Play Food and Wine
Stephen Beckta has a genius for timing. His first restaurant – the seven-year-old Beckta Dining and Wine – is well liked, critically acclaimed, and widely considered to be among the best restaurants in the city. But it’s not a big [read more]
Atelier
I didn’t think I’d like this place very much. I’m suspicious of gastro technology. It bores me and I’m not clever enough to get it. Though I’ll admit a little professional curiosity. My husband was a different story. Twelve tiny [read more]
b’Side Bistro: CLOSED
UPDATE: b’SIDE BISTRO HAS CLOSED The husband and wife team of Derek Benitz and Meghan McManus have expanded their family business and opened a second restaurant adjacent to their first, the one-and-a-half year old Benitz Bistro. The coyly name b’Side [read more]
Trio Restaurant
Novotel Hotel, Ottawa At my final visit to the Novotel Hotel’s new Trio Restaurant (replacing Café Nicole) my server announced that plans were afoot to relocate it to some other part of the hotel. Given this bit of news, I’ll [read more]
Navarra
When I took over this dining out column in 1993 there was precious little worth recommending in the Market. Even eight short years ago, I wouldn’t be saying what I’m about to say. But here goes: if you want some [read more]
Carmen’s Veranda
This week, the big number “3″ on the window wall will change to a big number “4″ as Carmen’s Veranda enters its fifth year of feeding its Old Ottawa South neighbourhood. There are more than numbers on these lively red, [read more]
The Capital Dining Room
We were smart, in years gone by, to be wary of hotel restaurants. Catering to transient business types and the tourists who flock seasonally to our region, they were generally not on the radar of the locals – except, perhaps [read more]
