My visit to Halifax in December was planned as a culinary visit, and before I left I consulted friends who were or had been local residents to get their tips on where to get the best bites — especially those that come from the sea. A clear recommendation was that
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Jeff Jedras: Eating off the Hill: Prix Fixe at Pincette – Bar à Homard in Montreal
My last trip to Montreal coincidentally aligned with their restaurant festival, Mtl a Table, where participating nicer restaurants offer a prix fixe menu to invite people to try them out that may not usually otherwise. This brought me to Pincette – Bar à Homard, which turned out to be just a
Continue readingA BCer in Ottawa: Eating up the Hill: One Tuesday, two receptions, lots of seafood
Someone told me there were 13 receptions around Parliament Hill on Monday night. That may well be true, I don’t keep an exhaustive list. But I did delay my nightly collapse onto my couch to venture to two that had caught my eye: Restaurants Canada at Riviera and Pacific Salmon
Continue readingA BCer in Ottawa: Eating up the Hill: Lunching at the new West Block Parliamentary Dining Room
It will be a decade or more (definitey more) before the Parliamentary Dining Room reopens in Centre Block with its cosy alcoves and river views…and its delicious buffets. Until then, the Dining Room has moved to a cozier underground location in West Block. They were open last week to work
Continue readingA BCer in Ottawa: Eating up the Hill: Gnocchi with scallops at Metropolitain Brasserie
Left the precinct for lunch with a friend Friday at the Metropolitain Brasserie, a swanky French bistro on the other wide of the Chateau Laurier. Popular with the political set, particularly with Conservatives, I’ve been there a number of times for standing receptions but never for a sit-down meal, so I
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