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Tastes of ByWard

Tastes of ByWard 2008 will run from October 22-26. More details coming up soon. For a look at last year's event, please look below.

 

 

FoodFashion - Flavours

We've planned a special long weekend to showcase ByWard's amazing array of food, fashion and flavours.  ByWard's food will be offered in cooking classes and tasting opportunities using some of the Market's great local produce and specialty foods in some of our almost 100 restaurants and 35 food stores.  The latest fashions for you and your home from our over 100 boutiques will be on display in creative settings and locations.  And ByWard's flavours - art, special beverages, music and entertainment will be offered in our galleries, bookstores and over 35 pubs, bars and nightclubs!

 Food

Bistro 115, Black Cat Café, Domus Café, 
Sweetgrass Aboriginal Bistro

October 25th - 27th
Murray Street Progressive Apple Dinner

An appetizing evening - Start your night at one of ByWard's amazing restaurants then travel to the next restaurant to for your next course.  An apple filled four course meal awaits you on Murray Street. Get to know where your food comes from - Bistro will be using apples from their very own trees, Sweetgrass Aboriginal Bistro is supplied with apples from Halls Apple Orchard, Domus Café is supplied by Harvest Moon Orchards and Black Cat Café is supplied by Kilmanick Orchard. Tickets are limited so reserve your place quickly by contacting the participating restaurants.  Tickets are $52 a person, ticket sales begin on Friday October 5th.  Click here to see the menu.

Bistro 115  - 110 Murray Street - 613-562-7244
Black Cat Café - 93 Murray Street - 613-241-2999
Domus Café - 85 Murray Street - 613-241-6007
Sweetgrass Aboriginal Bistro - 108 Murray Street - 613-562-3683

  Vineyards, Fish Market Restaurant & Coasters Seafood Grill

October 25th - 28th
Progessive Dinner

Join us in our three unique dining rooms without leaving the building.  Delight in the best of the Market while overlooking the hustle bustle of this picturesque segment of our lovely ByWard Market.  To start, enjoy your choice of appetizer in the Coasters Seafood Grill, our casual and friendly grill on the second floor.  The main course will be in the Fish Market Restaurant, voted "Best Fish & Seafood Restaurant" in Ottawa since 1997!  Wind down to finish in Vineyards Wine Bar Bistro with the cool sound of jazz, good wine and some desert.

 
54 York Street
Coasters Seafood Grill - 613-241-4954
Fish Market Restauant - 613-241-3474
Vineyard's Wine Bar Bistro - 613-241-4270

 Courtyard Restaurant

October 25th 6:30 pm
A Futuristic Food & Wine Experience

It's the wine and food pairing experience of the year when the National Capital Sommelier Guild's Wine Person of the Year 2006 - Stacey Metulynsky of Groovy Grapes joins forces with Canadian Culinary Federation's Regional Chef of the Year 2006 - Courtyard Restaurant Executive Chef Marc Lépine.  5 Course tasting menu paired with 2 wines for each course. Enlightening discussions by both experts.  $125.00 per person plus taxes and gratuity.  Reservations required.  Seating is limited. 

October 28th 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
Champagne - Tasting Brunch

Champagne and eggs? The perfect combination.  Enjoy a relaxing brunch paired with 3 different sparkling wines selected by award-winning wine event company Groovy Grapes.  Each reservation will be provided with sparking wine and food-pairing notes written by Sommelier Sean Moher of Groovy Grapes (Wine Person of the Year 2006 - National Capital Sommelier Guild). Brunch guests will also be entertained by a live classical guitarists. $29 per person plust taxes and gratuity.  Reservations required.  Seating is limited.

21 George Street
613-241-1516

Other participants : Kinki, Mambo, Foundation, Empire Grill, Stella Osteria, Luxe Bistro, Eighteen, Bottega Nicastro, Bridgehead Dalhousie, Shafali.

Cornerstone Bar and Grill

October 25th, 3-7 pm
"After Work Wind Up"

 Join the friendly staff of Cornerstone along with Hot 89.9's Kenny B for the "After Work Wind Up" to get you ready for the night.  Hot 89.9 broadcasts live from Cornerstone.  Give aways and good music!

92 Clarence Street
613-241-6835

Shafali Restaurant & Shafali Bazaar

October 25-28
Green Tastes of ByWard

Shafali Restaurant and Shafali Bazaar will be teaming up with Ecology Ottawa (www.ecologyottawa.ca) to bring you a green Tastes of ByWard! Bring in a reusable container to either Shafali Restaurant or Shafali Bazaar for your lefovers and receive a 10% discount off your meal.  While there, you can learn how Ecology Ottawa is working towards a greener Ottawa, and find out how you can take action to reduce your environmental impact.

Both the Restaurant and Bazaar are easily accessible by OC Transpo, bicycle or warlking so leave the car at home!

Shafali Bazaar 55 ByWard Market Square - 613-244-4412
Shafali Restaurant 308 Dalhousie Street - 613-789-9188

Kinki

October 25-28th
Soup's is on Kinki

Print this document and receive a vegetarian minestrone soup or crab ministrone or beef consommé FREE with the order of a meal.

