Edible Ottawa

03/12/2025

✨Ring in the Holidays with Le Cordon Bleu Ottawa ✨

Celebrate Christmas Eve and welcome 2026 with a chef-crafted, multi-course gourmet experience at home, ready to enjoy with loved ones!!

🎄CHRISTMAS EVE TAKEOUT
📅 Pickup: Dec 24 | 11 AM – 1 PM
🛒 Order by: Dec 18
Menu highlights include Rillettes, Stuffed Turkey Breast, and a Classic Yule Log.

🥂 NEW YEAR’S EVE TAKEOUT
📅 Pickup: Dec 31 | 11 AM – 1 PM
🛒 Order by: Dec 24
Featuring Foie Gras, Guinea Fowl, Choux Pastries, a seasonal Tart, and a stunning Chocolate Sphere.

👩 🍳 Packages for 2 or 4 guests
✨ Only 45 orders per menu — reserve early!
🔥 Fully prepared — simply heat & plate
🎥 Includes a step-by-step video from Chef Isabelle
❄️ Refrigerate and enjoy the next day if needed
Make your holidays effortless, elegant, and delicious.

Order online at bit.ly/3MyaRlA

28/11/2025

✨ Glebe Glimmer Giveaway ✨

The holidays shine a little brighter in The Glebe.

Don’t miss The Glebe Glimmer Holiday Shopping Night on December 11 from 5pm - 8pm.

An evening of twinkling lights, festive music, holiday treats, and late-night shopping at your favourite local shops and boutiques.

To celebrate, we’re giving you the chance to win a $150 gift card to a participating Glebe retailer.

Here’s how to enter:

🎁 Follow edible Ottawa and InTheGlebe

🎁 Tag your shopping buddies in the comments (each comment = one entry)

🎁 Bonus points if you share this post and spread the Glimmer!

Giveaway runs November 28 – December 7 at midnight

Winner will be contacted December 9

Shop local. Sip, stroll, and soak in the sparkle of The Glebe Glimmer.

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The Contest is open to all residents of Canada, 18 years of age or older, and has no affiliation with Instagram/Facebook. To be eligible, entries must be received on or before December 7, 2026 at 11:59 a.m. EST. Entrants will be notified by 3 p.m. (EST) on December 8, 2026. Chances of winning are based on number of entries, and winners will be picked at random.

The prize must be accepted as awarded, is non-transferable and cannot be redeemed for cash. The awarded prize will be made available to the winner by the sponsor.

25/11/2025

✨🍪 Cookie lovers, rejoice! 🍪✨�The Smiths Falls Cookie Crawl is BACK for Small Business Saturday—and it’s sweeter than ever.

Downtown Smiths Falls�, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025�, Pick-up 10 a.m.–1 p.m. @ Town Hall Welcome Centre� - $25 day-of (limited boxes!)

Grab your commemorative cookie box and map, then stroll the downtown, collecting a dozen fresh-baked cookies, festive treats, and 2 warm-drink coupons while supporting local shops.

Reserve your spot before it sells out: link in bio.

Let’s make Small Business Saturday the sweetest day of the year—see you on the Crawl!

22/11/2025

This holiday season, why not give the give of an edible experience and shared memories to last a lifetime?

Auberge Glengarry Inn
Auberge Glengarry Inn offers comfort and charm with elegant suites, gourmet breakfast and amenities that will help you relax, unwind and have fun. You don’t have to go far to get away to create unforgettable experiences.

Le Cordon Bleu Ottawa
This holiday season, gift a world-class culinary experience at Le Cordon Bleu Ottawa. From fine dining at Signatures Restaurant to immersive workshops, our gift certificates create memories steeped in tradition.

Terre & Neige
Taste the outdoors. Escape to cozy cabins in the forest and savour gourmet meals curated by Chef Julia using local and seasonal produce, delivered to your door. Enjoy snowshoeing through the woods, soaking in the outdoor wood fired bath or reading a book by the fire for a perfect moment of pause. A unique adventure, only 30 minutes away from downtown Ottawa.

Maison Maitland Cooking School & Villas
Relax & rediscover your inner chef at the historic Maison Maitland. Stay at our spacious European-inspired villas and join in the fun at one of our award-winning cooking classes. Nestled on the bank of the St. Lawrence River, one hour from Ottawa in the Brockville/1000 islands region.

20/11/2025

There is a farm so close to the Bayshore Shopping Centre that a really strong baseball player could probably land a ball on the red barn’s roof.

Maple Hill Urban Farm is in the Greenbelt, just to the south of the Queensway on Moodie Drive. Blink and you’d miss it, but tucked between the crisscross of roads that head north, south, east and west, there are 167 productive acres. Pasture-raised chickens, ducks and geese produce eggs; more than 100 allotments provide berries, vegetables and exercise for small-scale gardeners; the land is sown with cash crops such as corn and U-pick pumpkins and tourism crops such as sunflowers and a corn maze. It is also home to beehives, two ponies, eight goats, five pigs, numerous rabbits and 10 alpacas. This is one very active, very diverse, small working farm.

Read "A Home For Many Farmers" by Hattie Klotz from our November issue: https://edibleottawa.ediblecommunities.com/stories/a-home-for-many-farmers/

National Capital Commission

Photos by Melody Maloney Photo

19/11/2025

✨🍪 Cookie lovers, rejoice! 🍪✨�The Smiths Falls Cookie Crawl is BACK for Small Business Saturday—and it’s sweeter than ever.

