Hello Ottawa
In Today’s Special Surprise Edition
→ We include Wednesday’s Drinking and Dining update that we promised for yesterday but didn’t deliver
→ We’ve got things to do for Sunday and Monday in our calendar, which also were not included yesterday
We’ll see you again Tuesday.
– Martha and Darren
GOOD FRIDAY DRINKING + DINING UPDATE
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🛂 For the third year, the Y Embassy Chef Showcase will transform the Horticulture Building in Lansdowne Park into a celebration of cuisine, cultural pride, and diversity, bringing together chefs from 19 embassies for a spectacular evening of global cuisine. On Wednesday, April 15, taste, sip, and vote for your favourites as the talented chefs from Ottawa's embassies and high commissions face off in this friendly competition. (Lansdowne)
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😋 Instagram Food influencer Henry Monk House (@thebesteats613) wanted to put on his own food festival, one that was ‘fun and didn’t feel pretentious or stuffy’. Thus Best Fest Ottawa was born, and it's happening May 8 - 9 at the Aberdeen Pavillion, featuring East India Company, Killer Buns, Tredici, Beyond the Pale Brewing Company, Flora Hall Brewing, and Spark Beer.
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🥡 Now living in Japan, Alessa Hickman writes in Narcity Ottawa that the seven restaurants that she misses from her hometown are Le Mien Craft Noodle, Sí Señor Mexican Street Food, Kettleman’s Bagel Co., The Whalesbone, After Hours, Perkins, and Corner Peach.
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⚡ City owned electricity utility Hydro Ottawa has partnered with FoodWorks Ottawa to give high-level skills and real-world experience to six young people facing barriers to traditional employment, in its industrial kitchen.
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🌮 In the Ottawa Citizen, Peter Hum recommends Ay Wey! Mexican Street Tacos and Tortilla Maker for your taco fix.
Hum is also enthusiastic about the thin-crust pies at Linden Pizza, the pizzaria opened by Bridgehead Coffee founder Tracey Clark. -
In Capital Eats, Ralf Joneikies was initially turned away by Tokyo Crispy because it was too busy. He was impressed but recommends eaters ‘stick with the fried foods’.
Where to buy Hot Cross Buns
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Road Trip: Mighty Fine Bakehouse will make and sell their next-level HCBs daily until Easter Sunday. If we're good, maybe they'll bake one more batch the following weekend. Don't chance it. Be there through Sunday April 5 between 9:30 am and 10:00 am to grab yours (it's a limit of 6 per person). (Arnprior)
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You'll need to preorder your Nat’s Bread Company HCBs in advance. They’re six to a bag for $20.
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Black Walnut Bakery sells HCB individually at the counter and in packs of six when you preorder. They recommend you eat them as is, with a cup of tea, for dessert, or even as French Toast (which sounds divine). (Cumberland)
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True Loaf makes Brioche HCBs from Brioche, with cranberry and candied lemon and orange peel, and they're organic. (Check the web page for locations).
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Almanac Grains makes stone-milled HCBs like our grandmothers would’ve made. They'll be gone after Sunday. Get them at the new Little Italy location or at the counter at City Centre.
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For those who are disinclined to eat dried fruit, try the Not Cross Buns from Bread By Us. They're light, fluffy, finished with royal icing and orange blossom, and contain no dried fruit.
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Art Is In describes their HCBs as ‘warm and buttery’. Is there anything better? (City Centre)
- Pick up a package of four vegan Take & Bake HCBs from Strawberry Blonde Bakery and you'll be savouring them straight from the oven in no time. Or buy them ready made at the counter for $4.50 each. (Kanata or Westboro)
