Holly doesn’t know this but I’ve been following her story for awhile. I’d see news of her restaurant pop-ups, partnerships with local breweries, reviews of her food. Our youngest also worked with her for awhile, so she was on my radar that way. I hope this doesn’t seem stalkerish, I just really really like fried […]
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17 Aug, 2017
Andrea’s Tuesdays: food, flowers, and films about flowers
Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Ottawa
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 biked to Tavern on the Hill for beer and hotdogs! When I started being a bit more mindful of how I spent my days off I […]
02 Aug, 2017
Andrea’s Tuesdays: a visit to Ottawa’s Tavern on the Hill
Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Misc. life|Ottawa|Recipes and Food
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 missive it’s […]
18 Jan, 2014
Lunch no.570 at the Flying Banzini
Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Ottawa|Recipes and Food
Some of you already know about my #dailylunches project and some of you don’t. If you’d like to find out why I’ve photographed 570 lunches (and counting), you can read this blog post. Yesterday was a surprise PD day (at least it was for me), so my youngest and I decided to shake things up […]
09 Nov, 2013
My 500th lunch (at Petit Bill’s!)
Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Ottawa|Recipes and Food
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 gift card. […]
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