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This morning, I found myself replying to the twitter account belonging to CTV's Canada AM morning show. Its tweet wished everyone a happy Friday and asked about our weekend plans. Here is my reply:
Outdoor Food Festival:
The outdoor food festival is a "walkable tour" of what the Ottawa Citizen's recently retired food columnist Gay Cook deemed Ottawa's Epicurean Row, the Wellington West Village. Called the "Taste of Wellington", the event is the Wellington Business Improvement Association's (WBIA) third annual. The association intends the event to offer both residents and non-residents an opportunity to discover the food shops, restaurants, bakeries, and caterers along Wellington Street W., from Island Park Drive to Somerset St. W, including some along Holland Avenue. In total, 32 venues will participate, many serving free food samples.
Here is a partial list participants from the WBIA website:
My more loyal readers will immediately recognize a number of these food shops and eateries as the foodiePrints' team calls this neighborhood home. We visit many of them often.
Besides food shops and eateries, other area shops and local galleries will also participate by setting up sidewalk sales, holding special tours, and hosting live music. The Westboro Massage will set up a street side massage station. The Elmdale House Tavern will host Barry Buse and his band Still Dangerous just outside its doors.
The Taste of Wellington will also launch the Herb and Spice's 36th anniversary celebrations. And, the Great Canadian Theatre Company at the corner of Holland and Wellington will offer a peek at its new cafe, Viva Loca.
The event starts at 1:30 pm on Saturday, September 26, 2009 and runs until 3:30 pm.
Unlike last year, to participate, admission may not be free. Participants may be required to purchase a $5 button. This, according to September 2009 edition of the Hintonburg Voice, the Hintonburg Community Association's newsletter.
After the event, the WBIA encourages everyone to stay, shop, and make reservations for dinner.
Me, I decided to invite a number of people to join me and Jenn on a "foodie crawl." Our aim, to wander the neighbourhood in a large group, sampling, chatting, and having a great time. It will also be a mini-tweet-up as several of the tweeps I follow will be coming along.
Sunday Brunch:
The next day, Jenn and I chose Canvas to host September's meeting of our brunch club. This time around, we went beforehand to try it, as we did not want a repeat of another somewhat disastrous brunch.
Canvas now serves brunch from 10:30 am until 2:30 pm. Here is the menu from our visit.
Menu
From it, I ordered the eggs benedict ($14.00) and a coffee ($2.75)
Eggs Benny
Instead of the traditional ham, in-house duck prosciutto was substituted giving the runny yolks a cured flavour to carry. It was served with surprisingly flavourful smashed fingerling potatoes with sweated onions, fresh melon, a wedge of grape fruit, a slice of ripe white Niagara peach, and local berries.
Runny Poached Eggs
Duck Prosciutto
Jenn ordered the frittata of the day ($12.50) with brioche toast and a lychee juice ($2.75). The frittata turned out to be zucchini.
Zucchini Frittata
Accompanying the frittata were the same sides as mine.
Jenn thoroughly enjoyed her frittata. It was made with fresh young zucchini, onions, and very young chives. She feels that it was started on the stove top with butter, but finished in an oven. The egg was delicate, lightly seasoned, and seasonal.
All-in-all we were impressed, making Canvas a good candidate for the brunch club.
Here is Canvas' new business card:
Business Card
This just in: The thrift shop on Wellington got into the spirit of the Taste of Wellington too.
Display in front of St. Vincent De Paul
Particulars:
Canvas Resto-Bar
65 Holland Avenue
(613)729-1991
Bookmark with:
@CTVCanadaAm Invited a bunch of people to go to an outdoor food festival in Ottawa http://www.twitpic.com/i474q. Then, Sunday brunch :)
Outdoor Food Festival:
The outdoor food festival is a "walkable tour" of what the Ottawa Citizen's recently retired food columnist Gay Cook deemed Ottawa's Epicurean Row, the Wellington West Village. Called the "Taste of Wellington", the event is the Wellington Business Improvement Association's (WBIA) third annual. The association intends the event to offer both residents and non-residents an opportunity to discover the food shops, restaurants, bakeries, and caterers along Wellington Street W., from Island Park Drive to Somerset St. W, including some along Holland Avenue. In total, 32 venues will participate, many serving free food samples.
