Well-known chef opens new restaurant After a fire destroyed Allium, on Holland Avenue last year, chef Arup Jana promised to rebuild. While Arup still hopes to re-open Allium, he opened a second restaurant, Brassica, in Westboro. Replacing Vittoria in the Village at 309 Richmond Road, Brassica is a […]
By Yose Cormier Nasr Nasr may only be 24 years old, but the young entrepreneur sees a bright future for his new store, Juice Dudez. Opened on September 23, the juice bar, located at 91 Richmond Road in Westboro, could very well be the start of a new […]
By Judith van Berkom Ottawa glassblowing enthusiasts have a new cooperative space to enjoy, right here in Kitchissippi. The Ottawa Glassblowing Cooperative celebrated its grand opening in November with an afternoon of live demos by experts Dean and Eliska Smiley, Sebastien Duchange and Melody Jewitt. It also hosted […]
Local young chef shines at international competition Another of Kitchissippi’s restaurants is in the spotlight because of its staff, this time, internationally. Kathryn Ferries, a sous-chef at Stofa Restaurant, recently competed at the 4th edition of the S.Pellegrino Young Chef Regional Competition in New York. The international competition […]
by Yose Cormer When Laura Allardyce and Dani Corbishley set out to share their love of Broadway dancing with Ottawa about a year ago, little did they know how successful their endeavour, Broadway Workout, would be. The dance class has its most popular session in Hintonburg. So popular […]
by Yose Cormier The beavertail is as iconic to Ottawa as the Parliament buildings and the Rideau Canal. Now, 40 years since the first BeaverTails shop opened in Ottawa, Hintonburg has access to this sweet delicacy. And it’s not just in the form of any stall or food […]
By Yose Cormier The popular eatery on Richmond Road is dropping its dinner menu in favour of all-out Christmas, turning into Miracle at the Savoy for 37 consecutive days. The Miracle Pop-up is a franchise that started in 2014 in New York. It has been done in Toronto, […]
Photos and story by Yose Cormier You can hear the thud of metal against wood as soon as you open the door to Lumberjaxe, Ottawa’s third and newest ax-throwing venue. Owned by Kitchissippi resident Kerry Moher, the building fits seamlessly in the industrial looking yet popular City Centre, […]
Family owned Wellington Butchery focuses on quality. “One of our priorities is to buy local when we can, and to buy Canadian,” says owner Joel Orlik. “We do a lot of specialty items and have a good selection of gluten-free sausages, deli meats and homemade prepared meals.” Wellington […]
Enter the doors of Hintonburg Pottery and you are welcomed into a light-filled studio and pottery shop. Hintonburg Pottery is an active space that mixes the regular practice of studio members with the regular running of classes, workshops, courses and special events for all levels, abilities and ages. […]
By yose cormier The Garderie Tunney’s Daycare, which was on the verge of closing just three years ago because of a rent increase imposed by the federal government, introduced 18 new French spaces to its daycare this summer. The daycare held a celebration to mark the occasion in […]
By Yose Cormier Brad Green is adamant: maps are not old-fashioned and out-of-date. On the contrary, he says. And the fact that World of Maps, which Green and his partner of 40 years, Petra Thoms, owns, celebrated 25 years in business is a testament to that. “There’s a […]
Justin Champagne is humbled to be taking part in the Breaking Bread, Breaking Stigma sandwich competition. Photo by Ted Simpson By Paula Roy In his 15 months as Chef de Cuisine at Bar Lupulus, Justin Champagne has made quite an impact on diners at this popular Wellington West […]
By Jacob Hoytema – It’s inaccurate to say that Hybrid Pharm is just Westboro’s newest compounding pharmacy, or that it’s Westboro’s newest medical cannabis vendor. While it’s really a fusion of both these things, their business approach is different enough from any similar establishments that it makes it […]
By Alyson Queen – Last month, the Kitchissippi Times did what we often do – we asked for your input on our Facebook page. This time, it was about vacant storefronts in Kitchissippi and what shops and services readers would like to see in those spaces. The post, […]
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