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In Today’s Edition

→ Dining and Drinking update including Valentine’s Day and new restos

→  Make your own Linocut Valentine’s Day card or decorate a Bento Cake at Next Door’s The Makers Table tomorrow

→ Deals of the Day on Toronto-made pillow inserts from Tonic Living and Canadian-made tops and bottoms from Beddome


πŸ’ Reader Thank You - Valentine’s Day at Bloomfield’s Flowers

Bloomfields was honoured to be voted THE OTTAWAN’s Best of Ottawa 2025

As a thank you, OTTAWAN readers can use code OTTAWAN at checkout with any bouquet, arrangement, or orchid from our Valentine’s Day Collection, and we’ll mail you a complimentary Posy Bouquet Gift Certificate ($35 + tax value) to enjoy this spring.

Shop the Bloomfields Valentine’s Collection

The Fine print: One per customer. Posy bouquets redeemable in-store only, Feb 18–March 31. Code will appear as a 1¢ checkout discount; certificates will be mailed after purchase.

– Martha and Darren

  • PLEASE SUPPORT THE OTTAWAN

    • 🍸 Split Tree Cocktail Co has dropped a whole new range of courses to enjoy on your own or with your squad, covering: Shrubs, Wine, Cocktails (of the Gin, Tiki floral, molecular, Spritz, European varieties), Tequila, Infused Spirits, and Fermentation (intro to Beer Making). 

    • 🍷 Wise Town Cafe and Lounge has expanded from a single shop on Elgin to a new second location at 375 Dalhousie St. in the ByWard Market. 

    • πŸ”ͺ Now that the Canadian Culinary Championships finale is over for another year (read our review here), you might be wondering when you’ll get your next fix of bites from Ottawa’s best chefs. We hope you’ve marked March 4 on the calendar, when the SnowSuit Fund’s glam cocktail event the Snowball: A Cool Winter’s Eve rolls around. Last year the event raised $19,000. Maybe if you’re there, this year’s total will slide into the $20K range. How about it? 

    • πŸ– Join a hands-on charcuterie design workshop hosted by Pretty Eats by Hanan. Learn the art of styling a beautiful charcuterie board with tips and techniques for balance and presentation. All the materials including charcuterie boards, cutting boards, knives, decor, and ingredients are provided. Sip, snack, style and leave with a board you made yourself, with the confidence to recreate it at your next gathering. Tickets are $110+tax and include your first beverage of the evening. Stray Dog Brewing Co (Orléans)  

    • πŸ“± Luke Martil in Capital Current talks to Henry Monkhouse who runs the TikTok account @TheBestEats613 about how social media influences where people eat.

    • 🍳 Breakfast is only $1 this Saturday if you join IKEA’s (free) Family Members programme. Show your loved one how special they are until 11:00 am.

    • 🫚 The Civic campus of the Ottawa Hospital no longer believes in the therapeutic benefits of ginger ale and has taken it off its menu for patients, merely because modern versions have hardly any ginger.

    • πŸ› In the Ottawa Citizen, Peter Hum loves the Vietnamese menu at Co Oi Kitchen – and notes that it has almost no pho. 

    • πŸͺ‘ In Capital Eats, Ralf Joneikies is thrilled that Mousse Buvette has come to Old Hull, where chef Stephanie Saumur, ‘confidently demonstrates her talents with modest and delicious takes on bistro dining’. 


    Valentine’s and Galentine’s Day

    • ❀️ Staying home will be romantic if you choose the elevated dinner from Pelican Seafood Market & Grill. The extremely romantic Valentine’s Lobster Dinner to Go packs a punch: a starter of Chilled Shrimp Cocktail, 1.25lbs of Canadian Lobster, sides, and to finish, a White Chocolate Pot de Crème. Pick it up or have it delivered. (Your home) 

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– Ottawa Carleton District School Board trustee Donna Blackburn on the provincially appointed supervisor’s plan to sell off underutilized school properties. First on the list is the former Grant Alternative School near Baseline and Greenbank roads. If you’re interested, you can view the listing here.

As an elected school trustee, Blackburn is currently out of power in the school system after the province gave all authority to supervisor Bob Plamondon last year.