Category Archives: Ottawa

April 5, 2012
2:32 PM
by: Uhockey

Restaurant Les Fougeres, Chelsea QC

The Gist: http://www.fougeres.ca/hws/fougeres.php?lang=en&pn=fougeres_welcome The Food: 1 glass of wine, coffee, two appetizers, three mains, three desserts, complimentary bread service. 3oz Neige Premiere 2008 Cidre de Glace: Whole Wheat Fennel and White with Sea Salt House Butter, Olive Oil, Sea Salt … Continue reading →

Posted in Bread Basket, Canada, Chelsea, Coffee, Dessert, Foie, Food, Les Fougeres, Ottawa, Souffle, Vacation

April 1, 2012
8:09 PM
by: Uhockey

Murray Street Kitchen, Ottawa ON

The Gist: http://murraystreet.ca/ The Why: …the comparisons to APdC, the fact that they are open on Sundays when the rest of Ottawa seems to button up, a strong focus on Canadian comfort foods, and an ethos focusing on local produce, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bread Basket, Canada, Dessert, Foie, Food, Gnocchi, Ice Cream, Murray Street Kitchen, Ottawa, Pork, Vacation

April 1, 2012
12:04 PM
by: Uhockey

Mariposa Farm, Plantagenet ON

The Gist: http://www.mariposa-duck.on.ca/ The Why: Located in Plantagenet, Ontario – a small town approximately an hour east of Ottawa (when accounting for single lane roads – some ‘paved’ with only loose gravel) Mariposa Farm likely doesn’t register a blip on … Continue reading →

Posted in Bread Basket, Breakfast, Canada, Coffee, Dessert, Foie, Food, Mariposa Farm, Ottawa, Plantagenet, Vacation

April 1, 2012
7:05 AM
by: Uhockey

Breakfast, Pastry, and Gelato, Ottawa ON

While obviously not the dining destination that is Montreal, two and a half days in Ottawa would find my mother, aunt, and I nicely sated by a pair of the capital’s best restaurants as well as some of the finest … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Is In, Beavertails, Benny's Bistro, Bread Pudding, Breakfast, Canada, Coffee, Croissant, Dessert, Food, Ice Cream, Ottawa, Pork, Stella Luna, SuzyQ, Vacation

March 31, 2012
10:26 PM
by: Uhockey

Atelier, Ottawa ON

The Gist: http://www.atelierrestaurant.ca/ The Why: A trained Sommelier who later transitioned to cooking only to work under the tutelage of Grant Achatz, Marc Lepine’s Atelier was the primary reason for a brief stop in Ottawa en route to Montreal from … Continue reading →

Posted in Atelier, Bread Basket, Canada, Crab, Dessert, Ice Cream, Ottawa, Pork, Tasting Menu, Truffle, Vacation

March 31, 2012
7:09 PM
by: Uhockey

Petit Bill’s Bistro, Ottawa ON

The Gist: http://www.petitbillsbistro.com/ The Why: Knowing that I would be dining at Atelier that evening while my mother and aunt got some needed rest I decided to accompany them for their dinner before mine. Having presented them with a number … Continue reading →

Posted in Bread Basket, Bread Pudding, Canada, Crab, Dessert, Lobster, Ottawa, Petit Bill's, Vacation