Here is a partial list participants from the WBIA website:
- Absinthe
- Allium
- A?Roma Meze
- Bridgehead
- Canvas Resto Bar
- Cozy's Diner
- Credible Edibles
- Emerald Bakery
- Harvest Loaf Bakery
- Helen?s Cuisine
- Herb & Spice
- Istanbouli Restaurant
- Khatoon Persian Restaurant
- Nectar Specialty Tea Shop
- Ottawa Bagelshop
- Parma Ravioli
- Petit Bill's Bistro
- Royal Oak Tavern
- Siam Bistro
- Sushi Umi
- The Diner
- The Wellington Gastropub
- Thyme & Again
- Viña del Mar
- 3 Bakers and a Bike
- 3 Tarts Bake Shop
My more loyal readers will immediately recognize a number of these food shops and eateries as the foodiePrints' team calls this neighborhood home. We visit many of them often.
Besides food shops and eateries, other area shops and local galleries will also participate by setting up sidewalk sales, holding special tours, and hosting live music. The Westboro Massage will set up a street side massage station. The Elmdale House Tavern will host Barry Buse and his band Still Dangerous just outside its doors.
The Taste of Wellington will also launch the Herb and Spice's 36th anniversary celebrations. And, the Great Canadian Theatre Company at the corner of Holland and Wellington will offer a peek at its new cafe, Viva Loca.
The event starts at 1:30 pm on Saturday, September 26, 2009 and runs until 3:30 pm.
Unlike last year, to participate, admission may not be free. Participants may be required to purchase a $5 button. This, according to September 2009 edition of the Hintonburg Voice, the Hintonburg Community Association's newsletter.
...2009 will see one major improvement: visitors will now purchase a $5 button to participate in the event, with all proceeds going directly to charity...Having spoken to several of the venues, I have not been able to get this confirmed. The cards (above) only say that the samples are free.
After the event, the WBIA encourages everyone to stay, shop, and make reservations for dinner.
Me, I decided to invite a number of people to join me and Jenn on a "foodie crawl." Our aim, to wander the neighbourhood in a large group, sampling, chatting, and having a great time. It will also be a mini-tweet-up as several of the tweeps I follow will be coming along.
Sunday Brunch:
The next day, Jenn and I chose Canvas to host September's meeting of our brunch club. This time around, we went beforehand to try it, as we did not want a repeat of another somewhat disastrous brunch.
Canvas now serves brunch from 10:30 am until 2:30 pm. Here is the menu from our visit.
Menu
From it, I ordered the eggs benedict ($14.00) and a coffee ($2.75)
Eggs Benny
Instead of the traditional ham, in-house duck prosciutto was substituted giving the runny yolks a cured flavour to carry. It was served with surprisingly flavourful smashed fingerling potatoes with sweated onions, fresh melon, a wedge of grape fruit, a slice of ripe white Niagara peach, and local berries.
Runny Poached Eggs
Duck Prosciutto
Jenn ordered the frittata of the day ($12.50) with brioche toast and a lychee juice ($2.75). The frittata turned out to be zucchini.
Zucchini Frittata
Accompanying the frittata were the same sides as mine.
Jenn thoroughly enjoyed her frittata. It was made with fresh young zucchini, onions, and very young chives. She feels that it was started on the stove top with butter, but finished in an oven. The egg was delicate, lightly seasoned, and seasonal.
All-in-all we were impressed, making Canvas a good candidate for the brunch club.
Here is Canvas' new business card:
Business Card
This just in: The thrift shop on Wellington got into the spirit of the Taste of Wellington too.
Display in front of St. Vincent De Paul
Particulars:
Canvas Resto-Bar
65 Holland Avenue
(613)729-1991
Bookmark with:
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