A cautionary tale
Attention, Ottawa restaurant lovers: The Citizen has a new eBook out (for $3.99), called “Ottawa Restaurants.” Nothing wrong with that: Ottawa diners deserve a good e-guide collection of restaurant reviews. What’s wrong, and hence this cautionary note, is for a [read more]
Ottawa Citizen Dining Guide 2009 – Part 6 – Quebec
For the sixth and final installment of the Dining Guide by neighbourhood we cross the river to explore the gastronomy in Gatineau and the Outaouais. From the dazzling French regional cuisine at Le Baccara in the Casino, to the chewy [read more]
Ottawa Citizen Dining Guide 2009- Part 5 – The Edges
This fifth instalment of the Guide takes us to the restaurants on the edges of the city of Ottawa, those found beyond the Greenbelt, in the communities of Stittsville, Kanata, Barrhaven and Orleans. And then we go further still, into the tastiest [read more]
Ottawa Citizen Dining Guide 2009 – Part 4 – East of the Rideau
This fourth instalment of the Dining Guide by region takes us to neighbourhoods east of the Rideau River, starting in the north, with the Beechwood Avenue strip (restaurants serving Rockcliffe Park, New Edinburgh, Lindenlea, Manor Park, and Vanier), then heading [read more]
Ottawa Citizen Dining Guide 2009 – Part 3 – The Western Front
Dining Guide #3 West of the Rideau Part Three of the Dining Guide focuses on the restaurant-rich neighbourhoods of Ottawa’s western front, from Chinatown and Preston Street, to Westboro, down to Centrepointe, and as far west as Bells Corners. As [read more]
Ottawa Citizen Dining Guide 2009 – Part 2 – Centretown
Core Strengths Chapter Two of our gastronomic spin around Ottawa-Gatineau neighbourhoods takes us to its centre. Some of our oldest and most iconic restaurants are found in these neighbourhoods. Some of its newest too, and certainly many of its best. [read more]
Ottawa Citizen Dining Guide 2009 – Part 1 – Old Ottawa
This year’s dining guide has a different spin on “where to eat.” We are a city of neighbourhoods, each with its own character, each with its own restaurants. For me, this hit home most stunningly during the transit strike. It [read more]
