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Join Credible Edibles for a special Thursday dinner

By Pamela The first Thursday of every month is the only chance Ottawans have right now to enjoy dinner at Credible Edibles, a primarily lunchtime cafe located on Hinton Avenue north of Parkdale. That means this Thursday, Feb. 3. As part of the 1st Thursdays Art Walk in West Wellington Village, Credible Edibles, which itself [...]

On community and good corporate citizenship

By Pamela I moved to Ottawa more than 11 years ago from a small town. While Ottawans like to think of Ottawa as being similar to a small town, to me it was a big and impersonal city where I was just another face in the crowd. It was a difficult adjustment, and it took [...]

Kim celebrates the big 2-9 (for real!) at ZenKitchen

By Kim ZenKitchen is one of the few restaurants that I like to save for special occasions. A very special occasion took place last weekend, my 29th birthday. Accordingly, Kyle took me to Zen Kitchen to celebrate. I consider myself to be somewhat of a ‘foodie’. I like to sit down to a nice meal [...]

It makes perfect sense not to serve animals at a fundraiser intended to help animals

The NCVA has sent a Letter to the Editor to the Ottawa Citizen regarding the Ottawa Humane Society’s meat-laden menu for its annual Fur Ball. From what we understand, there is not even a vegan meal offered for those attendees who do not wish to consume animal-sourced foods, which is a shame since vegans are [...]

High Road to China

By Erin This latest in my series of stupid blog titles is a nod to the fact that I have to drag my sorry arse up the painfully steep Booth Street hill to get from my house on Primrose to Chinatown on Somerset.  But it is very much worth the climb. You see, in addition [...]