They were made by Caitlin McMahon at One Eight Bakery, a new venture based in…
Thieves slide away with stolen toboggan from Cheshire Cat Pub
UPDATE APRIL 15: It’s been located… Posted today on the Cheshire Cat Pub Facebook page: On March 28 – Earth Day around 9:24pm – The “Steamwhistle” toboggan was stolen from…
Kungfu Bistro re-opens after weekend break-in
Margarita Chen from Kungfu Bistro sent along this note. They were closed on Sunday due to an overnight break-in. We are OPEN today! It’s business as usual with a lot of…
Kungfu Bistro closed Sunday due to break-in
The management at Kungfu Bistro asked us to share this update with our readers: We had a break-in last night and so to ensure the health and safety of our…
Raising the bar: Hummingbird brings a global focus to chocolate production
QUICK FACTS Hummingbird owners Erica and Drew Gilmour (above) met eachother in Afghanistan and moved to Stittsville nine years ago. The chocolate is sold at about 30 stores in…
POWER OUTAGE: Kungfu Bistro cooks up soup by flashlight for charity event
We got an email this afternoon from Margarita at Kungfu Bistro. They are trying to cook 30 litres of soup for Great Bowls of Fire, a charity event tonight to…
The Hamburgler Andrew Hammond stops in for dinner at Napoli’s
Sens rookie goalie Andrew “Hamburgler” Hammond stoped in for dinner at Napoli’s Cafe on Stittsville Main Street earlier this week. We hear it’s a popular place for some of the players.…
SUPPORT LOCAL: Ivan’s meat is now 100% Ontario-sourced
Calgary Flames players stop in at Cabotto’s for dinner
Cabotto’s restaurant on Hazeldean Road hosted players from the Calgary Flames on Saturday night. They stopped in for dinner the night before their game against the Ottawa Senators on Sunday.
Site Plan Control submitted for Keg restaurant at Huntmar and Hazeldean
The City of Ottawa has received a Site Plan Control application for a new Keg restaurant on the north-west side of Huntmar Road at Hazeldean.
Meet the family behind the new An Restaurant
(Photo: Taking a break from last minute preparations is Chef/Owner Cuong Tran (center) flanked by Ann Lu (left) and wife Kim Lu (right.) Photo by Barry Gray.) The long-awaited “An”…
An restaurant on Carp Road opens February 25
The long-awaited “an” restaurant on Carp Road near Hazeldean is set to open on February 25. The owner tells us he was hoping to be open by now, but it’s…