Chronicles of Christmas 2009: Eating Out – updated
Index: Benny’s Bistro | Le Café | Play Food and Wine | Absinthe Resto-Bar My better half and I find that we eat out quite the bit during the weeks leading up to and including Christmas. There are...
View Article10 Food Bloggers’ Taste5 at the NAC’s Le Cafe
Alright, imagine you are an Executive Chef who recently took the reigns of a decades old restaurant from another well respected chef who left a tremendous legacy. You are in the process of modernizing...
View ArticleLittle Black Dressses (LBD)
In addition to nail polish and shoes, I also collect little black dresses (LBD). But, like the nail polish, my life does not afford me the opportunity to make use of them. So you can imagine my joy at...
View ArticleCanadian Celebrity Chefs Event: Interview with Chef Michael Blackie
With the inaugural Canadian Celebrity Chefs Event just days away, Ottawa is in for a special treat as our beautiful snowy city plays host to eight celebrity chefs. With each celebrity chef paired with...
View ArticleIn Search of Chicken Named after a General – updated
Index: Buffet Yang Ming | Ging Sing Restaurant | Le Cafe | L’Orient Express | Liang’s Village Like many post-secondary students, I was up to some “experimenting” during my university days [college days...
View ArticleMedia Release Tuesday: A Taste of the Prairies – Live Cooking Demonstation...
Prairie Scene From April 26 to May 8, 2011, come explore Canada’s prairie provinces in the Nation’s Capital with music, theater, dance, visual & media arts, film, exhibits, and the culinary arts....
View ArticleThe Show Must Go On
On any given night, there might be three performances at the National Arts Centre (NAC), as well as a number of special events with thousands of people in attendance. If you have ever been backstage...
View Article8 for 8: A Summer Escape at Le Café
Earlier this week, Le Café at the National Arts Centre (53 Elgin Street) kicked off the summer season with Executive Chef John Morris’ new “8 for 8” tapas and drink menu. Consider enjoy a relaxing...
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