So on Friday Nov. 2, upon hearing good news of great joy from NCVA board member David, a group of seven of us descended on Mello’s Restaurant on Dalhousie Street in Ottawa’s ByWard Market to see if what David was reporting was true, or too good to be true. We needed to find out: is [...]
Category Archives: Restaurant Reviews
SimplyRaw Express opening + ZenKitchen pub night delights!
May 12, 2012 – 10:12 pm
After years of anticipation and hard work on the part of its proprietors, Natasha Kyssa and Mark Faul, SimplyRaw Express opened its doors today (Saturday, May 12), becoming the latest addition to Ottawa’s thriving vegan restaurant scene. SimplyRaw Express is a fresh juice bar and takeaway, located at 989 Wellington St. West in Hintonburg. It [...]
Ottawa’s ZenKitchen: Food for Thought
February 29, 2012 – 3:55 pm
So Monday was my birthday, and while it was filled with gifts and cookie-encrusted birthday cake, the official birthday dinner was put off until Tuesday. ZenKitchen is closed on Mondays, you see, and every Ottawegan (Ottawa vegan) knows that when serious celebration is in order, ZenKitchen is where you go. The meal began with Art-Is-In bread, [...]
Mambo to the Market for Vegan Poutine
January 24, 2012 – 5:10 pm
I apologize in advance if this blog post is a bit boring – but I wanted to get it out before Wednesday. Why? Because Mambo features its new vegetarian/vegan menu on Wednesdays, and I want everyone to have advance notice in case they want to go. So here’s the scoop… Mambo is a Latin-fusion restaurant [...]
Twenty-four hours of vegan decadence in Montreal
I was feeling a bit of cabin fever and a desire for waffles, so I suggested a last-minute overnighter to Montreal to my husband. He never says no to that. As my friends know, I am a bit of a creature of habit. In terms of the big picture stuff, I am quite comfortable making [...]