Downtown Smiths Falls�🗓 Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025

Pick-up 10 a.m.–1 p.m. @ Town Hall Welcome Centre - $25 day-of (limited boxes!)

Grab your commemorative cookie box and map, then stroll the downtown, collecting a dozen fresh-baked cookies, festive treats, and 2 warm-drink coupons while supporting local shops.

Reserve your spot before it sells out: http://www.downtownsf.ca

Let’s make Small Business Saturday the sweetest day of the year—see you on the Crawl!

17/11/2025

At Zakuska Market & Deli, shoppers can find frozen perogies in the same freezer as boxes of baklava, just steps away from Turkish pistachio paste and Polish pickles.

For years, the Yürek family has run a wholesale baklava company, importing dozens of different types of the sweet, nutty dessert from Turkey for supermarkets and restaurants in Ottawa, Toronto and Montreal. One of its clients was the Zakuska Market and Deli, a European grocer that opened in Kanata in 2021.

Beyond the baklava sales, the Yüreks became friendly with Zakuska’s original owners, a Polish-Ukrainian couple. When they mentioned they were looking to sell the shop in 2024, Ömer Yürek was keen to take it on — and bring all the baklava with him.

Given Zakuska’s inception as an Eastern European specialty shop, Yürek has strived to maintain that focus for longtime shoppers while simultaneously adding a plethora of Turkish products.

“We tried to increase the selection,” Yürek says. “People walk in and their eyes [open] wide.”

Read "Turkish Delights" by Katie Shapiro: https://edibleottawa.ediblecommunities.com/stories/turkish-delights/

Photos by Melody Maloney Photo.

13/11/2025

Celebrate the holidays with Ontario wines and craft spirits. Rich flavours and local craftsmanship bring warmth to festive gatherings, pairing perfectly with seasonal dishes and joyful moments.

Celebrate the season with Sandbanks Estate Winery, Closson Chase Vineyards, 13th Street Winery, Scheuermann Vineyard and Winery, Vodkow and Gibbs Honey.

13/11/2025

Our holiday gift guide celebrates the best of local — thoughtful food and drink, and handmade treasures crafted close to home. Whether you’re filling stockings or choosing a showstopper gift, these picks make it easy to share the season with flavour, warmth, and meaning.

Shop local with Aiana Restaurant, SFR Distillery, Pistols Brewery, Petits Macarons, 23and.co, Mom's Homemade, Rowland Leather, Doyon Després, Anna Stubbe Chocolates and Confectioneries, The Valley Candle Co., Perch Ottawa & Boucanerie Chelsea Smokehouse

10/11/2025

Méli-Mélo by Katie Shapiro, is an edible hodgepodge to help you stay on top of the hits and happenings in Ottawa and beyond.

- Opening a business together had been a longtime dream for Meg Adams and her mother, Shelly. After years of navigating careers in the tech sector, the mother-daughter duo made the decision to shift gears, following their evolving ambitions and redefined priorities. In June 2025, they brought that dream to life by opening the Perth General Store.

- When Kevin Min arrived in Ottawa five years ago, he sought out kimchi like the kind he was used to in Korea. This search led him to make his own vegan kimchi (traditional kimchi often contains fish sauce or shrimp paste), and in 2022, he began selling containers of the fermented cabbage and radishes at Parkdale Public Market and other farmers’ markets in Ottawa. Korean Mother's Meals

- After more than a decade at its original location in Hintonburg, Bread By Us is moving to a larger home. In late September, co-owners Sarah Alahdal, Jessica Carpinone and Rachel Danesin shut down operations on Wellington Street to prepare for an October re-opening just a few blocks away on Smirle Avenue.

- Ksenia Knyazeva’s move to Kingston brought her to her first job as a barista. With no prior experience in the coffee industry, she became immersed in the importance of sourcing high-quality ingredients and coffee beans. That experience changed her life. In 2020 she opened Patriam.

Read the full column online: https://edibleottawa.ediblecommunities.com/stories/meli-melo-november-2025/

05/11/2025

03/11/2025

Check out our November issue. It's full of great ideas for your Holiday shopping list - and yes, it's time to start making a Holiday shopping list.

Here's what you'll find in this issue:

- our Méli-Mélo column features Perth General Store, Korean Mother's Meals, Bread by Us & Patriam

- "Turkish Delights": at Zakuska Market & Deli, shoppers can find frozen perogies in the same freezer as boxes of baklava, just steps away from Turkish pistachio paste and Polish pickles.

- "A Home for Many Farmers": on 167 acres of Ottawa’s greenbelt, more than 100 small-scale allotment farmers do what they love. National Capital Commission, Maple Hill Urban Farm

- "Clafoutis Reimagined": A classic French dish done two ways — one with seasonal fruit, the other with a savoury twist.

- "The Art of the Melt": More than just a meal, the Swiss tradition of raclette brings people together through a cozy, shared experience. Cheesemonger Kyle Weaver shares his tips for hosting your own melt-worthy raclette party. Grace in the Kitchen

- "A Taste of the City": With their debut cookbooks, Ottawa chefs Justin Champagne-Lagarde and Raghav Chaudhary distill the city’s evolving food culture into dishes that speak of place, season and sharing. Perch Ottawa & Aiāna

You'll also find many gift giving ideas in our Gift Guides throughout the issue. Pick up a copy in-store or order a copy through our website: https://edibleottawa.ediblecommunities.com/subscribe/

Cover by Helena McMurdo Photography