Andrea’s Tuesdays: a visit to Ottawa’s Tavern on the Hill

To review: every other Tuesday is my day off and I’m trying to use this time to recharge my batteries. No work, no meetings, minimal errands. Last time, I visited the Arctic via the Canadian Museum of Nature. It's been awhile since I posted a report of a Tuesday adventure, but since my last … Continue reading →

The story of a Canadian company that grew, part 2

Click here to view the first part of this post. I had just ordered up a lovely cider and was settling in for a tasting-slash-Q&A session on Saturday with the whole group. Unfortunately, I didn't get to meet all of the attendees at this media event. I was there as a lifestyle blogger with … Continue reading →

The story of a Canadian company that grew, part 1

This past weekend I had the opportunity to learn more about the story behind the Mill Street Brewery. How much do you know about Mill Street? All I knew before this could probably be summarized in four points: I know and like the Mill Street Ottawa Brew Pub. In fact, it's high on our list of … Continue reading →

My 500th lunch (at Petit Bill’s!)

Those of you who are following my #dailylunches project may be interested to know that I photographed my 500th lunch yesterday. Here it is: I chose to go to Petit Bill's Bistro... for a few different reasons. 1) I wanted to keep it local for this milestone lunch. 2) I happened to have a … Continue reading →

Looking for great burgers in Ottawa? You should check out the Baja Burger Shack!

It's been a rather hectic week here at the Fishbowl. I've been wearing my editor hat and working on the paper (it comes out Friday!) and also wearing my freelancer hat and doing other writing too. BUT, that is neither here nor there. Let the record show that I'm officially 41 now (my birthday was … Continue reading →

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Andrea’s Tuesdays: a visit to Ottawa’s Tavern on the Hill

The story of a Canadian company that grew, part 2

The story of a Canadian company that grew, part 1

My 500th lunch (at Petit Bill’s!)

Looking for great burgers in Ottawa? You should check out the Baja Burger Shack!