Byward Market’s favourite dessert turns 40
To celebrate their 40th birthday, BeaverTails will be giving away free pastries from 2-4 p.m. at select stores across Canada on Friday June 1—including their popular Byward Market location.
U of O’s Food Lab introduces a new kind of market crawl
With finals season around the corner, ditch the drunken pub crawls and try Ottawa’s newest attraction—coffee shop crawls.
Ottawa’s first Starbucks Evening store opens in ByWard
Coffeehouse chain introduces appetizers and alcohol to traditional coffee menu.
Ottawa Sausage Fest meats ByWard Market
The festival runs Oct. 3–16, after which the market will come together for a (surprisingly lady-friendly) Sausage Party.
U of O prof creates “street-level” science lab
University of Ottawa associate professor of physics Andrew Pelling does more than just teach. Outside of his day job, he also runs the Pelling Lab at the U of O, where he grows human ears using apples.
ByWard market bar reviews
If you’re looking for a bar in ByWard with an upscale feel, sans the pretentious patrons or wait staff, then look no further than Atari.
The Locavore’s Guide to Ottawa
Local food also seems to always pack a flavourful punch incomparable to the imported and GMO products we find at grocery stores. Perhaps it’s merely a psychological effect, but consuming local food usually leaves me more satisfied and full, not to mention with a heightened sense of moral contentment.
#FULCRUMFOODREVIEW: CACAO 70
This place seems like chocolate paradise. Read our latest #FULCRUMFOODREVIEW for the new place in town Cacao 70.
Exploring the city: A tour through some of Ottawa’s best neighbourhoods
It’s far too easy to get trapped in the campus bubble in first year, with the occasional field visit to Hull and the Rideau Centre food court. Don’t let this be the only part of the city you see, I beg of you.
Let’s talk chalk
For his work, Pelletier uses soft pastels, not exactly the sidewalk chalk we grew up with. Throughout his career, he’s moved around the Market, but has established himself most as the guardian keeping vigil outside Sugar Mountain.