13 top restaurants join new Ottawa Citizen food event in support of food bank
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If you email me asking for a recommendation, I'll write you back. (Although to the frequently asked query, 'What's the best restaurant in the city?' I usually fire back, 'It depends on what you like.')
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For more than a few years, I've contributed my ballot to the compilers of the annual Canada's 100 Best Restaurants list, and Ottawa eateries always rank among my top 10, no matter how well I've eaten in Montreal, Toronto or Vancouver. While Michelin Guide inspectors don't visit Ottawa as they do those three Canadian metropolises, I've chimed in and written about the local restaurants that I think are Michelin-worthy.
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All that to say, celebrating eating well in Ottawa is part of my job. Given that, I'm glad that the Ottawa Citizen is putting its corporate weight behind an event this fall with the same goal: to fete some of the national capital region's top chefs and restaurants, as well as a culinary scene that I think is underestimated in the country.
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'For more than a decade, Peter Hum's work covering the Ottawa food scene has been unmatched,' said Ottawa Citizen editor-in-chief Nicole Feriancek. 'His reviews are conversational, unscrupulously fair and above all honest with readers about where to find a truly special meal in our city.
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'I'm so thrilled the Citizen is launching an event that celebrates the best Ottawa chefs — and is also guided by Peter's expert palate.'
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The Ottawa Citizen's inaugural Best Restaurants 2025 is set to happen Oct. 6 at the Canadian Museum of Nature from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m., with the Ottawa Food Bank as the event's charitable partner. More information is available here as well as early-bird tickets, priced at $135.60 including HST. After Sept. 8, the price rises to $146.90, and after Oct. 1, to $169.50.
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