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Wednesday, June 20th, 2007

Hot Salsa Now



So how do you like your salsa? Spicy hot, hot, hot, or perhaps instead something smooth and subtle. Whatever your preference, we have a suggestion for a night of salsa and more salsa. Start at Ahora (now) Restaurant in the Byward Market. This restaurant has a sauce for almost any taste - just step up to their salsa bar and make your selection.

Tucked away in an informal and intimate location, ...

Thursday, June 14th, 2007

Cozy Up at the Elgin Street Diner



Located near the corner of Elgin Street and Gladstone Avenue is the Elgin Street Diner. If you are looking for some home style cooking in a classic diner atmosphere, then consider stopping by.

Open 24 hours, Elgin Street Diner has a widely varied menu to suit almost any taste, including scrumptious desserts and an all day breakfast menu. The entrees are generous in portion and the milkshakes are ...

Sunday, June 10th, 2007

Calabria-A Finely Polished Gem



A short, stone throw east of the fine sights of Little Italy will bring you to Calabria Restaurant. Located on Bell Street North, near the corner of Gladstone Avenue, Calabria offers a casual dining atmosphere partnered with mouth watering Italian cuisine and impeccable service.

Walking into Calabria finds you in a cozy, Italian style setting with warmly decorated walls, archways, and soft, low lighting. Earthy tones serve to add ...

Saturday, June 9th, 2007

Thai Time



So we were running errands along Walkley Road and decided we were both hungry. Something fast at a mall or drive-thru just was not what either of us were interested in, but we were really unfamiliar with the restaurants in the area. Then we spotted Aiyara (Thai cuisine) tucked in the middle of a mini-strip-mall. We decided to give it a try.

Stepping past the practical yet dull mall exterior, we found ...

Monday, May 28th, 2007

High Tea At Zoé’s



Sunday afternoon we indulged in High Tea at Zoé's in the Chateau Laurier (http://www.fairmont.com/laurier/GuestServices/Restaurants/ZoesLounge.htm). Truly it is like stepping back in time. As we walked through the front doors of the hotel and into the elegant lounge with its high ceilings, polished wood and marble, huge potted plants and discreetly attentive servers we felt as if we have traveled to an earlier era.

The tea itself was served from a ...

Monday, May 21st, 2007

Su Su Sushi O!



Simply stated, the difficulty we find with sushi restaurants in Ottawa usually has to do with the cheap and the good. Specifically, sushi that is good is often not cheap and sushi that is cheap is often not good. Despair not sushi lovers, for there is a new place in town we highly recommend.

Sushi Kan, 1280 Baseline Road, features all-u-can-eat sushi. For lunch we indulged in numerous appetizers, various sushi ...

Saturday, March 17th, 2007

The Secret Gem of Canada-Ottawa



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In In the past when one thought of a bright lively Canadian city, Vancouver, Toronto or Montreal would be the next words but now things have changed.  An American tourist described Ottawa as the secret gem of Canada and it indeed is.  Ottawa use to be considered boring but this is far from true now.  Ottawa is more then just ...