Eating up the Hill: Mixed Grill at Paramount Fine Foods
For those who keep Halal, the opening of a franchise of the popular Toronto-based chain Paramount Fine Foods at the Rideau Centre is a welcome sight. It’s a needed addition…
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Eating up the Hill: Anthony’s on Bank
The need to go to the Glebe after work one day last week to stock up on furnace filters (it’s called adulting, people) led me to decide to make an…
Eating OFF the Hill: Donairs and seafood in Halifax
Spending a few days in Halifax last weekend for the Liberal biennial convention, I decided to make the most of my limited outside meal opportunities by focusing on the local…
Eating in the Dominican: Oregano Dominican Fusion
I’m well outside my usual food blogging radius, currently spending a week at the Emotions Playa Dorada resort in the Dominican Republic, but there has been some interest in some…
Eating OFF the Hill: Jollibee comes to Scarborough
The easy shorthand for explaining Jollibee to Canadians is that it’s the Filipino McDonald’s. But it seems to hold a deeper cultural resonance for those from the Philippines than McDonald’s,…
Eating up the Hill: Hungarian Goulash and Palacsinta
Ventured outside the downtown to the wilds of Nepean with friends a few weekends ago for a bake sale at the Ottawa Hungarian Community Centre and a traditional Hungarian lunch.…
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,…
Eating up the Hill: Green Curry Tempeh Bowl, Basmati Rice
Excited by the prospect of the green curry, I overlooked the word tempeh. That was my mistake. Had I taken the time to Google, I would have learned that tempeh…
Eating up the Hill: Cheese Ravioli Bruschetta
As the House of Commons cafeterias roll out their new rotating menu of specials, they seem to have adopted meatless Mondays. Yesterday’s meatless special Cheese Ravioli Bruschetta. They began with…
Eating up the Hill: BBQ Chicken with Fries and Coleslaw
Another new menu item in the Hill cafeteria menu rotation that caught me eye this week was the BBQ Chicken with Fries and Coleslaw. It was a dish I had…
Eating up the Hill: Mushroom Arancini with Tomato Sauce
It’s a new year, and the Parliamentary cafeteria system is celebrating with some new additions to its menu. And after two-and-a-half-years of the same menu of specials on a six-week…
Eating up the Hill: Lasagna at Cafe Colonade
It’s my own fault, really. Cafe Colonade is renowned for having some of the best pizza in Ottawa. So when I found myself there for dinner a little while back,…
Eating up the Hill: A hike to Hintonburger
I don’t try to be negative when I do these reviews. I’m generally a pretty easy person to please, cuisine wise. But as I catch up on my food blogging,…
Eating up the Hill: Hunter Schnitzel at Bier Markt
Down the block from the office on Sparks Street is a franchise of Bier Markt, which I would probably visit more often if I liked beer. But I don’t. Sometimes,…
Eating up the Hill: When we weren’t watching they completely changed how we make tacos
I’m taking a temporary pause from my Hill and Hill-adjacent food blogging to discuss an incredibly important food-related topic: a massive and unannounced under the radar change to the fundamental…
Eating up the Hill: Pizza Hut Lunch Buffet
Not every Pizza Hut offers the all-you-can-eat lunch buffet. But those that do are magnificent. Luckily, the one in Ottawa on Bank Street, south of Walkley is about a 20-minute…
Eating up the Hill: Chicken Tandoori Kabob at Afghani Kabob Express
I was first introduced to the cuisine of Afghanistan during the last nomination cycle, as an Afghan restaurant in Scarborough became one of our regular post-canvass meal destinations. I enjoyed…
Eating up the Hill: Chimichanga at Pancho Villa
Since we’re in the summer, I’ll venture a little outside a few-block radius of Parliament Hill for my food blogging. Today’s entry took me to Elgin and Frank for a…
Eating up the Hill: A 4th of July Picnic in the American Tradition
One of the hotter tickets in Ottawa is the annual 4th of July Party at the residence of the U.S. Ambassador to Canada. And while Lornado — and the Ambassador’s…
Eating up the Hill: Sliders with SLOAN in the East Block Courtyard
All of a sudden the weather is nicer in Ottawa, so on Tuesday evening I popped over to the East Block Courtyard for the Society of Composers, Authors and Music…