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  • Whalesbone – Ottawa – February 2021

    Whalesbone – Ottawa – February 2021

    Experience Rating  4.5/5 Our return to normal began on a cold and snowy February night with a trip to Whalesbone on Elgin Street in downtown Ottawa. This was our first in-restaurant dining experience since the Fall of 2020 and there was no way that a few inches of snow was going to stop us.…

  • Les Fougères – Chelsea – August 2020

    Les Fougères – Chelsea – August 2020

    Experience Rating:  4.8/5 Way back in August (seems like forever ago) we had the privilege to attend a 7-course collaboration dinner at Les Fougères restaurant hosted by two of the hottest chefs in the Ottawa Region – Yannick LaSalle and Imrun Texeira. Chef LaSalle is the resident chef at Les Fougères and was the…

  • Riviera – Ottawa – July 2020

    Riviera – Ottawa – July 2020

    Experience Rating:  4.7/5 Voted as Ottawa’s top restaurant according to the Canada’s Best Restaurant list for 2020 (#26 on the list), Riviera is a restaurant that we’ve had at the top of our “must visit” list for some time now. As with most, previous plans to reserve were put on hold during the pandemic,…

  • Biera – Edmonton – February 2020

    Biera – Edmonton – February 2020

    Experience Rating  4.4/5 I had had my visit to Edmonton restaurant Biera circled on my calendar for weeks. After all, it’s one of the top-rated dining establishments in the city and currently sits at #61 on the Canada’s Top 100 restaurant list.

  • St. Lawrence – Vancouver – February 2020

    St. Lawrence – Vancouver – February 2020

    Experience Rating:  5/5 On a recent seven day trip to Western Canada, I had the opportunity to visit St. Lawrence restaurant in Vancouver, British Columbia. Located in the popular Gastown district, St. Lawrence currently holds the #5 ranking on the 2019 list of Canada’s Top 100 Restaurants and has received several other accolades since…

  • Garde Manger – Montreal – November 2019

    Garde Manger – Montreal – November 2019

    Experience Rating  4.8/5 While on a quick foray to Quebec’s beautiful Eastern Townships in November, we had a chance to stop over in Montreal and visited the popular Garde Manger restaurant. The first thing I will say is that this place is tricky to find, but once you do, you’re in for a real…

  • Stofa – August 2019

    Stofa – August 2019

    Experience Rating:  4.7/5 I had the opportunity to visit Stofa restaurant with my family for a second time in August to celebrate my 50th birthday. Once again, the restaurant – ranked #2 on the 2019 Top Ten Best New Restaurants List from Ottawa Magazine – didn’t fail to impress.