SMOKED TO THE BONE BBQ COMPETITION May 24 and 25, Gloucester Fairgrounds (Ottawa-Carleton Raceway) Free for spectators with general admission to fairgrounds; fees to enter professional or amateur barbecue competitions This competition boasts the largest professional prize purse in Canada. On May 25th, Canada’s elite professional BBQ teams will converge to compete for $20,000 and an […]
BON APPÉTIT May 7, Ernst & Young Centre, Uplands Dr. Tickets: $85 ($50 tax receipt) Now in its 17th year, this must-attend food and wine event involving almost 100 restaurants, caterers, wineries and breweries each year sells out at about 1,000 tickets, raising more than $115,000 for some 20 charities.www.bonappetitottawa.ca**Food Tease’s take: it definitely beats the Wine […]
WINTERBREWED FESTIVAL Feb. 16 and 17, Sparks Street Mall Free admission; food and drink extra Ottawa’s newest annual craft beer festival celebrates 200 years of local craft brewing with seasonal brews and artisan food, complete with winter games, a snowman-building contest and on-site sugar bush. No admission fee, but an official festival glass and wristband […]
A TASTE FOR LIFE April 24th., Jean Pigott Hall, Ottawa City Hall Tickets: $150 An event to celebrate the Shepherds of Good Hope’s 30 years of service to the most vulnerable in our community. Sample dishes prepared by many talented Ottawa chefs, as well as wines courtesy of Vintner’s Section. All proceeds to renovate the […]
WINTERLUDE STEW COOK-OFF Feb. 1, 11: 30 a.m. to 2 p.m., ByWard Market Pavilion (George Street patio) Price (2012): $10 This is a perennial favourite, now in its 22nd year. More than 800 people are invited to this early Winterlude event. For $10 they can sample stews from about 20 businesses and soup kitchens and […]
GATINEAU WINTER BEER FEST Jan. 24 to 26, Château Cartier, Aylmer Rd., Gatineau Tickets: $5, plus extra for food and drink A smash hit in 2012, its first year, the festival has been expanded to three days. (Last year, organizers expected 3,000 guests, but more than 8,000 showed up. This year, they’re planning on 13,000 […]
Local Food Events Being the Food Tease that I am, I do my best to find out the latest local and out of town food events that I can attend. Even though we are half way through 2013, there are many mouth watering events to attend. I have included events that have passed because you can at least have the information and mentally note […]
I couldn’t resist posting this well thought out video. It’s easy for us to forget where our food comes from let alone all the hard work and sacrifices that farmers endure. It’s a harsh and thankless life that they have chosen, but we can change that…all we need to do is be appreciative of them and the commitment they have made […]
Leroy’s Detroit style soul food On the menu: Southern-style dises by way of Detroit, such as fried chicken with waffles and syrup, black-eyed peas cooked with ham hocks, macaroni and cheese, cornbread, mashed potatoes made with sausage and bacon fat and something called Detroit-style Coney fries: French fries topped with cheese, pulled beef, tomatoes, bacon […]
Red Roaster On the menu: roast chicken will be the specialty, with quarter, half and full roast chicken dinners, all made with high quality, air chilled chickens. Roast pork and roast beef will also be occasional specials, with a roast pork sandwich with balsamic onion marmalade on the regular menu. The truck will also serve […]
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