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Been busy: catching up with some tasty treats!

August was a crazy month in the Eisner-Lafferty household. As those of you who read Rich’s blog are aware, he just started his MBA at U Ottawa. The last two weeks for him have been quite literally an intensive courseload: two classes completed in two weeks. Ouch. Needless to say, he has far less spare […]

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Caffe Ventuno-Il Negozio Nicastro

Ottawa locals have long been familiar with Nicastro’s, a local store supplying a variety of Italian and gourmet foods. They have several locations, including one on Merivale Road, one in the Glebe, and one in the Byward Market. The one in the Byward Market has long been a popular lunch destination for those who work […]

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President’s Choice bento boxes

One problem with working in the middle of nowhere Kanata is that there isn’t a wide variety of lunch options. True, if I were a bit more organized I could actually make lunches at home and bring them in (and I plan on doing so soon!) but as it stands I tend to have a […]

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Buy locally, it tastes great!

I’ve been meaning to write this post for a few weeks, but things have been a bit busy. I changed jobs at the beginning of the month, and we’re hosting our first open house this coming weekend, so I’ve been helping with getting ready for that. But I just noticed my camera sitting on the […]

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New Year’s Eve

New Year’s Eve should be a grand foodie experience, something to cap off the year with lots of flavour. We had originally hoped to go out, but found nothing that really appealed to us as late-twenties and early-thirties professionals who aren’t into the club scene much and who weren’t interested in the rather inflated prices […]

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