I tasted these highly addictive honey treats during my visit at the Ottawa Greek Festival and let me tell I couldn’t stop eating them.
Over the years, I have promoted The Ottawa Greek Festival but for one reason or another I never experienced it first hand…bad, I know. So this year I wanted to change that, I wanted to know for myself what the excitement was all about. I wanted to try their delicious food (lamb anyone?) and say OPA!! […]
May your ANCHOR be tight, Your CORK be loose, Your RUM be spiced, And your COMPASS be true. As one person interpreted that rum toast: May your journey always be an adventure you experience on your own terms. And how apropos that the sentiment of adventure and experiencing things on your own terms rung ever so strong as […]
Thoughts of summer easily conjures up images of local farmlands rich in bounty and having delicious ingredients fresh and accessible for our meals. We are very fortunate that we have a great relationship here in Ottawa with our farmers and local producers.
Prohibition: The period (1920-33) when the Eighteenth Amendment was in force and alcoholic beverages could not be legally manufactured, or sold in the U.S. The thought of prohibition has this revered notion with many these days, myself included. I’m not sure if it stems from the notion that drinking taboo elixirs in clandestine settings seems proactively appealing or simply the act […]
For the last couple of years now, I have been actively participating in Food Day Canada events. Participating by visiting local eateries who have created special Food Day Canada menus or simply by enjoying outdoor BBQ’s – all the while keeping the theme at hand: Using 100% Canadian ingredients!
Having lived in South Korea for five years, I believe that I am pretty opened minded when it comes to culinary delicacies that I have never tried before. Believe me, the things that I ate, saw and experienced during my childhood years of living abroad has given me a true appreciation and respect for other cultures.
Chic Choc Spiced Rum is the latest creation that the award winning Domaine Pinnacle company has formulated. Domaine Pinnacle, makers of the prize winning artic botanical Ungava Premium Dry Gin has now tapped into the field of flavorful spiced rum. And from what I have tasted, I can easily predict many awards in Domaine Pinnacle’s future for Chic Choc. I believe […]
Let me take you to another time… Where sparkling wine flows like a waterfall, oysters being shucked as music notes dance in your head as you enjoy the live entertainment. All this and you haven’t had the main course yet…A collaboration of some of the best chefs in Montreal. That time is soon and it can be yours!
Lions and tigers, and bears, Oh My! Lions and tigers, and bears, Oh My! That chant kept playing in my head over and over when I found out that I would be visiting The Ringling. I had heard of The Ringling before, being synonymous with old school circus acts but other than that I did […]
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