Launching! Ottawa Magazine’s Eating & Drinking guide hits newsstands April 19
Eating & Drinking

Launching! Ottawa Magazine’s Eating & Drinking guide hits newsstands April 19
BY Ottawa Magazine
POSTED April 11, 2012 8:58 am

It’s an ever-changing dining landscape out there. Why, just a year ago, if you’d said you were planning to head to Hintonburg for an evening of fine food and drink, your friends would have wondered what you were talking about. And just three or four years ago, if you’d floated the idea of joining the gang for small plates, few would have understood the concept.

Trends change fast. Chefs move around, restaurants revamp their menus and dining rooms, and the city’s ever more cosmopolitan diners are always on the hunt for restaurants — and food shops — that reflect their evolving tastes and knowledge. Older notions of fine dining have given way in 2012 to a more casual approach to eating. Though we still respect the great cooking techniques, we’re also looking for food that offers comfort and whose provenance can be traced to local producers.

The premier issue of Ottawa Magazine’s Eating & Drinking Guide regales you with a list of 300+ enthusiastic recommendations — food shops that stand above the crowd, new restaurants we hope will prosper and older ones we’d recommend to our best friends, and great wines from near and far. Think of this book as your culinary go-to guide for the city — a compendium to inspire your eating, drinking, and food sourcing choices for 2012. Bon appétit!

CONTENTS

RESTAURANTS

  • New Kids on the Block: Ten noteworthy additions to the local dining scene in the past two years
  •  The 2012 Restaurants List: A guide to the 80 restaurants Ottawa Magazine’s critics think you should know about

PLUS: Must-Try Brunches, Sandwiches, Burgers, and Pizza

WINE

Ottawa Magazine wine critic David Lawrason selects 100 bottles for all occasions

  • Summer Sipping
  • Best of the New World
  • European Picks
  • Great Gift Wines
  • Bargains under $12
  • Top Picks from Ontario

FOOD SHOPS

Tempting the palate with the city’s top gourmet groceries, delis, butchers, bakeries, coffee shops and more

PLUS: Must-Try  Accompaniments, Desserts, and Chocolate

The premiere issue of Ottawa Magazine’s Eating & Drinking guide will be on newsstands April 19. Eating & Drinking will also debut at this year’s Bon Appetit culinary event on May 1.