41 York Street
613-789-7559

Mambo

October 25-28th
Soup's on Mambo

Print this document and receive a crema de frijoles negros or sopa primavera, daily soup (roasted butternut squash and maple) FREE with the order of a meal.

 Aubrey's

With the change in season comes the change in meal preparation.  We shift from BBQ and Salads to indoor cooking.  We have restocked our in-house made-from-scratch meat pies for this fall.  The selection includes our traditional Tourtiere (from an old Aubrey Family Recipe), Beef and Kidney pie, Mixed Game Pie (with eight different Game meats), Chicken Pot and Turkey Pot Pies.

 

 Fashion

Mambo

October 24th and 25th
Runway to a Cure for Cancer

This fashion show will feature designer's from Ottawa's best boutiques which include J Michaels, Bana Republic, Femme Carriere, and Amuse Boutique. Tickets are $40 per person and include dinner.  A cash bar will also be available on those evenings.  Doors open at 6:30 pm.  Informal modelling starts at 7:00 pm and dinner will follow immediately after the show.  Prizes will be awarded during the evening to guests. Proceeds will be donated to the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation. For details on which stores are being featured on which nights please call the restaurant directly and speak with Marisol Simoes.

77 Clarence Street
613-562-2500

 Amuse, Restaurant 18 & Victoire

October 25th, 5-7 pm
Fashion Show

Enjoy an evening of fashion and food at Restaurant 18.  Amuse and Victoire will begin the fashion show at 6 pm while you have some Niagra wine tasting with Sommelier Adrien Boivert and tasty morsels from Chef Matt Carmichaels of Restaurant 18.  Please RSVP at cg@restaurant18.com

 Traveling Fashion Show

October 25th,26th - 2007
Traveling Fashion Show

Take pleasure in the latest fashions as you eat and relax! Participants include Sassy Bead Co., Karma Wear, Touch of Class, Jefferson Sukhoo and Antoine & Taillefer.  The following are just a few of the restaurants where you might catch a glimpse of the show: Black Thorn Café, Mambo, Cornerstone, Fat Tuesday and Foundation Restaurant.


 

 Flavours

Zaphod Beeblebrox

 Purveyors of musical tastes in the ByWard Market since 1992

October 25th, 8 pm

CD Release / Universal Music Recording Artist Shad (Shadrach Kabango) + Grand Analog.  Tickets $10 in advance from www.ticketweb.ca

October 26th, 8 pm

 From London England / Hi-Speed Soul Recording Artist Adam Franklin (ex-screwdriver) + Tallships.  Tickets $12 advance from www.ticketweb.ca

October 27th, 7 pm

 Toyota's Yaris & Exlaim Magazine presents Arts & Crafts Recording Artists Most Serene Republic + Dragonette + Mother Mother.  Tickets $15 advance from www.ticketweb.ca

October 28th, 8 pm

Vivek ShrayaSkinsongs Recording artsit Vivek Shraya + Politique + Giant Squid March On Washington. Tickets $5 advance from www.ticketweb.ca

 

 

 

27 York Street
613-562-1010

Helsinki

October 25th - 7 pm
Martini Making and Tasting Seminar

Step out of the cold and into the warmth! Helsinki Lounge and Disco would like to offer all the Tastes of ByWard visitors A MARTINI MAKING & TASTING SEMINAR. Print the following document and present to enter.  The following recipes will be highlighted: L'Astrix, Limelight, Delicious, Le Bang, Pink Spot.  Accompanied by select Bytes and sponsored by Polar Ice Vodka.

15 George Street
613-241-2868

Calligrammes

October 17th - November 4th
Artist work being displayed

Selected work by Régina Czapiewska, Christopher Lea Dunning, Pierre Raphaël Pelletier, Brodie Shearer, Marc Walter and other artists of the gallery will be on display. 

Wednesday to Friday 11 am to 6 pm
Saturday 10 am to 6 pm
Sunday 12 noon to 5 pm

21 Murray Street
613-241-4732

Domus Houseware

October 27th, 10am to 3 pm
Margaret Dickenson Book Signing

Award Winning Author Margaret Dickenson, "From the Ambassador's Table: Blueprints for Creative Entertaining", and "Margaret's Table - Easy Cooking & Inspiring Entertaining" and creator and host of "Margaret's Sense of Occasion",  will be signing books at Domus Housewares. Let yourself be inspired by this amazing author and visit a store that has everything you need to be a great host and cook!

85 Murray Street
613-241-6410

Nicholas Hoare

***October 24th, 7 pm***
Evening with authors Rod Phillips and Vic Harradine

Finding the perfect wine can sometimes be a daunting task.  Join authors of "The 500 Best-Value Wines in the LCBO", Rod Phillips and Vic Harradine as they present 8 wines from the book.  Enjoy some hors d'oeurves from Toronto's Ace Bakery.  Tickets for the night are $40.

419 Sussex Drive
613-562-2665

Other participants: Helsinki, A Touch of Class, Amuse, Victoire, Frou Frou, Jefferson Sukhoo, Karma Wear, Sassy Bead Company, Schad, Schad Blu, Burapa, Domus Housewares, Angie's Models & Talent.