For Matthew Brearley, farming his parents’ land was an inevitability, even if his first career choice of chef, and his teenage self might have said otherwise.
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“A perfectly shucked oyster slides out of its shell and onto your tongue; its silky, cold texture lights up your senses.”
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Why can't a business do good? This was a question Aaron Cayer and his partners asked themselves when they opened their first skateboard shop, Antique, in Ottawa in 2011.
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Reflected even in our cocktail order there seems to be an overall yearning for something handcrafted, authentic, and classic; something that brings us back to what we feel were simpler times when consumers sought quality goods that would last, rather than many of the offerings that our current ‘disposable’ market provides.
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There's got to be some irony to the fact that on one of the sunniest Saturdays we've had here in Ottawa in a while, I was sitting in a dark, air-conditioned theatre listening to three authors talk about optimism.
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It is fitting that Donna Connolly hails from Newfoundland because her strength is like a rock. But even a feisty, determined woman like Donna needed the Heart Institute — and she and her husband Greg urge others across Canada to seek out its services, and to give generously.
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It was a Sunday, and I found myself sitting in a wooden pew, inside a church with bright red hymnals perfectly spaced apart on the shelf in front of me. I looked up and saw beautiful wooden beams, multicoloured stained glass, and black and white hymn numbers on the wall, waiting their turns to be sung. But there would be no worship here today, nor any talk of spirituality. Or so I thought until Les Stroud began to share his life lessons.
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Combining film, photography, and writing, Working for Food tells the story of the cycle of the food system, the seasons, and the people in the food industry in Ottawa through unique portraits of 6 people, photographed by 6 photographers, and filmed by one passionate filmmaker.
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Mandi Lunan, owner of Auntie Loo’s Treats, is a woman of many tastes and talents. She loves a certain vintage aesthetic, especially in music, has been known to write a zine or two, and has played in bands by the names of The Wankers and Pianosaurus Rex. At first glance, she is a tough activist chick with the tattoos to match. What might surprise you about her, however, are her sweet-as-whoopie-pie smiles, her love and compassion for animals, and the small-town charm she brings to everything she does.
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"Welcome to my home." Executive Chef Jesse Bell says that this is his intended message each time a customer visits The Albion Rooms for food, drink, and hospitality.
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Given the nature of the sport with its sense of camaraderie, risk-taking nature, and opportunity for creative expression, it should be of no surprise that some of Ottawa’s talented chefs also know their way around a skate park.
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